In fact, the first redhead emoji didn’t launch until 2018. Seven years later, the 1-2% of the world’s population who have red hair still have limited emoji options on iPhones.

Yet there are still no emoji of any person with an Afro, even though there are symbols for men and women with short and long hair, curly and straight hair, and blond, red, and black hair.

There are a few different options for how a redhead emoji could be implemented. One option is adding a new “person with red hair” emoji, like the "person with blonde hair" emoji.

Each year the Unicode Consortium updates its list of approved emoji, which finds its way to our favorite smartphone or tablet, and this year it included representation for those with ginger hair.

A Texas woman said she was left looking like an "emoji" after a horrific hair dye reaction caused her face to balloon up to cartoonish proportions.

It’s World Emoji Day. And Apple, undeniably home of the world’s most recognizable emoji, announced it will unveil 70 new symbols later this year. That includes a long-time fan request for red ...

He discusses the possibility of simply applying redheaded features to the basic woman and man emoji, or going full throttle and adding red hair as an option for each and every customizable emoji.

Curly-haired and red-headed emoji were added more recently. Clearly, representation is something that's greatly considered when emoji are chosen, so emoji with Afros are just a natural, inclusive fit.

Redheads finally have their own emoji ending 'years of discrimination'. Male and female ginger-haired emoji (pictured) with a range of skin tones are out today as part of a set of 157 new ...