Update: The #wimbledon hashflag is now a ball and net as play has begun!
#Wimbledon Hashflag Update! Now showing a ball and net. pic.twitter.com/0ADCJIstfO
— Hashflags #️⃣ (@HashflagList) July 1, 2015
Original story follows…
Twitter is very keen on creating custom emoji – it calls them ‘hashflags’ – for important events and famous people.
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It started with the World Cup back in 2010 and we’ve seen ones for Ramadan and Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood video recently. The latest are Wimbledon themed.
They were announced by Serena Williams on her Twitter account (and in a blog post.) They don’t just include tennis equipment, there are also emoji for vital bits of the experience like #thequeue and #thehill.
Sneakers ✔️ Racket ✔️ Playlist ✔️ New Twitter Emojis ✔️ #Wimbledon #SeeYouOnTheCourt pic.twitter.com/emt4XwbeeY
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 26, 2015
You can add them to your tweets simply by writing #Wimbledon, #TheQueue, #TheHill or #TheWorld.
Seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer will also be taking to Periscope to tour the courts.
Tomorrow I'll be doing a walking tour from the @Wimbledon account on @periscopeco around 2pm GMT ?? Watch along & ask Q's!
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) June 25, 2015
Twitter is doing a lot of social activity around the event which it has detailed in this post including a Vine countdown of classic moments from the tournament and interviews with top players.
➤ Serena Williams [Twitter via Hashfl.ags]
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