The emoji is represented by a drop of blood, and has been confirmed by Unicode Consortium. It comes after a campaign led by Plan International UK saw more than 55,000 people calling for a period emoji to be added to the global emoji keyboard. The charity hopes that the emoji will help to break down the stigma surrounding periods. Ending the shame around periods begins with talking about it.”Several people have taken to Twitter to express their excitement at the new emoji. A great step to ending period stigma.”The emoji will roll out on different keyboards throughout the year.

Source: Daily Mirror February 06, 2019 12:48 UTC