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WhatsApp launches quarantine sticker pack
The stickers are available in nine languages, including Indonesian.
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A sticker pack to uplift the morale amid quarantine has been launched in nine languages, including Indonesian. (Shutterstock/Ink Drop)
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n a response to lockdown measures being enforced in countries around the world, Facebook's popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp has launched a series of stickers with the theme of “Together at Home”.
The stickers were made in collaboration with the World Health Organization to encourage users to comply with physical distancing and improve the world’s morale amid this trying time.
The stickers are available in nine languages, including Indonesian.
The Indonesian version of the stickers includes visuals with texts such as "Bersama Kita Pasti Bisa” (Together We Can), "Tos dari Jauh” (High Five from a Distance) and "Kamu Gak Apa2?” (Are You Okay?).
In total, there are 21 stickers showing supportive expressions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in a communal spirit.
“We’re excited to work with the World Health Organization to launch the 'Together at Home' sticker pack that will help people stay connected throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond,” read a post in WhatsApp's blog.
“We hope people enjoy using these stickers to check-in on loved ones, particularly those that are feeling isolated, alone and scared.”
The “Together at Home” sticker pack is equipped with designs to remind people to wash their hands, maintain a physical distance, exercise and honor the medical personnel who are at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19.
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To obtain the stickers, users can go to the section “All Stickers". Click the sticker sign on the WhatsApp keyboard and then use the "+" button at the right corner.
Choose the “Together at Home” sticker pack and click the "download" button at the right side.
As the most popular messaging app in the world, WhatsApp is used by 2 billion people and stickers are among its most beloved features.
One that has captured the heart of many Indonesians is popularly called Pentol, which interestingly came from the Chinese messaging app WeChat.
✨🍡thread stiker WA pentol🍡✨
RT/likes agar bermanfaat, okeee 👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/8p5V0bPtjp
— sunny 🌼 (@wnnbeursunshine) September 11, 2019
China Plus reported that creator Zhong Chaoneng released the "Well-Behaved Baby" sticker series in 2015, which was downloaded 150 million times in two years. Zhong then left his job at an animation company to become a full-time sticker designer.
It is called Well-behaved Baby, a famous sticker character being used in WeChat app which designed by a Chinese artist “超能”☺️ pic.twitter.com/TEIiXqXdzq
— 레나 (@LENAs2PM) June 5, 2017
The Pentol sticker series has been modified with local touches, such as featuring text in Indonesian, endearing them to Indonesian users.
There are also varieties of Pentol performing devilish acts while sporting an innocent look. One particular series is called "Pentol Ngambek" (Irritable Pentol), featuring the creature with various "weapons" or doing mean tricks on an object.
🍡 Pentol Ngambek https://t.co/pPX6JKw2Na pic.twitter.com/VNNMxpgCpE
— sunny 🌼 (@wnnbeursunshine) September 11, 2019
Many believe the name Pentol comes from the creature's shape, which features an unusually large head on its stick-like body, making it look like a meatball on a stick or pentol, a popular street food. (gis/wng)
