When Mashiyat Rahman, 22, texts her friends about her period, she sends them the "crying" emoji to describe her mood, the "knife" emoji to describe painful cramps and the "sweat" emoji — which ...

The emoji, which is a drop of blood, is one of 230 new emojis revealed by the Unicode Consortium earlier this year, which also include gender-neutral characters. An emoji to represent periods ...

FROM a waffle to a drop of blood and inter-racial couples - new emojis are set to be launched in 2019. With 59 distinct new emoji types on their way and around 230 new variants, we take a closer ...

An organization that “advances children’s rights and equality for girls,” Plan International UK, tweeted, “It’s time to celebrate the blood drop emoji’s arrival! A Period Emoji makes ...

As of last week, there are now 3,053 emoji, counting the 230 just approved for this year’s cohort—yes, the icons now get annual releases, like Microsoft Word or tax returns. As a white man ...

Instead, you just shoot off a blood drop, and the message is clear with one simple finger tap. The emoji is being introduced thanks to U.K.-based Plan International, a girls' rights group ...

That’s according to a leader at Plan International U.K., the organization responsible for the blood drop emoji coming soon to phones near you. It’s one small step for woman. But it’s not one ...

Sponsored A new "people holding hands" emoji will let users mix and match different skin tones and genders, with 171 possible combinations. The groups wrote in their proposal: "Not only would a blood ...

The period emoji will make its way to your smartphones this year. A tiny drop of blood has led to a ton of reactions on social media. The red drop, which represents menstruation, will make its way ...

A "drop of blood" emoji has been added to the mix. According to Unicode, the symbol may be used to signify "menstruation" as well as "blood donations" and "medicine." It should be available on ...