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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Guardian staff

Open thread: what should Australia's national emojis be?

Finnish national emojis
Finland’s new national emojis depict a couple sitting in a sauna, a moshing heavy metal fan and a Nokia 3310. Photograph: Reuters

The Finnish government has launched a set of 30 national emojis, including people in a sauna, a headbanger and a Nokia 3310.

If Australia were to follow suit, what items should be emojified? There’s already a surfboard and a snake in the standard set, but perhaps texters would find a use for an icon depicting a meat pie, or Warnie? Removed from any context, what would be the semiotic significance of a southern cross?

What handy Aussie phrases or concepts would you like to boil down into a single symbol?

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