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Google is releasing 53 new gender-fluid emoji, according to a Fast Company<\/em> exclusive<\/a> — the latest example of efforts to make the tiny symbols more inclusive<\/a>.<\/p> “We’re not calling this the non-binary character, the third gender, or an asexual emoji — and not gender neutral. Gender neutral is what you call pants,” Android emoji director Jennifer Daniel, who sits on the Unicode consortium, told Fast Company<\/em>. “But you can create something that feels more inclusive.”<\/p> The work-in-progress designs shared with Fast Company<\/em> exhibit many of the same features of the more gendered emoji, but with tiny tweaks that make the characters appear neither male nor female — or perhaps both.<\/p> The newly designed merperson emoji, for example, boasts chin-length curls, an orange tail, and crossed arms over its chest. Meanwhile, the new vampire wears a chain across its lapels, an accessory that’s a bit more gender-neutral than the necklace or bowtie sported by the seemingly female- and male-presenting vampires, respectively.<\/p> The new gender-fluid emoji will launch as part of a Pixel smartphone beta release this week, with a roll out to all Android Q phones planned for later in 2019, at which point they’ll join the recently released emoji designed to better represent people with disabilities<\/a>.<\/p> As Fast Company<\/em> points out, Google collaborates with Apple and other tech companies when developing emojis, so we could see others release their own versions of the new gender-fluid emoji in the near future.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Exclusive: Google releases 53 gender fluid emoji<\/a> [Fast Company<\/em>]<\/p> More on emoji:<\/strong> Inclusive New Emoji Include Prosthetic Arms and Legs<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Google Is Adding 53 Gender-Fluid Emoji to Its Smartphones<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> More here: Inclusive Designs Google is releasing 53 new gender-fluid emoji, according to a Fast Company exclusive \u00a0\u2014 the latest example of efforts to make the tiny symbols\u00a0 more inclusive . Continue reading Representing All<\/h2>
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