Based on these figures, Rise.365 has mocked up emoji with four common black and mixed-race hairstyles - an afro, braids, cainrows, and locs. Reanna, the designer of the braids emoji, said ...

Of the 4,000 emojis concentrated behind our keyboards, there is not one representing Afro or mixed-race hairstyles. To compensate for this cruel lack of hair, a collective has come up with emojis ...