{
  "title": "Unicode Emoji 18.0 beta candidate inventory",
  "version": "2026-07-27",
  "status": "beta",
  "plannedRelease": "2026-09-16",
  "source": "https://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts-18.0/emoji-released.html",
  "license": "https://pastemoji.com/terms#research-dataset-terms",
  "unicodeSourceLicense": "https://www.unicode.org/license.txt",
  "licenseNote": "Use of this PasteMoji download is governed by the linked research dataset terms. Names, code points, categories, and keywords are transcribed from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 beta chart and remain subject to Unicode's terms. Consult Unicode's data files for production use.",
  "counts": {
    "baseEmoji": 9,
    "skinToneVariants": 10,
    "total": 19
  },
  "candidates": [
    {"number":1,"codePoint":"U+1FAEB","shortName":"cracking face","category":"Smileys & Emotion","variants":0},
    {"number":2,"codePoint":"U+1FAF9","shortName":"leftwards thumb sign","category":"People & Body","variants":5},
    {"number":3,"codePoint":"U+1FAFA","shortName":"rightwards thumb sign","category":"People & Body","variants":5},
    {"number":4,"codePoint":"U+1FACC","shortName":"monarch butterfly","category":"Animals & Nature","variants":0},
    {"number":5,"codePoint":"U+1FADD","shortName":"pickle","category":"Food & Drink","variants":0},
    {"number":6,"codePoint":"U+1F6D9","shortName":"lighthouse","category":"Travel & Places","variants":0},
    {"number":7,"codePoint":"U+1FA8B","shortName":"meteor","category":"Travel & Places","variants":0},
    {"number":8,"codePoint":"U+1FA8C","shortName":"eraser","category":"Objects","variants":0},
    {"number":9,"codePoint":"U+1FA8D","shortName":"net with handle","category":"Objects","variants":0}
  ]
}