Bitcoin remains a thriving cryptocurrency, but its reputation as a cool, futuristic currency for savvy individuals may have just received a mortal blow. Along with a sampling of dinosaurs, shushing emoji, and many more, the Unicode Consortium’s 10.0 version of the Unicode Standard also includes the Bitcoin symbol.
Your mom will soon be able to text the Bitcoin symbol, along with a bunch of new emoji
The timely addition won’t appear as a traditional bubble-like emoji, but rather a regular Unicode character, the currency’s B-like symbol. Unicode 10.0 is dropping today, though the long delay for Bitcoin’s arrival — it’s been around for almost a decade now — could be due to the process for proposing new emoji and icons to the Unicode Standard. Still, it’s arguably the most mainstream Bitcoin has ever been: it’s no longer so unknown that your parents couldn’t pop off a quick reference to it in the same text about siblings or your family pet.
Unicode 10.0 is expected to add 56 new emoji, 8,518 characters, and four new scripts. For a complete breakdown with images, check out Emojipedia.
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