In a surprising twist, Twitter has decided to bring back the handgun emoji after replacing it with a water gun years ago. An announcement was made by a Twitter employee just last week, indicating the change.
Emoji may seem universal, but the specific design of each symbol is determined by the Unicode Consortium, leaving it up to individual platforms to decide how they want to portray them. This freedom of choice led to the infamous Cheeseburger Emoji Debacle of 2017, which was eventually resolved.
As of now, the handgun emoji is only visible on the web version of Twitter, with mobile updates expected to roll out soon. Stay tuned for more updates on this evolving emoji saga!
