iOS 10 will include more diverse emoji, following Google's lead

[sincity]

Apple is joining Google in adding support for emojis that reflect gender equality. The new emojis will launch with iOS 10 this fall.

Google announced two weeks ago that it would begin supporting the new gender equal emojis. The new emojis aim to better represent men and women in the workforce, as seen below.

Both Google and Apple's new emojis were created in collaboration with the Unicode Consortium, the organization that's in charge of adding new emojis. Unicode support means the emojis will show up properly between different devices, but will still feature the unique look and feel of each operating system.

Coming this fall

Apple's new emojis include updates for existing emojis, including options to choose between a male and female athletes. There's also a brand new rainbow flag and more family options like single-parent families.

You'll still have to wait a bit before seeing the over 100 new emoji options, as vendors are still designing the emojis. The Unicode Consortium expects the new emojis to be deployed by the end of this year.

Google says 90% of the world's online population use emojis and giving people more options to express themselves is a good thing.

• What iOS 10 tells us about the iPhone 7