Here are Apple's new emoji for firefighters, astronauts, and artists

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Apple doesn't get to pick what new emoji are officially created - that's Unicode's job - but because so many people use emoji on Apple's iPhones, it certainly has some say.

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And now Apple is pushing for several new characters, as revealed in a Unicode proposal submitted earlier this month and uncovered by Emojipedia.

Apple wants the Unicode consortium to certify new emoji for five new professions: Artist, firefighter, pilot, astronaut, and judge. If approved, these emojis will become official in November.

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Like other emoji, users will be able to pick the character's gender and skin tone.

Earlier this summer in Apple emoji news, it decided to change its revolver icon to a squirt gun and reportedly pushed Unicode to ditch an emoji depicting a rifle.

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The new characters are pretty cool. Take a look: