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Facepalm, drooling face, pregnant woman among 72 new emojis

A face representing "rolling on the floor laughing" and a hand taking a selfie are among 72 new emojis that will soon make their way to your smartphone.

Unicode Consortium rejects proposed rifle emoji

If you've been waiting for a facepalm emoji, here it is, finally. (Unicode Consortium)

A face representing "rolling on the floor laughing" and a hand taking a selfie are among 72 new emojis that will soon make their way to your smartphone.

The California-based Unicode Consortium, which controls emoji standards, has released a list of the new characters. Other highlights include emojis representing a pregnant woman and Mrs. Claus, along with a drooling face, a nauseated face, and a facepalm emoji.

A drooling face is among 72 new emojis. (Unicode Consortium)

One proposed emoji that didn't make the cut is that of a rifle. The weapon was proposed as part of a group of emojis representing Olympic sports ahead of the upcoming Games. Buzzfeed News reports that both Apple and Microsoft argued against including the rifle.

Neither company immediately responded to a request for comment.

Here are some other examples of the emojis that have been added. (Unicode consortium)