Republic Day 2021: Twitter launches new emoji to celebrate R-Day

Indian will celebrate the 72nd Republic Day this year, Twitter on Monday announced the launch of a specially dedicated emoji to mark this momentous occasion.

The unique emoji design depicts the Indian Air Force (IAF) fly past in the Indian tri-colours. The flypast soars the skies as part of the Republic Day celebrations each year.

"With Covid-19 restrictions in place, we needed to find a way to bring the parade to the virtual public square. This year's emoji is not only a special tribute to the fly past - the showstopper of the parade each year - it is a way of bringing people together in the spirit of celebration," Payal Kamat, Public Policy, Twitter India said in a statement.

The emoji will be live until 30 January and will be available in English as well as ten Indian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Kannada, Punjabi. Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati.

This is the sixth year Twitter has supported Republic Day in India with a dedicated emoji.