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New Englanders, Canadians, and “Supernatural” fans now have at least one thing in common: they are collectively rejoicing for the moose emoji.
Apple released an emoji icon of a moose as part of its iOS 16.4 update Monday. A total of 21 emojis were added, including the blue heart, a goose, a jellyfish, and a WiFi signal.
New emoji in iOS 16.4! 🚨
— Apple Hub (@theapplehub) February 16, 2023
Which one is your favorite? pic.twitter.com/hnnC4BOZOt
Twitter users were particularly pleased with the new moose option.
Mainers are excited to see their state animal represented, Canadians love moose, and fans of the former CW series “Supernatural” are thrilled because Jared Padalecki’s character, Sam, was often referred to as “Moose.”
They finally have a @jarpad emoji! Moose and squirrel reunited! @JensenAckles https://t.co/aveib5t0uk
— Hollee McMurray (@mcmurrayhollee) March 27, 2023
everybody in new england's gonna be using the moose emoji
— bee 🫶's fgc (@beebarks) February 17, 2023
Maine folks, we made it!! I’ve been waiting on the moose emoji for years https://t.co/EdTLVLCKh6
— Sophie Frantz (@sophi0) March 27, 2023
Rejoice, Canada! The moose emoji is here! 🤣🇨🇦
— Mikey T. 🇨🇦☘️🍁 (@Mianmath83) March 27, 2023
(I don’t have it yet. 🤣🤣) https://t.co/VC9AyIEcPB
Twitter was buzzing with talk of the other new emoji, with some users discovering that searching for “honk” yields the goose emoji.
My new favorite emoji. 🫨 #Apple #iPhone #iOS pic.twitter.com/L8zIt3Z6mw
— Apple Snob 😝 (@Moto760) March 27, 2023
🪿🪿🪿 It’s… so beautiful. Happy Goose Emoji Day, everyone!
— Cabel (@cabel) March 27, 2023
Remember: just search for “honk” pic.twitter.com/ghkcxcUAV7
To use the new icons, Apple users will need to download the latest iOS update, which also offers standard bug fixes and upgrades, including enhanced voice isolation on phone calls and duplicate photo detection.
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