The Gmail emoji picker on the web just got better

Sure, emails are supposed to be professional, but there’s no rule stating that you can’t spice up an email with an emoji. You’ve been able to add emojis to your emails using Gmail for the web for a while, but you were always pretty limited. Well, according to a new report, the emoji picker for Gmail for the web will let you choose the gender and skin tone.

You’ve been able to change emojis using your phone for a long time. Using Gboard, all you have to do is hold your finger on the emoji you want to change. You’ll see a little panel pop up showing the different options that emoji have. After that, just choose the version that you want.

This only works for emojis that have different versions. This is important to know in case you’re trying to change the gender of the hamburger emoji.

The emoji picker on Gmail for the web now lets you choose gender and skin tones

When you’re using Gmail on the web, you have the ability to add emojis thanks to a dedicated emoji picker. While you’re typing, you’ll see the emoji icon in the toolbar to the right of the Send button. Clicking on it will bring up a simple board with emojis that you can choose from separated by category.

This is convenient if you need to add a simple smiley face or a thumbs up to end a business email. However, you weren’t able to change the emoji to express who you are. If you have a darker skin tone or if you’re a woman, you’re stuck with yellow male emojis.

Well, Google finally changed that. Starting Wednesday, Google will let you change the skin tone and gender of the emoji by clicking on the little downward-facing arrow right below the emoji. When you click on it, you’ll see the list of options pop up.

If you don’t see it right away, then you might just want to wait a bit. Google is still rolling this out.