Apple adding 59 new emojis to its keyboard

| | San Francisco
  • 0

Apple adding 59 new emojis to its keyboard

Wednesday, 17 July 2019 | IANS | San Francisco

Apple adding 59 new emojis to its keyboard

In a bid to bring more diversity to its keyboards, Apple is rolling out 59 new emojis to its keyboard for iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watches this fall.

In a major update to the "couples holding hands" emoji, users would now be able to select any combination of skin tone, to personalise the people holding hands, opening up more than 75 possible combinations, the iPhone-maker wrote in a blog-post on Tuesday. 

Furthermore, introducing more disability-themed emojis, Apple keyboards would now have a new guide dog, an ear with a hearing aid, wheelchairs, a prosthetic arm and a prosthetic leg as well. 

"Celebrating diversity in all its many forms is integral to Apple's values and these new options help fill a significant gap in the emoji keyboard," the post said. 

Other new emojis making way into Apple keyboard includes a new smiley face for yawning, a one-piece swimsuit, new food items including a waffle, falafel, butter and garlic as well as new animals like the sloth, flamingo, orangutan and skunk.

The new emojis would be made available this fall with a free software update on Apple devices. 

Sunday Edition

Covishield's Shield In Question

05 May 2024 | Archana Jyoti | Agenda

A Night in Ostello Bell Shared Stories, Shared Spaces

05 May 2024 | Pawan Soni | Agenda

Cherry Blossoms, Cheer and Camaraderie

05 May 2024 | Shobori Ganguli | Agenda

Gurugram's latest Culinary Contender

05 May 2024 | Pawan Soni | Agenda

astroturf | Mother teaches how to make life better

05 May 2024 | Bharat Bhushan Padmadeo | Agenda