#HappyDiwali: Twitter goes live with customised 'diya' emoji

NEW DELHI: In order to celebrate the Festival of Lights, social media platform Twitter has launched a #HappyDiwali emoji based on public opinion via a Twitter poll. The 'diya' emoji can be used for all Diwali-related tweets.

Earlier, a poll was created to vote for the colour the users prefer.

"We are crowdsourcing an emoji for #HappyDiwali in order to bring people closer and celebrate together the triumph of good over evil," said Keya Madhvani, Head of Lifestyle and Culture Partnerships, Twitter India in a statement.

Last year you shared your festive moments on Twitter w/ our 1st #HappyDiwali emoji. We're bringing the diya back this year & need your help! pic.twitter.com/Ve1rNAS2Qk

— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) October 25, 2016

The emoji was made live and available to use from October 28, after a 48-hour long voting process.


Source: Twitter

The emoji can be used till November 1. People across the world can use this customised ‘diya’ emoji by using #HappyDiwali, #HappyDeepavali, #Diwali and #Deepavali hashtags.