Twitter Launches Crescent Emojis and Custom Periscope Heart for Ramadan

The holy month of Ramadan is a great time for 1.6 billion Muslims everywhere to use Twitter. From getting real-time updates on Ramadan activities in their neighbourhoods; to connecting with people around the world who share the Islamic faith; to sharing their well-wishes and special moments during the blessed month, Muslims flock to Twitter every day during the month of fasting.

In 2015, 8.4 billion impressions of Tweets about Ramadan appeared on Twitter and were syndicated across the web. Ramadan is not only a religious time to be closer with god, but also moments to share and interact with others, especially break fasting and iftar. In addition, food, travel and shopping are among the most discussed topics during the holy month on Twitter.

To help people around the world celebrate the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Twitter is launching several initiatives to make Twitter more fun and useful every day during Ramadan.

Available globally, we’ve got a Twitter emoji for Ramadan again, but now we’re extending this fun form of self-expression to Periscope, too.

On Twitter, use any of the hashtags below in your Tweets and you’ll see a crescent moon appear next to these terms, from today to the end of the holy month.

رمضان#
رمضان_كريم#
رمضان_مبارك#
#Ramadan

On Periscope, add any of the hashtags below to your broadcast title, then when people tap the screen to give love for your broadcast, the hearts will also have a crescent moon.

#رمضان
#رمضان_كريم
#رمضان_مبارك
#Ramadan
#RamadanMubarak
#RamadanKareem

Twitter is partnering with Al Arabiya to provide people with a service to get Iftar and Imsak times. Simply Tweet to @Alarabiya_Live with #امساكية and #cityname hashtags and you’ll receive a reply Tweet with the timings for that day.

In addition, many broadcasters across the Middle East will be sharing their content from their Ramadan series on Twitter, including show timings, TV star Q&As and show recaps. Follow these accounts to enjoy using Twitter as your social soundtrack to your favourite TV and radio channels, with more being added every day:

Finally, look out for exclusive Ramadan content using Twitter video, from Q&As with celebrities to reviews and daily recaps with leading content publishers. Follow these accounts to see fun, interesting videos about Ramadan in your Twitter timeline:

Ramadan is a special month filled with celebrations among friends and family members, and we look forward to seeing how people will come together and share these special moments on Twitter under as range of different hashtags. Follow and Tweet with these hashtags to join the conversation.

Spiritual/ religious

رمضانيات#

روحانيات#

غرد_عن_صيامك#

غرد_عن_صلاتك#

صياما_مقبولا#

Food

وصفة_رمضان#

غرد_عن_سحورك#

Cultural

رمضان_زمان#

#صلة_الرحم