Twitter Launched Tricolor India Gate Emoji for Republic Day

On the occasion of 71st #RepublicDay, Twitter India, the Indian arm of the NYSE-listed Twitter launched a custom emoji to mark this momentous occasion.

The specially designed emoji depicts the India Gate lit up in Tricolor, paying homage to the grand Republic Day Parade in the country’s capital.

The Office of the Hon'ble President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind (@rashtrapatibhvn) tweeted with the emoji on January 25th during his address to the nation, as citizens across the country take to twitter to participate in public conversation.

The particular emoji will be up and live till January 30, 2020 and is available in English as well as ten Indian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu and Gurmukhi.

Take a look at the following hashtags:

● Hindi: #गणतंत्रदिवस

● English: #RepublicDay, #RepublicDayIndia, #RDay71

● Tamil: #குடியரசுதினம்

● Telugu: #గణతంతరదినోతసవం

● Kannada: #ಗಣರಾಜ ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ

● Malayalam: റിപ്പബ്ലിക്ദിനം

 

● Marathi: #प्रजासत्ताकदिवस,

● Bengali: #প্রজাতন্ত্রদিবস

● Gujarati: #પ્રજાસત્તાકદિન

#یوم_ جمہوری :Urdu●

● Gurmukhi: #ਗਣਤੰ ਤਰਦਿਵਸ

These emojis, which are powerful means of expression, actually allow people on Twitter to communicate so much more than they could with words alone. Significantly, they always evoke emotions and ignite conversations, while transcending the barriers of language, said Mahima Kaul, Director (Public Policy), India and South Asia, Twitter India. She said that keeping this in mind, the company strives to create and curate exclusive symbols around moments that matter to its diverse Indian audiences around the world.

This is the fifth consecutive year when Twitter has supported Republic Day in India with a custom emoji. Twitter also supports Independence Day, Diwali, Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti among other key milestones and events, with innovative emojis that are specifically designed with Indian culture and sentiment in mind.