Complete List of New Emojis in iOS 16.4

Apple's iOS 16.4 update introduced 31 new emojis based on the Unicode 15.0 recommendations, expanding the keyboard with long-requested colors, expressive gestures, animals, and cultural items. This guide provides a direct breakdown of every new emoji added in the update and how they are categorized.

Smileys and Hand Gestures

The update includes one new facial expression and two directional hand gestures, available in multiple skin tones:

  • Shaking Face: Depicts shock, disbelief, disorientation, or physical trembling.
  • Rightwards Pushing Hand: A hand pushing to the right, often used as a "stop" gesture or paired with the left hand to create a high-five.
  • Leftwards Pushing Hand: A hand pushing to the left, also functioning as a refusal sign or part of a high-five.

Colored Hearts

iOS 16.4 added three new plain colored hearts, filling noticeable gaps in the existing heart color palette:

  • Pink Heart: A traditional, non-embellished pink heart.
  • Light Blue Heart: A soft, pastel blue option distinct from the standard blue heart.
  • Grey Heart: A neutral grey heart, often used to signify calm, modesty, or muted emotion.

Animals and Nature

The natural world received several new additions spanning mammals, birds, sea life, and flora:

  • Moose: A detailed moose head with prominent antlers.
  • Donkey: A full-body gray donkey standing in profile.
  • Goose: A white goose standing in profile.
  • Wing: A single white angel-like wing, useful for representing flight, spirits, or purity.
  • Jellyfish: A translucent blue-purple jellyfish floating downward.
  • Hyacinth: A stalk of vibrant purple hyacinth flowers.
  • Pea Pod: An open green pea pod revealing peas inside.
  • Ginger: A knobby root of fresh ginger.

Objects and Symbols

Several new musical instruments, accessories, and functional symbols were also added:

  • Folding Hand Fan: A traditional open pleated fan.
  • Hair Pick: An Afro pick comb with teeth, commonly used for styling textured hair.
  • Flute: A silver concert transverse flute.
  • Maracas: A pair of colorful percussion rattles.
  • Khanda: The military symbol of the Sikh faith.
  • Wireless: A high-frequency signal or Wi-Fi symbol showing radiating waves.

To access these emojis, devices must run iOS 16.4 or later, iPadOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4, or macOS Ventura 13.3. Users on older operating systems will see a missing character symbol instead of the new designs.