Apple had no comment on the updated design of its face mask emoji, but this new smiling version is not the first of its kind. Certain competitors already offer smiley face mask emojis to their users.

The mask-wearing emoji used to represent being sick, what some might consider a neutral-to-sad feeling. In the next release of Apple’s iOS, this emoji will be getting a mood change, so to speak.

Apple is giving its mask-wearing emoji an update: The keyboard character donning a medical face mask will be smiling under the face covering rather than frowning, according to the Emojipedia blog.

Gif: Emojipedia That’s because it is, according to an Emojipedia analysis. It is actually one of the emojis we already have at our disposal, the “Smiling Face” emoji. Apple just put a mask ...

Samsung has beaten Apple to the punch, updating its mask emoji in March to have more cheerful looking eyes. Apple iOS 14.2 is currently in beta, and the company is yet to announce a release date.

Apple released 117 new emojis on July 17’s World Emoji Day. Among the new offerings are a green bell pepper (the worst kind), a smiling face with a tear (apt for the current moment), a roller skate ...

Apple had no comment on the updated design of its face mask emoji, but this new smiling version is not the first of its kind. Certain competitors already offer smiley face mask emojis to their users.