Black Power Emoticons
Black Power emoticons
A black fist raised in the air, commonly used to represent the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The Raised Fist emoji, which shows a yellow right hand with fingers clenched into a fist, palm towards the viewer, was approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
The Black Power fist is often linked to the 1960s and the rise of the Black Panther Party, and it’s also become a symbol of resistance and defiance during protests and demonstrations. It’s especially associated with the BLM movement, and many supporters of the movement use the Raised Fist emoji to show their support online.
This emoji is supported on all major platforms, including iOS, Mac OS, Android, Windows, and the web. Skin tone modifiers are available for the emoji as well, so you can choose between different versions of the emoji depending on your skin colour.
Emojis are a great way to convey emotion in text, which is why they are so popular on social media and messaging apps. But it’s important to understand the history behind emoji and how they can be used to express different sentiments, including ones that could be perceived as offensive.
Embracing a more inclusive culture can help change the way people use emoji, particularly when it comes to issues like race. For example, Apple recently announced that it will automatically recommend the medium skin tone and dark skin tone versions of the Raised Fist emoji in texts, which means users won’t have to scroll through the emoji keyboard to find it when writing about the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter.