Since the release of The Mandalorian last month, it’s safe to say Baby Yoda has won over the hearts of, well, the whole world, and one fan has taken their love to the next level.
Die-hard fan Travis Bramble has taken to the internet to set up a petition to make Baby Yoda an official emoji. The petition, launched on Change.org, has gathered 2,715 signatures (at the time of writing) in five days, with Travis hoping to reach 5,000.
I think Baby Yoda should be an emoji. He stole our hearts and now I want him to steal our keyboard space. Your friend shares a pic of her new born baby? Respond with a cute little Baby Yoda emoji to show that you think her little rascal is cute beyond words. You’re sick and your mom texts you “do you want some soup?” Respond back with a cute little Baby Yoda to show her that your thirst for soup is insatiable.
As of Monday afternoon, 968 people had signed the petition. Bramble is hoping for 1,000 signatures.
The Unicode Consortium is the nonprofit group that oversees character encoding schemes, including emoji. There is a formal process, detailed on its site, that explains how to submit an emoji for consideration. Petitions are not part of the process, but that didn’t seem to matter to fans of the little green guy.
“Baby Yoda must be protected and shared at all costs,” wrote Katie Walters on the petition.
