There have been hundreds of afternoons where a quick pick-up of some refreshing honey milk tea with boba was desperately needed to fuel the occasional sleepy colleague and I. While an emoji wasn't necessary to express our bubble tea cravings, it would have been more than welcome had it existed. 

Now it does.

Last Friday was World Emoji Day, and with it came the announcement of a new emoji update for Facebook, Google, and Apple scheduled to launch in the latter half of 2020. 

The new emojis revealed included a new 'Bubble Tea' emoji and 'Tamale' icon, reports Social Media Today. 

Hopefully, once this pandemic's over and you're trying to get some boba or tamales with friends, you'll be able to express your excitement in emoji form. In the meantime, I'll be working on a tamale boba truck concept. That sounds so fire right now.