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Today's Unused Emoji
Pick
“An object without purpose today may carry tomorrow's entire meaning.”
— Confucius, probably
Have you ever used this emoji?
Today's Pairing
Open in SpotifyEye of the Tiger · Survivor
Rising up to the challenge of your unread emoji drawer — the Pick never stopped training.
🎨Designer Tribute
About the Rarity Score
A 93/100 puts the Pick firmly in forgotten territory — it competes in a crowded field where most people default to the handful of objects they already know. It's been sitting in Unicode since 2015 — 11 whole years — and still hasn't broken through, which points to a lasting visibility problem, not just newness. In the 90s, it surfaces in roughly 1 in 50,000 messages — present, but vanishingly scarce.
About the Design Hours
Each platform's artist sinks an estimated 6 hours into the Pick. That's on the lighter side, though it still hinges on nailing the proportions and silhouette so the object is instantly identifiable without a label. The overall form is simpler and more forgiving than the heavily detailed pieces. Now remember Apple and Google, then 4 more teams each redraw it independently — multiply it out and you're looking at about 9 afternoons of human creativity for one rarely-tapped glyph.
Platforms Designed For
Fun Fact
Minecraft fans don't even pick this one.
All that craft, for an emoji that almost no one has ever used.