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If a picture is worth a thousand words,  an emoji can prevent a thousand fights.

Details: Nearly 40 new emoji with dozens of skin tone additions are coming as part of the next iOS update.

There are seven new smileys, including a melting face and a face holding back tears, for example. 

Perhaps equally appropriate for this in-between phase of the world we’re in are emojis for a drained battery and an empty glass jar. 

Apple adds more emojis

Nearly 40 new emoji with dozens of skin tone additions are coming as part of the next iOS update.

New emojis out now in the iOS 15.4 beta. Credit: Emojipedia

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