Here come the Emoji

The emoji just keep coming

Issac Rodriguez, Editor

Apple is getting even more emoji. Apple has included the emoji with the latest Unicode Specification with the iOS 9.1 beta. There have been many different emoji added, so now it is a bit hard to tell what is new, as mentioned in TNW News.

20150910_202325 (2)When the iOS 9.1 is released, it will only be available to people with a paid Apple developer account. As students will soon see, there is going to be a ton of new emoji on the keyboard According to TNW News, the different emoji include a taco, unicorn, turkey, block of cheese and a stop hand as stated in TNW News. “I like the variety,” Senior Alison Su said.

The smiley face has become a characteristic of American culture. Alison Su explained that she uses the laughing, smiley, heart eyes, and thumbs up as some of the emoji she uses most. “They are always fun to use,” Su said.

Emoji give students a chance to soften the end of an email, and sprinkling of humanity in otherwise distant online interactions stated in an article by the Boston Globe. “It’s a fast way to capture your emotion without typing words,” Su said.