Voices The new ‘period’ emoji is a reminder that destigmatising menstruation has a long way to go. It’s been a long time coming, but it is a step in the right direction, especially for the ...

Apple has added nearly 400 new emoji as part of its latest iOS update, including gender-neutral people and a blood drop to represent menstruation.

Plan International UK’s research found that half of British women aged 18-34 surveyed said a period emoji would make it easier for them to talk about their periods with friends and partners.

Period emoji created to help girls talk about menstruation. Organizers hope the symbol will end the stigma, silence and “shame" around periods. Feb. 8, 2019, 12:25 PM EST / Source: TODAY.

Plan International U.K. claims the new period emoji will drop in March 2019, though Unicode says to expect it sometime late summer. Sure, we would have loved a cute little tampon emoji or, ...

The so-called "period emoji" will also provide women with a new tool for when they receive a party invite on one of those super-plus-tampon days, and they don't have the energy to type, "Sorry ...

Unicode just released its 2019 Emoji list, and the update included 230 new texting symbols, including a pinching fingers gesture that people on Twitter say represents a small penis and a drop of ...

Emoji has become a universal language of its own, but up until now there wasn’t one for people to say “I’m on my period” — and that’s more important than you might think.. This bloody ...

If anything, the period emoji is giving people a way to further avoid talking about periods with actual words. It's our tech age equivalent of referring to menstruation in hushed, shameful tones ...

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It saw more than 55,000 people calling for a period emoji to be added to the global emoji keyboard. ... Are you manipulative or a drama queen? What emojis you send reveal about YOU. GETTING EMOJI-ONAL ...

The most popular period emoji will be submitted to the Unicode Consortium for consideration. If it’s approved, we’ll see it on our keyboards in 2018.