Twitter Releases New Star Wars Emoticons

Twitter on Friday revealed that users will have even more ways to express their passion about their favorite pop culture phenomenon with new Twitter-exclusive #StarWarsEmojis.

In anticipation of the theatrical release of “Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens,” Twitter created custom Twitter emojis, giving Twitter users the ability to show their enthusiasm for the ever-evolving Star Wars universe.

The first three #StarWarsEmojis debuted on Friday during the Star Wars Celebration underway in Anaheim, California.

Others, including both iconic legacy characters and a handful of new ones in #TheForceAwakens, will appear later in the year.

The three available at the time of filling this report are:

Tweeting a #StarWarsEmoji is simple.

Twitter users who post hashtags representing keywords associated with specific Star Wars characters and legacy themes will see a small emoji-like icon automatically appended to the end of the text of the tag, embedded within the Tweet.

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