--- title: Here's How to Use the New Game of Thrones Emojis description: Twitter has launched a new batch of custom Game of Thrones emojis for all of the characters that could still sit on the Iron Throne. canonical: https://time.com/5541182/game-of-thrones-emojis/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-28T17:50:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:46.528Z og:title: Here's How to Use the New Game of Thrones Emojis og:description: Their reign has just begun og:url: https://time.com/5541182/game-of-thrones-emojis/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7b38b117f2ed3b8/698944ab22fb856232e27bab/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: Game of Thrones Season 8 Photos og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's How to Use the New Game of Thrones Emojis twitter:description: Their reign has just begun twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7b38b117f2ed3b8/698944ab22fb856232e27bab/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The New _Game of Thrones_ Emojis Are Perfect for Throwing Shade at Your Enemies > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=f4d5b9d4-bf95-4e67-aa3c-cf071f888071&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1)  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 28, 2019 5:50 PM UTC  Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister Helen Sloan—HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 28, 2019 5:50 PM UTC Leading up the April premiere of [_Game of Thrones_ season 8](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/), Twitter has launched a new batch of custom [_Game of Thrones_ emojis](https://twitter.com/i/moments/1100531893244739585) for all of the characters that could still sit on the Iron Throne. The social media site released its new _Game of Thrones_ emojis simultaneously with HBO’s most recent [_Game of Thrones_ character posters](http://time.com/5541092/game-of-thrones-character-posters-melisandre/) on Thursday. To access each emoji, all Twitter users need to do is tweet out a character’s corresponding hashtag, such as #DaenerysTargaryen, #SansaStark or #NightKing. And considering most of _Game of_ _Thrones_‘ power players are known for their sharp tongues and quick wit, the emojis are perfect for throwing shade. For example, when you need to remind someone that they know nothing, the #JonSnow emoji is here to help. Or maybe you need to assert your dominance as the reigning boss b—ch. Well, #CerseiLannister is definitely your girl. _Game of Thrones_ returns for its eighth and final season on April 14. > [](https://twitter.com/GameOfThrones/status/1101176668411043840) > [](https://twitter.com/GameOfThrones/status/1101162038037045249) See the the full list of character hashtags below: #DaenerysTargaryen #JonSnow #NightKing #CerseiLannister #AryaStark #JaimeLannister #TyrionLannister #SansaStark #BranStark #BrienneOfTarth #DavosSeaworth #EuronGreyjoy #JorahMormont #Greyworm #Melisandre #Missandei #SamwellTarly #TheonGreyjoy #Varys #TheHound ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5541182/game-of-thrones-emojis/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5541182/game-of-thrones-emojis/"},"headline":"The New Game of Thrones Emojis Are Perfect for Throwing Shade at Your Enemies","datePublished":"2019-02-28T17:50:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:46.528Z","description":"Their reign has just begun","url":"https://time.com/5541182/game-of-thrones-emojis/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","game of thrones","TV","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7b38b117f2ed3b8/698944ab22fb856232e27bab/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7b38b117f2ed3b8/698944ab22fb856232e27bab/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Game of Thrones Season 8 Photos","caption":"Lena Headeyas Cersei Lannister","creditText":"Helen Sloan—HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5541182/game-of-thrones-emojis/","name":"The New Game of Thrones Emojis Are Perfect for Throwing Shade at Your Enemies"}}]}] ```