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# The Taco Emoji You've Been Waiting For Is Here

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## Maria Yagoda / People


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Jun 18, 2015 12:45 PM UTC

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## Maria Yagoda / People


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Jun 18, 2015 12:45 PM UTC

Taco lovers, rejoice!

If you’re like us, you’ve long lamented the glaring absence of a taco emoji in the emoji keyboard. The truth is, tacos come up _a lot_ in conversation — certainly more than carousels and the Norwegian flag.

Now, that injustice is being finally being addressed. On Tuesday, [Emojipedia](http://emojipedia.org/unicode-8/) announced 37 new emojis that will be added to Unicode 8.0, which will include — drum roll, please — a crispy corn taco _and_ a burrito! This motion arrives after years and years of people begging for tacos to be represented in the emoji keyboard — and even a [Change.org](http://www.eater.com/2015/1/28/7932863/new-vegas-uncorkd-events-announced-taco-emoji-collects-25000) petition launched in January (by none other than Taco Bell).

While all of the new emojis [won’t necessarily be adopted by iOS and Android](http://qz.com/429798/the-taco-emoji-is-finally-here/), some of the 37 are likely to appear on those systems.

As we wait with bated breath, we’ll seek our taco emojis elsewhere and spend $1.99 on [Texmoji](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/texmoji/id1003996643?mt=8), an app that offers a whole slew of Tex Mex-inspired emojis, including queso, cowboy boots, an outline of Texas and that horn thing Texans do with their hands sometimes.

According to [_My San Antonio_](http://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/Texas-emojis-for-texting-Texans-are-released-6330305.php#photo-8159143), Texmoji was created by country singer Rich O’Toole and social-media-famous Texan Sean Compton.

What are you waiting for? Go text tacos to someone you love.

_This_ [_article_](http://greatideas.people.com/2015/06/17/taco-emoji-is-finally-here) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com)_._

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