This month, we finally got more avocado and bacon in our lives. The Unicode Consortium, the group that votes on and releases new emoji designs, approved 72 brand new emoji. That includes those two highly requested food options, Champagne glasses, a pregnant woman, and (just in time for the Olympics) a female swimmer.
It's about time we saw some new options. The little icons elevate our texts, offer new ways to express emotion, and have even come to influence cultural conversations as much as their text-based counterparts. Can you even remember a time when the provocative eggplant or the twinning girls didn't exist?
For the emoji-obsessed friend in your life (which definitely could be yourself), it's time bring those emoji off the screen, so they can bring joy to other parts of your life. Click through for 13 of our favorite tech cases, pillows, and other emoji-bedecked accessories.
No one will question your preferred language thanks to this shock-absorbing Case Mate iPhone case.
Case Mate I Speak Fluent Emoji Case, $47, available on Zazzle.
Photo: Zazzle.com.
Start your day by sipping a cup of Joe from a mug circled by your favorite emoji.
Cafe Press Pastel Purple Emoji Mugs, $10, available at Cafepress.
Photo: Courtesy Cafe Press.
Put on some shades and lay in the pool on this shades-adorned float. Add friends, sun, and snacks and you're sure to be smiling, too.
Floatie Kings Floatiecons LOL Face, $40, available on Fab.com.
Photo: Fab.com.
It's a monkey, it's an emoji, it's a leather sticker! This little guy will adhere to your phone, laptop, or leather bag.
Boostcase George, $10, available on Boostcase.
Photo: Boostcase.com.
Is there really any better way to eat tacos than while wearing a taco-printed tank? We argue no.
Emoji Prints Taco Emoji All-Over Print Tank Top, $39, available on Zazzle.
Photo: Zazzle.com.
Tap out some emoji messages using emoji-adorned nails. These decals offer an impressive mix of pandas, twinning girls, and other favorites.
Monica Hues Text Me Nail Decals, $15, available on Fab.com.
Photo: Fab.com.
Put together the Lego pieces in this set to create an emoji-covered case for your laptop. It's a surefire conversation starter, but maybe save it for your personal computer rather than your work one.
Brik Book Emoji Design Kit, $30, available at Brikbook.
Photo: Brikbook.com.
Charging your phone isn't usually a laughing matter, but this portable charger brings instant joy.
Wattz Up LOL Emoji Portable Charger, $40, available at Fab.com.
Photo: Fab.com.
Wear your heart around your neck with Kate Spade New York's playful emoji chain.
Kate Spade New York Tell All Happy Together Emoji Necklace, $40, available at Kate Spade.
Photo: Katespade.com.
Have your emoji and eat it, too! Lindt's solid milk coins come with five different faces. Even though none of the coins feature the chocolate bar emoji, you'll still get your sugar fix.
Lindt Hello Emoji, $1 each, Lindt stores. [Also available as a 40-pc case, $80, at Lindt.com.
Photo: Lindt.
For easy emoji-typing on a desktop, too, lay this silicon keyboard cover over your keyboard, download its software, and share emoji without picking up your phone.
Disk Cactus Emoji Keyboard Cover, $25, available at Amazon.
Photo: Courtesy Amazon.
Now you can cuddle up with your favorite brown emoji as you're streaming OITNB.
Throwboy Poop Emoji Decorative Pillow, $20, available at Bloomingdales.
Photo: Courtesy Bloomingdales.
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil with this monkey-covered iPhone case. Important question: Is this the same monkey in three poses, or three different monkeys?
TeleSkins Emoji Monkey Pattern iPhone 6/6s Case, $10, available at Amazon.
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