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Posted: 2015-11-04T10:01:15Z | Updated: 2015-11-07T00:34:05Z

If you are a curly-haired girl , then you know what a struggle it is to use an emoji while texting friends or leaving a comment on Instagram. Those "straight-haired" emoticons are cute, but sadly they reinforce dominant beauty standards.

"One in three women in the United States have curly or wavy hair, yet there are zero images of these women today in the increasingly common language of emojis," said Rob Candelino , the vice president of haircare at Unilever, in a press release. "That felt wrong to us, so we are fixing it and hope by doing so, we will continue inspiring all women to love their curls."

The solution: Dove's "Love Your Curls" emoji keyboard, which is complete with 27 curly hair designs that represent various skin tones and hair colors. From blonde and brunette wavy-haired characters to rosy-cheeked babies with Afros and redheads braving rain showers under an umbrella, there's a curly-haired emoji for every girl and woman.