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Apple's new emojis include hijabi, breastfeeding

In celebration of World Emoji Day, Apple has revealed plans to roll out new emojis.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
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Wed, July 19, 2017 Published on Jul. 18, 2017 Published on 2017-07-18T11:59:39+07:00

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Apple's new emojis include hijabi, breastfeeding The new emojis are expected to be available on iOS, macOS and watchOS later this year (Apple Newsroom/File)

In celebration of World Emoji Day, Apple revealed plans to roll out new emojis on Monday.

The new emojis, which include “woman with headscarf”, “bearded person” and “breastfeeding”, are expected to be available on iOS, macOS and watchOS later this year, Antara news agency reports. Other examples of the new emojis are food items, such as “sandwich” and “coconut”, as well as fictional characters “T-Rex”, “zebra”, “zombie” and “elf”.

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“With thousands of emojis available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, there are many ways to add personality to every message,” Apple stated in its official website.

Aside from that, Apple has also highlighted several emoji-related apps and replaced movie titles with emojis in iTunes movies to further celebrate the day. (mas/kes)

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