New iOS 26.4 Emoji: Full List for iPhone, iPad and Mac

🍎 Apple released iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS 26.4 on March 24, 2026. The update adds the latest Emoji 17.0 characters to iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so Apple users can now send and view the newest standard emoji after updating their devices.

iOS 26.4 and macOS 26.4 release date

The new emoji arrived on Apple devices with the 26.4 software updates released on March 24, 2026. That includes iOS 26.4 for iPhone, iPadOS 26.4 for iPad, and macOS 26.4 for Mac.

These are standard Unicode emoji, not custom stickers or Apple-only Genmoji. Once other platforms support the same Unicode release, the emoji can work across different devices and apps.

What new emoji are in iOS 26.4?

The new iOS 26.4 emoji include 🫪 distorted face, 🫯 fight cloud, 🫈 hairy creature, 🧑‍🩰 ballet dancer, 🫍 orca, 🛘 landslide, 🪊 trombone, and 🪎 treasure chest.

The release also adds expanded skin tone sequences for people wrestling and people with bunny ears. That means the update includes a mix of new emoji characters, new emoji sequences, and new appearance options.

How to get the new distorted face, orca, and trombone emoji

If you are searching for how to get the distorted face emoji, how to get the orca emoji, or how to get the trombone emoji on iPhone, the answer is the same: update to iOS 26.4 or later. On iPad, update to iPadOS 26.4 or later. On Mac, update to macOS 26.4 or later.

The same applies to the fight cloud emoji, hairy creature emoji, ballet dancer emoji, landslide emoji, and treasure chest emoji. They are included with Emoji 17.0 support in the 26.4 Apple software updates.

Unicode Emoji 17.0

These Apple emoji are part of Unicode Emoji 17.0, the emoji release that introduced distorted face, fight cloud, hairy creature, ballet dancer, orca, landslide, trombone, and treasure chest.

Unicode defines the shared emoji standard, while Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and other platforms create their own artwork. That is why the same emoji can have slightly different designs on iPhone, Android, Windows, and the web. You can browse the 🆕 Emoji 17.0 new emoji list on Emoji.ac to see every emoji added in this release.

Are the new emoji on iPad and Mac too?

Yes. The same Emoji 17.0 set is available on iPad with iPadOS 26.4 or later and on Mac with macOS 26.4 or later. iPhone users need iOS 26.4 or later.

Update iOS or macOS for new emoji

To get the new iPhone emoji, install iOS 26.4 or later from Software Update. iPad users need iPadOS 26.4 or later, and Mac users need macOS 26.4 or later.

See 📲 how to get the latest emoji for step-by-step update help.

Why can't I see the new iOS emoji?

If the new emoji show as a blank box, question mark, or missing symbol, your device probably does not support Emoji 17.0 yet. Updating your operating system is the usual fix.

The person receiving your message may also need an update. If you send 🫪 distorted face or 🫍 orca to someone on older software, they may not see the emoji correctly until their phone, tablet, computer, or app adds support.