Introducing #StarWarsEmojis

Thursday, 16 April 2015

Attention Star Wars fans everywhere: Starting today, Twitter 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: The Force Awakens,” we partnered with Disney and Lucasfilm to create custom Twitter emojis, giving Twitter users the ability to show their enthusiasm for the ever-evolving Star Wars universe.

A variety of custom emojis will be released in honor of the upcoming film, including iconic legacy characters and a handful of new characters from #TheForceAwakens. The first three #StarWarsEmojis debuted today during the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California: 

Introducing #StarWarsEmojis

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.

Be sure to follow @StarWars to get news and updates for #TheForceAwakens.