Twitter adds new emoji, including the taco and middle finger

If you've been paying attention, you've probably noticed emoji look slightly different across platforms.

While Twitter apps for the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android have emoji that are native to each platform, Twitter has its own versions as well. On Wednesday, Twitter.com and TweetDeck are sliding new emoji — "Twemoji" for short — into your Twitter timelines.

New Twemoji
Modifiers
Families
Unicode 7
Unicode 8
Anti-bullying ZWJ
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— Emojipedia (@Emojipedia) December 9, 2015

The first major addition to Twemoji are modifiers, which means you'll be able to see a more diverse range of skin tones. The new Twemoji also have red hair by default. Read more...