Twitter debuts new Toronto Raptors #WeTheNorth emoji

Twitter Sports Canada and the Toronto Raptors have rolled out a new #WeTheNorth emoji for the 2016-2017 season. The new emoji features the famous red raptor barring his teeth in profile.

To add it to a tweet, users simply have to hashtag #WeTheNorth.

https://twitter.com/TwitterSportsCA/status/790593637092560896

Toronto isn’t alone in getting a hashtag emoji — in fact, all 30 teams in the NBA were assigned them.

The @NBA and @Twitter release new emojis for all 30 teams. @TwitterSports#DefendTheLand #DubNation #GoSpursGo #WeTheNorth #GrindCity pic.twitter.com/T0dYs0Ne9w

— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 24, 2016

Last season in February 2016, NBA All-Stars and Toronto players DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry got their own hashtag emojis alongside other notable players such as Chris Bosh, Steph Curry and LeBron James.

Related: Twitter unveils emojis for every player participating in the NBA All-Star Game

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