Twitter India launches gratitude emoji

Since March 15, there have been over 250 million Tweets worldwide expressing gratitude and thanks - a 26% increase from February’s average.

The use of the pray  and clap  emojis are also up 50% and 10% respectively.

To give back and highlight the millions of Tweets using these positive terms, Twitter has launched a new emoji - , activated by using #thankful , #grateful , #धन्यवाद and other variations of the words in various languages.

Earlier in April, on #WorldHealthDay, Twitter (@Twitter) had also sent out a token of appreciation for healthcare workers by Tweeting with ‘clap’  emojis, with several global and Indian personalities following suit.

Since March 15, there have been over 250 million Tweets worldwide expressing gratitude and thanks -- a 26% increase from February’s average. pic.twitter.com/zUaHzcjz2R

— Twitter Data (@TwitterData) May 12, 2020

The best thing that this lockdown has done to me is reviving my practice of #Yoga, which I left 2 years & couldn't start again. Infact, I have been successful in getting up between 4-4.15 AM for the last one week, the actual time when I prefer to meditate. All for good😊#Grateful

— Swati Jain (@Buoyantfeet) May 12, 2020

Florence Nightingale - The lady with the lamp , today marks her birth anniversary and International Nurses Day ! So here is a short poem by my 6 year old dedicated to all the nurses!#internationalnursesday #nurses #medicalfraternity #salute #gratitude #frontlinewarriors pic.twitter.com/jajpbtRBOW

— Tasneem Dohadwalla (@tasneemhusien) May 12, 2020