Editing Emoji (section)

====Use in furthering causes====
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On March 5, 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emoji Recently Added, v12.0|url=https://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts-12.0/emoji-released.html|access-date=2020-11-16|website=www.unicode.org}}</ref> a drop of [[blood]] ({{unichar|1FA78}}) emoji was released, which is intended to help break the stigma of [[menstruation]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/02/08/692481425/why-period-activists-think-the-drop-of-blood-emoji-is-a-huge-win|title=Why Period Activists Think The 'Drop Of Blood' Emoji Is A Huge Win|newspaper=NPR|date=February 8, 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11|last1=Gharib|first1=Malaka}}</ref> In addition to normalizing [[Menstrual cycle|periods]], it will also be relevant to describe medical topics such as [[donating blood]] and other blood-related activities.<ref name=":02" />

A [[mosquito]] ({{unichar|1F99F}}) emoji was added in 2018 to raise awareness for [[Mosquito-borne disease|diseases spread by the insect]], such as [[dengue]] and [[malaria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ccp.jhu.edu/2017/09/18/creating-buzz-proposing-mosquito-emoji-public-health/|title=Creating Buzz: Proposing a Mosquito Emoji for Public Health|last=Desmon|first=Stephanie|date=2017-09-18|website=Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>