The world first menstruation-related emoji has been approved by the Unicode Consortium.

 

世界上第一个与月经有关的表情符号已获统一码联盟批准。
 

 

It's set to be launched along with other 229 new emoji's in this spring, reports the Beijing Youth Daily.

 

The move is being hailed by both women and other organizations. The discussion surrounding the new menstruation emoji has become a trending topic on Weibo, China's twitter-like microblogging social platform.

 

The emoji, featuring a red bold droplet¹, has been designed by Plan International UK, a charity designed to advance children and girls' rights globally.

 

The move to create the new emoji stems from a survey conducted by the organization in 2017, which found that 48 percent of women aged² between 14 and 21 in Britain are embarrassed by their periods.

 

It's designed with a goal of "ending the shame around periods," which "begins with talking about it," said Lucy Russell, an official of the charity.

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