🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉
The Quint has some interesting additions that will come in handy. 👍
Curious to see them? Read on.
No Lynching Emoji
In the light of the recent events...
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2Ffe9a3e34-1399-4a2c-b752-c060ff54513a%2F51c4f7af-ce63-4445-bc3e-018ee97e925d.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Gaurakshak Emoji
We have so much love for gau mata, so why not have an emoji dedicated to her?
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2F42b18577-32b9-45b7-a71c-7fad73a53377%2Fcab2c1a8-8d05-4b71-b0fb-a795513e1017.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
On My Period Emoji
BLOODY hell, this is so apt!
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2F540286a4-cbad-4abe-ac75-fddcc1770f36%2F27afaa47-0b2d-4172-910c-05bda2b687b5.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Roshogolla Emoji
If there can be a rice cake emoji, why can’t we have this?
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2Ff1c13b83-7403-44cf-84ed-3696fed98515%2F68b8e2ba-8a4a-4459-a09a-425bac95f85a.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Dosa Emoji
You’re the chutney to my Dosa 😍
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2Fa0bc0902-27e2-48de-be61-d6ffa366d7b8%2Fb8d73a5b-827c-4d23-82ab-0fb90e8a2ca8.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Golgappa Emoji
Because we Indians absolutely love street food.
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2F2a51ca59-70c8-4fb6-85de-9687f86e0e60%2F2fdaa6fa-875d-434c-b3c7-1f27edb2405e.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
A Rajini ‘Mind It’ Emoji
Need I say more here? 💁♀️
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2Fa0294d21-4910-4382-ac16-2c7d2ef056a4%2F1453cd2c-b66a-4660-8353-e729ed2cd045.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Missed Call Emoji
We don’t want to call for everything so... a missed can mean SO many things.
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2F8868adce-27ca-4c68-ba69-75c885de19a7%2F8e8d4457-b10f-4f37-b34f-b47a054fbb00.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Indian Bride Emoji
If we can have a Christian bride emoji, so why not this? 🤷
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2Ff50543f3-21c9-4337-9d31-e55a9c1b9d8f%2F2c1f0e15-d6c7-4c08-9b68-13ca0d6ea208.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Dengue Emoji
Because this will come in as handy as an 🤦♀️ emoji.
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2Fcfc85d61-9d6b-4f34-9cbb-f19086986f5d%2F6b649aee-72ac-45ba-a713-8a928646a5e6.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
A ‘Talli’ Emoji
Don’t even dare define a Punjabi without the bottle!
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2F0f96a6a6-82e5-401e-ab69-a961b64c4453%2Fd6aeff36-3f69-469d-b7fd-b52b2d21f970.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Eid Celebration Emoji
Need this NOW! 😦
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2F63b39c8c-a650-436a-bfee-660e1e2fc002%2Fbe7e4da7-3a57-40fa-89ae-460325bdf6d0.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Diwali Emoji
We don’t like the firecracker emoji, so this will make more sense. 😁
![🌟 We use emojis everyday, so why not celebrate them?🎉](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2017-07%2F191e9ef0-6ac7-4e8f-89f6-4e07df4a35fe%2Fb3fe0a5d-2a66-44f5-a716-d014618eda14.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Thank you very much! 🙏
(This article was first published on 17.07.17. We are republishing it for World Emoji Day.)
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