Redheads rejoice! Ginger people finally have their own emoji ending 'years of discrimination' as 157 new characters are launched
- Emoji group the Unicode Consortium is releasing 157 new emoji today
They will be available on Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung smartphones
New emoji feature a range of new hairstyles including red, curly and white-hair
Male and female superheros and villains as well as a lab-coat, kangaroo and mango
Male and female ginger-haired emoji with a range of skin tones are out today as part of a set of 157 new characters launched by the Unicode Consortium.
Other new symbols include male and female superheroes and villains as well as a lab-coat, kangaroo, mango and sponge.
The emoji 11.0 set will roll out to social media platforms as well as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung smartphone users worldwide over the coming months.
Redheads finally have their own emoji ending 'years of discrimination'. Male and female ginger-haired emoji (pictured) with a range of skin tones are out today as part of a set of 157 new characters launched by the Unicode Consortium
The new characters today join 2,666 other emoji already offered by the Consortium, though it may take some time before smartphone firms add them to their software.
As well as redheads, the upgrade sports a range of new hairstyles, including curly-haired, white-haired and bald people.
Also included are hot and cold faces, as well as party, woozy and pleading faces.
The set features male and female superheros and supervillains, as well as emoji for activities such as softball, frisbee, sewing, chess and lacrosse.
Animals lovers will enjoy the new llama, raccoon, lobster, hippopotamus, parrot and kangaroo emoji.
The update also includes new skin tone options for the leg and foot emoji, as well as science-focussed characters like a test-tube, lab coat and petri dish.
The new emoji include hot and cold faces, as well as party, woozy and pleading faces. The set also features male and female superheros and supervillains, as well as emoji for activities such as softball, frisbee, sewing, chess and lacross
Although there are only 66 new emoji, some of them have more than one skin tone option, leading to a total of 157 new symbols.
Based on past rollouts, Facebook and Twitter will likely take up the new emoji first, with the full 11.0 set expected to hit the platforms between now and August, according to Emojipedia.
The site says Google and Apple should release the symbols to Android and iPhone users between September and December.
The additions were announced in February but are available to software developers as of today.
Although there are only 66 new emoji, some of them have more than one skin tone option, leading to a total of 157 new emoji versions. The new emoji also include hot and cold faces, as well as party, woozy and pleading faces (top line)
The Unicode Consortium has produced a new set of 157 emoji that are available to developers at Apple, Google and Microsoft today. Among the new emoji are red-haired people, a freezing face, a face with three hearts, a sponge, a flask and superheroes
The addition of a ginger character to the emoji sphere sparked delight among the online redhead community.
Twitter user @lukestringer90 wrote: 'Finally. Equality for gingers in Emoji 11.'
@1_Kidney_Col tweeted: 'NO MORE DISCRIMINATION. Give my [sic] my ginger emoji'.
Other users saw the lighter side to the addition.
@alecingle tweeted: 'Today's the day gingers get an emoji. Big day for you guys, great work. Stay out of the sun whilst celebrating'.
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