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Twitter introduces Star Wars themed emojis

Looking for new ways to express your excitement about the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII? Feverish Facebook posts not cutting it?

Thanks to Twitter you can now express your feelings in emoticon form, with the recent introduction of Star Wars-themed Emojis.

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The new icons debuted on Thursday at the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California, just as a new trailer for the seventh film hit the web.

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To use the emojis in your tweets, include the corresponding hashtag and the icons will be automatically appended to the end of the text.

The emoji options include(#C3PO, #StormTrooper, #TheForceAwakens or #BB8.

Here’s a demo of how the icons appear on Twitter:

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The emojis are the product of a partnership between Twitter, Disney and Lucasfilm.

The new additions have prompted a call for other popular television shows and movies to receive their own emoji keyboard, particularly HBO hit Game of Thrones.

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