As someone who prefers to communicate with words instead of symbols – hieroglyphs are cool, but I thought we had evolved beyond that — emojis aren’t really a big part of my world.
Still, I am compelled to let you know that there are now official emojis for all 32 NFL teams, corresponding to hashtags that relate to each one.
For the Vikings, it’s pretty simple: #skol on Twitter brings up an image of horns. Here, let me show you:
Hey there’s a new Vikings emoji with the #Skol
— RandBall (@RandBall) September 7, 2016
If for some reason you can’t see that, here are all 32 NFL teams and their associated Twitter hashtags/emojis:
The @NFL and @Twitter release new emojis for all 32 teams. @TwitterSports#RiseUp #DawgPound #FinsUp #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/LCKgogtfwc — Good Morning America (@GMA) September 7, 2016
How has the reaction been? Well, pretty good. Vikings fans seem to like it. Hey Stu, what do you think?
@RandBall suppose it’s hard to make Keith Millard threatening the Bloomington police into an emoji
— Steve Neuman (@RandBallsStu) September 7, 2016
Michael Rand started RandBall with hopes that he could convince the world to love jumpsuits as much as he does. So far, he's only succeeded in using the word "redacted" a lot. He welcomes suggestions, news tips, links of pure genius, and pictures of pets in Halloween costumes here, though he already knows he will regret that last part. Follow @randball on Twitter.
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