Emma Watson shares custom emoji on International Women's Day

International Women's Day has taken over Twitter with hashtags that celebrate female strength and empowerment. 

Amidst #IWD2016, #SheInspiresMe and marketing gambits like #StrengthHasNoGender, actress Emma Watson, a Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, upped the ante with a custom #HeForShe emoji. 

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Watson has previously spoken on behalf of HeForShe, a UN initiative to enlist men in the fight for global gender equality. 

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The emoji is just a simple rendering of the HeForShe logo, but it quickly got the only endorsement that matters. Soon after Watson tweeted, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling weighed in with, "Nice emoji!"   Read more...

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