The design of an official emoji has been unveiled for the King’s coronation next month.

The colourful cartoon motif depicts the 17th century jewelled solid gold St Edward’s Crown with purple velvet cap, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

The King will be crowned on Saturday 6 May at Westminster Abbey. The St Edward’s Crown has historically been used at the moment of the coronation itself.

An emoji has never been created for a British coronation before.

The last crowning of a British monarch – Queen Elizabeth II – took place 70 years ago, before the invention of social media, mobile phones and even the internet.

The Palace said the image marking the coronation weekend will appear on Twitter from Easter Monday, 10 April.

Official hashtags for social media have also been confirmed for the event. They include #Coronation, #CoronationConcert, #CoronationWeekend and #CoronationBigLunch.

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The royal family’s Platinum Jubilee emoji was a crown-wearing corgi called PJ.

The cartoon image of the cheerful dog – the late Queen’s favourite breed – appeared on the monarchy’s official Twitter account before the jubilee in June 2022, with the message: “Meet PJ the corgi, our Jubilee emoji!”

Sporting a crown of purple and platinum – the colours of the Jubilee – PJ, with his tongue sticking out, appeared automatically on Twitter when users included Jubilee hashtags.

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