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Apple is giving its mask-wearing emoji an update: The keyboard character donning a medical face mask will be smiling under the face covering rather than frowning, according to the Emojipedia blog.
Apple recently updated the "Face with Medical Mask" emoji to include a smile behind the face mask, implying it's good to wear a mask during COVID.
Apple first introduced the mask emoji in 2008. Samsung first introduced it in 2012 and updated it’s mask-emoji to look more joyful back in March.
Samsung first introduced it in 2012 and updated it’s mask-emoji to look more joyful back in March. More than 60 new emojis are set to be released when Apple rolls out its new update.
In a time where people are largely dressed down and masked up due to the coronavirus pandemic, Apple has responded by creating a new face mask emoji character with a more positive outlook. The ...
Instead of being a plain yellow with sad eyes that looks sick, the face mask wearing emoji in the new beta appears to be… happy. In fact, one could say that it’s sporting a familiar smile.
Directly comparing the mask emoji to Apple’s smiling face emoji, the similarity between the two are obvious. The new mask emoji is essentially the smiling face with a mask on.
If mask-wearing is to become normalised and encouraged for people regardless of symptoms, then symbolism around mask-wearing shouldn't imply that by wearing a mask you must be sick.
Apple has quietly updated its “Face with Medical Mask” emoji with friendlier eyes, eyebrows, and rosy cheeks. It appears to be Apple’s “Smiling Face” emoji, with a mask on top.
The mask-wearing emoji used to represent being sick, what some might consider a neutral-to-sad feeling. In the next release of Apple’s iOS, this emoji will be getting a mood change, so to speak.
Apple is turning the mask emoji frown upside down in an upcoming update to iOS. The mask emoji has typically been used to represent someone who is in the medical field or is sick. However, with ...
Apple is turning the mask emoji frown upside down in an upcoming update to iOS. The mask emoji has typically been used to represent someone who is in the medical field or is sick. However, with ...