--- title: Hipster Emoji: Hipmoji iPhone App Includes PBR Starbucks Cup TOMs description: Hipster themed emoji available through an app called Hipmoji canonical: https://time.com/3304124/hipster-emoji/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-08T19:22:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:13:02.967Z og:title: Introducing the Hipster Emoji We've All Been Waiting For og:description: Created by a super obscure company you've probably never heard of og:url: https://time.com/3304124/hipster-emoji/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6713a126e19dafc1/6986a25cf983e7f80a04f870/zja35a5z6edbdmwygaetf53lvy830-wcei-9o0rwxwmpggemhowss5ttz2ppjrcpjg6vwsds1k6wv-ocvojcrkymjbhth1kqt_iwaha4jlye4wwxuypywiufohsjyfzyo.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1280 og:image:height: 720 og:image:alt: zja35a5z6eDBdmwYGAeTf53lvy830-WCeI-9O0rwXwM,PggeMhowsS5TtZ2ppjRCpJg6VWsdS1k6wv-OCVOJcrk,YmJBHtH1Kqt_IwaHa4jlyE4WWXUyPyWIUFoHsjyFzyo og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Introducing the Hipster Emoji We've All Been Waiting For twitter:description: Created by a super obscure company you've probably never heard of twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6713a126e19dafc1/6986a25cf983e7f80a04f870/zja35a5z6edbdmwygaetf53lvy830-wcei-9o0rwxwmpggemhowss5ttz2ppjrcpjg6vwsds1k6wv-ocvojcrkymjbhth1kqt_iwaha4jlye4wwxuypywiufohsjyfzyo.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Introducing the Hipster Emoji We've All Been Waiting For > Sponsored content. 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They’re available through an app called [Hipmoji](http://hipmoji.com/), created by California web development company Cookies & Milk. Even though you were _totally_ into hipster-themed emoji before they were cool, grab a PBR, turn on your record player and check these out: Notables include Pharrell’s hat (is that really still a thing though?), a blunt, a Flappy Bird, headphones, a can of PBR, a mustache, a TOMS shoe and some bubble tea. Sure, why not. Hipmoji has two main features. The first allows you to send these hip icons through text and email, like normal. The second allows you to upload photos and then insert the emoji into them. You know, so you can see what your cat looks like with a mustache and some Beats by Dre headphones. The app is [available for free](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hipmoji/id876821428?mt=8) in the Apple Store. Here’s the problem with this, though: real hipsters don’t use iPhones. 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