T he flag of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime remains the standard emoji design across most, if not all platforms. But a new flag flies over Damascus and the rest of a now-free Syria.

The submission window for Emoji 16.0 proposals will be open from April 4 through July 31, but Unicode will not process any new flag emoji proposals, the consortium said in a blog post Monday.

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The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more ...

Don't expect to see new flags in your phone's emoji any time soon. The Unicode Consortium has warned it will "no longer accept proposals" for flag emoji, regardless of category.

A Syrian girl with the revolutionary flag painted on her face in Damascus. Credit: AP For many Syrians who have been caught up in over a decade of civil war, his departure signals a new dawn ...