This article originally appeared on Vulcan Post.
With SG50 weekend coming up, we can be sure we’ll be seeing Singapore flags and SG50 logos hanging everywhere (if we can find them in our fishcakes, they must be everywhere). The exciting thing is that from this week onwards, we’ll be seeing Singapore flags and SG50 logos on Twitter as well.
Just today, the SG50 official Twitter account announced that every tweet hashtagged #SG50 and #Singapore will come with their own emoticon — the former with the iconic red logo, and the latter with an adorable version of the Singapore flag.
Wah swee! We are starting the week of #SG50 celebrations with not just one, but two emojis for #Singapore's 50th birthday!
— SG50 (@SG50) August 3, 2015
The emojis were launched by Singapore’s own blogger extraordinaire, Mr Brown, who sent out the first set of emojis with this tweet:
Flat's here. We can marry. #5wordSingaporeStories #Singapore #SG50 pic.twitter.com/JPTGvIWPnF
— mrbrown (@mrbrown) August 3, 2015
Thanks @mrbrown for launching our first-ever Twitter emojis for #Singapore, just in time for #SG50 celebration week. https://t.co/IodSiTKMai
— Twitter Singapore (@TwitterSG) August 3, 2015
Sadly, the emojis can only be viewed on the Twitter website, so app users won’t be able to experience the real sea of red this week. But if you’re really keen on showing your love for Singapore in emoji form from your mobile, the newest set of emojis comes with multi-racial characters of varying skin tones, as well as a Singapore flag emoji.
🇸🇬👲🏼👳🏾👨🏽🎉💥✨💫
— Teh Liang Hwei (@lianghweitweets) August 3, 2015
Emoji the way you want to.