Any avid fan of Apple may know that the Apple iOS 16.4 has arrived, bringing in a slew of new additions – one of which being new emojis. What are the new emojis in iOS 16.4? Well, we’ll be getting into all of the details just below.

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New emojis means new ways to express yourself. We all know that certain emojis pick up in usage across the web, while others aren’t so popular or simply less-known. It will be interesting to see which of these new iOS 16.4 emojis pick up some steam and start to see some usage.

Apple iOS 16.4 new emojis

So, let’s get into the full list of new emojis that came with the iOS 16.4 update. There are plenty to get through – from the more obviously useful, to the ever slightly more obscure.

iOS 16.4 brings 31 new emojis, check them out below.

Smileys & People

Shaking Face
Rightwards Pushing Hand
Leftwards Pushing Hand

These new Pushing Hand emojis feature the skin tone variations we’re already familiar with (this adds to the total of 31 new emojis).

Symbols

Light Blue Heart
Gray Heart
Pink Heart
Khanda
Wireless

Animals & Nature / Food & Drink

Moose
Donkey
Wing
Black Bird
Goose
Jellyfish
Hyacinth
Ginger
Pea Pod

Activity / Objects

Folding Hand Fan
Hair Pick
Maracas
Flute

Download iOS 16.4 update for new emojis

The Apple iOS 16.4 update was released on March 27th 2023, so people have already been enjoying the new selection of emojis. We all have our favorites, and spend any amount of time online and you’ll see the same ones showing up time and time again as some fan favorites.

If you want to try out these new emojis, you’ll need to update to iOS 16.4. This is a free software update for Apple device users on some of the most recent devices. You should be able to update to this version on the following devices and their variations.

iPhone 14 / iPhone 14 Plus / iPhone 14 Pro / iPhone 14 Max
iPhone 13 / iPhone 13 Mini / iPhone 13 Pro / iPhone 13 Max
iPhone 12 / iPhone 12 Mini / iPhone 12 Pro / iPhone 12 Max
iPhone 11 / iPhone 11 Pro / iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone XS / iPhone XS Max
iPhone X / iPhone XR
iPhone 8 / iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone SE (2nd & 3rd generation)

Additionally, these emojis are available on iPadOS 16.4, macOS 13.3, tvOS 16.4, and watchOS 9.4 devices.