
Ginger Parrot
2 Mar 2016
Unicode has proposed an emoji update that will allow device users to customise the hair colour of emojis.
Working in the same way as the skin tone modifiers that were added to Apple products in 2015, if implemented, it could soon be possible to select different hair colours for various emoji characters...and that includes RED.
Unicode said in their report: "The Unicode emoji customization mechanism is used to request an alternate rendering of a particular emoji character. It is only used where the base emoji character is in some way generic, and the customization would be considered a variant of that base character. For example, it could be used to indicate that the MAN emoji should be shown with red hair, but not that the MAN emoji be shown as a cup of tea.
"The supported list is BLACK, BLONDE, BROWN, RED, GRAY, with the addition of Bald (no hair). This list is based on the distinctions made in the US Online Passport form, the UN Grounds Pass application, and other forms such as driver’s licences."
One year after we launched our petition for a ginger emoji, and we can practically taste the sweet, gingery justice of redhead emojis - HURRAH!
Thanks for your continued support!
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