2026 / Most Anticipated Emoji

For the Most Anticipated Emoji 2026 award we look over the upcoming Emoji 18.0 designs and put them to a popular vote. The results then show which of the future emoji folks are most looking forward to using!

After hundreds of votes you all crowned the Cracking Face as your most anticipated emoji!

The Cracking Face emoji came first, with the Pickle in second, and Meteor in third. The Monarch Butterfly emoji came in 4th place, followed by the Lighthouse emoji in 5th.