Open thread: what should Australia's national emojis be?
by Guardian staff from Technology | The Guardian on (#SKV3)
After Finland announced it would release some national symbol emojis, what should Australia choose if it were to follow suit?
The Finnish government has launched a set of 30 national emojis, including people in a sauna, a headbanger and a Nokia 3310.
If Australia were to follow suit, what items should be emojified? There's already a surfboard and a snake in the standard set, but perhaps texters would find a use for an icon depicting a meat pie, or Warnie? Removed from any context, what would be the semiotic significance of a southern cross?
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