The Emoji's official name is "Face with Medical Mask" and it was added to iPhone iOS in 2008. Apple's move to alter the symbol follows Samsung, which gave its users a happier face mask emoji in March.

However, with masks becoming ubiquitous due to the pandemic, Apple is changing the emoji’s look in the upcoming iOS 14.2 update so that it doesn’t look quite as sad, according to Emojipedia.

The Unicode Consortium has announced the finalized lineup of emoji for Emoji 13.1, adding a total of seven new images, as well as a huge number of skin tone variants for couples.

However, with masks becoming ubiquitous due to the pandemic, Apple is changing the emoji’s look in the upcoming iOS 14.2 update so that it doesn’t look quite as sad, according to Emojipedia.

Hedley & Bennett's "Wake Up & Fight" masks become a call to action 04:29. Apple is giving its mask-wearing emoji an update: The keyboard character donning a medical face mask will be smiling under ...

However, with masks becoming ubiquitous due to the pandemic, Apple is changing the emoji’s look in the upcoming iOS 14.2 update so that it doesn’t look quite as sad, according to Emojipedia.

More skin tone variations are coming to the world of Emoji. The Unicode Consortium, which selects new character variants each year, gave smartphone users a mini-update on Friday, unveiling the ...

While there are 59 distinct new emoji, variations for skin tone and gender make for a total of 230 individual images. Emojipedia 2019-09-16T14:07:00Z ...

The scared emoji face mask is the "Scream Masque" that features an "extra-lifting face treatment," as if the emoji's two hands are literally pulling your skin tighter.

The Unicode Consortium, the organisation in charge of selecting what emoji gets to sit on your phone's keyboard, has released its draft candidates for 2019.