Emojipedia reveal new characters and a selection could launch on Apple's iPhone 7

Cheese-lovers got their wish recently when Unicode released its official cheese emoji, and 2016 could be the year for bacon fans. A flurry of new emoji characters is set to join the ranks of illustrated characters on your phone later this year, including bacon rashers, a terrifying looking clown, a pickle and more. Scroll down for video A flurry of new emoji characters is set to join the ranks of illustrated characters on your phone later this year. Animal lovers will also be happy to know that the critters considered to be added to the list include a fox, eagle in flight, duck, bat, owl and a shark THE FULL LIST OF EMOJI CONTENDERS FOR 2016 Shallow Pan Of Food Drooling Face Tumbler Glass Shrimp Squid Left-Facing Fist Clown Face Rolling On The Floor Laughing Raised Back Of Hand Face With Cowboy Hat Lying Face Nauseated Face Cucumber Black Heart Mother Christmas Scooter Wilted Flower Potato Right-Facing Fist Bacon Avocado Motor Scooter Duck Handshake Shrug Shark Octagonal Sign Fox Face Carrot Eagle Man In Tuxedo Croissant Pregnant Woman Face Palm Owl Man Dancing Bat Boxing Glove Wrestlers Handball Green Salad Juggling Shopping Trolley Spoon Egg Goal Net Third Place Medal Lizard First Place Medal Drum With Drumsticks Sneezing Face Fencer Stuffed Flatbread Water Polo Second Place Medal Glass of Milk Deer Butterfly Canoe Pancakes Gorilla Rhinoceros Kiwifruit Rifle Modern Pentathlon Martial Arts Uniform Baguette Bread Person Doing Cartwheel Peanuts Prince Selfie Clinking Glasses Call Me Hand Hand With Index And Middle Fingers Crossed It was introduced along with 150 other new emoji including a taco, cheese wedge, hot dog, unicorn and a popping champagne bottle.