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Fermi #39 · Question 2

How many emojis are on the standard Apple keyboard (including variations)?

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Answer & explanation

Official answer

3,953

emojis

Source calculation & reference
Unicode 15.1 emoji set (2023)
3,782
Emoji 16.0 adds 8 (iOS 18.4)
3,790
Emoji 17.0 adds 163 (iOS 26.4)
3,953

Reference cited by Fermi: Emojipedia · Unicode Consortium

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