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Apple release new emojis – including one of a pregnant man

WOKE emojis have been released — including one of a pregnant man.

It comes after accusations the emoji dictionary was not inclusive enough.

New emojis have been released — including one of a pregnant man as well as a handshake featuring different skin tones
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New emojis have been released — including one of a pregnant man as well as a handshake featuring different skin tonesCredit: Twitter/@Emojipedia

Unicode Consortium’s new designs will also include a handshake featuring different skin tones, as well as hands making a heart shape.

Emojipedia revealed them on Twitter ahead of World Emoji Day today.

One user called them “lunacy”, while another said: “If this becomes real, I will never use my phone again.”

Emojipedia revealed the new icons on Twitter ahead of World Emoji Day
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Emojipedia revealed the new icons on Twitter ahead of World Emoji DayCredit: Twitter/@Emojipedia

But user Thomas Wyndham said: “Ah, the replies of people too stupid to realise that using emoji is optional. If you don’t like it, don’t use it.

“Move on, don’t waste your energy hating things that you can ignore.”

It comes after same-sex couples and gender-neutral emojis were added in 2019 — but not the transgender flag and symbol.

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