Although the latest emojis out thereare far more inclusive than they used to be (hello, female construction worker and people of color), they are still lacking in one specific area: hair color. For redheads, this is a common complaint: there is still no carrot-topped emoji. But all that might be about to change.
According to an article from Glamour, this red-hot topic is up for discussion at the Unicode conference this week. A proposal from Emojipedia (otherwise known as the makers of our favorite cartoon veggies) is working to clarify how the potential addition of redheaded emojis would be handled.
It might be that a single emoji is introduced to demonstrate the redhead hair color. Or it could be that a paler skin type is added to the existing rainbow of emoji options. It is possible that emoji will let you add hair color separately of skin color (let’s not forget that not every redhead is also pale and freckly). The makers of emojis also might include a wider variety of hair colors (as a light brunette, I am all for this). Or, most significantly of all, the default blonde—or, more accurately, yellow-haired—person emoji could be changed to one with red hair.
A new skin tone option could allow any emoji to have red hair, but only with pale skin. pic.twitter.com/0ITzQyWOqp
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