This petition didn’t just come out of nowhere.

While listening to Chefket’s song “Çaypress Hill,” I went to the comments to post something that, for many people, feels completely natural: a glass of Çay.

A simple symbol that millions instantly recognize.

But I couldn’t send it, and not because I didn’t want to, but because something so simple just didn’t exist, there was no emoji for it.
And in that moment, it hit me in a way I hadn’t expected, because this wasn’t just about a missing icon on a keyboard, it was about something much bigger that we overlook every day.

What’s actually missing isn’t just an emoji, it’s a piece of real life that never made it into our digital world.
Because this glass stands for more than just tea, it stands for conversations that stretch into the night, for closeness between people, for community, for those shared moments that feel small but actually mean everything.
And yet, despite all of that, despite how real and present it is in our lives, it simply doesn’t exist where so much of our communication now happens.

That’s exactly why this petition exists.

 
NOT ALL TEA IS THE SAME.

Yes, there is already a tea emoji 🍵.

But the glass that millions of people actually drink from every day is missing.

Across Germany and in many other places around the world, the Ince Belli glass is part of everyday life.

Not as decoration. Not as a trend. But as a real symbol of hospitality, conversation, family, and connection.

 
THIS GLASS IS ICONIC.

People recognize it instantly.

People grow up with it.

People share moments around it.

But it doesn’t exist on our keyboards.

And that highlights a bigger issue:

An entire tea culture is digitally invisible.

 
WHY THIS MATTERS:

• The current tea emoji shows only one cultural perspective
• The Ince Belli glass is used by millions of people every day
• It represents real social interaction, not just a beverage
• Emojis shape how culture is represented in digital communication

 
OUR CALL TO ACTION:

A symbol of real connection.

A symbol of culture.

A symbol of people.

This movement didn’t happen by accident.

It started from a real moment, and it is supported by a community that recognizes the meaning behind it, including cultural voices like Chefket who bring this reality to life.

 
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT:

This petition started in Germany.

Lets expand it internationally.

Because this glass is not limited to one country.

It represents a shared cultural experience that deserves to be visible in the digital world.

 
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN:

If you know what this glass means,

sign the petition.

TIME FOR THE ÇAY EMOJI.