Twitter India unveils 'Gandhi Emoji'

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

has unveiled a 'Gandhi Emoji' which users around the world can use in their tweets to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birthday.

The will be available till October 8, 2018, it added.

said the new -- featuring a caricature of -- can be used with hashtags like #GandhiJayanti, #MKGandhi, #BapuAt150, #MahatmaGandhi, #MyGandhigiri, #MahatmaAt150 and #NexusOfGood, among others.

"Twitter continues to celebrate all cultures with customised initiatives for key milestones and events across the world. These initiatives are conceptualised keeping in mind the sentiment and are a delightful way to reinforce a sense of unity and harmony among people in and Indians around the world," it added.

The new emoji is available on Twitter and Twitter Lite.

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First Published: Tue, October 02 2018. 14:25 IST