70 new emojis were recently dropped, including redheads, toilet paper and luggage. But even with this new batch of very useful emojis, (I'm looking at you, bricks), there's still so many more emojis that would benefit your average millennial.
1. La Croix
Gone are the days of sending a glass of milk, a soft drink or even a cup of tea. If you want to communicate how you are hydrating yourself these days, you're going to need this.
2. A rose gold heart
The black heart emoji has been transformative in the communication habits of the emo-at-heart or I'm-dead-inside population, but to tap into the more always-about-the-trends millennial, the classic millennial-pink colored emoji is going to have to make an appearance.
3. Avocado toast
Enough people are eating avo-toast that we could certainly replace something with it. How many people are really eating out of jars of honey or licking swirly lollipops on the regular?
4. The flying money emoji but headed toward a university
@PrettyBadLefty / Twitter
Enough millennials are in crippling debt after (or while) attending college, you might as well just make a college debt emoji.
5. Social media logos
A Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, LinkedIn, Venmo logo emoji? Where are these? We spend like 95% of our time online, let us communicate that easily and effectively!
6. A freelancer
Millennials are increasingly taking less "traditional" jobs and instead choosing to freelance or work from home. We don't need the police officer or the scientist comically holding a smoking beaker, we need an underpaid emoji with unconventional hours and no full-time job prospects.
7. A pyramid scheme
This could maybe present itself as a triangle with an evil, rich and charismatic emoji face on the top to represent the ridiculous amount of this generation who are selling body wraps, weight loss drinks/shakes and low-quality makeup among many other multi-level marketing endeavors. (And hey, these people are EMOJI USERS. They are your demographic!)
8. Political figures
I can't say that all good would come out of letting us have small cartoonized versions of politicians, but I can't say that I hate the idea of replacing the generic old dude with Bernie Sanders.
Netflix or Hulu
85% of our conversation topics revolve around what show we are currently streaming, so allow us to use while having conversations about what show we are currently streaming.
10. A workout class
Sure, you can use the zen yogi emoji or the person cycling, but is there a way to also show the $32/class you're paying to sit on a bike inside while someone pretends to inspire you? (I'm looking at you, SoulCycle).
11. The people emojis but with filter options
I use the "whatever" girl emoji all the time. But wouldn't it be just lovely to add some of the VSCO filters to her face? I mean, she's cute but imagine her in C1.
13. An apartment that's been lived in for 3+ years
Millennials don't want to buy a house. (See number four… How the hell are we going to buy a house?) Living in apartments, townhomes or other rentable properties screams is becoming increasingly popular.
`14. A full shopping bag... In the corner of a screen
In the age of Amazon, two-day shipping and the ability to have anything you could possibly want shipped to your doorstep instead of actually leaving your home, a more appropriate shopping bag emoji would be seen in the upper right corner of a website instead of draped on the arm of someone who actually went outside.
15. A puppy emoji but in portrait mode
Sara Petty
Because we love dogs and we love high quality photography without buying actual cameras.
