FlirtmojiArts+CultureNewsUp your sexting game with FlirtmojiThe sex-positive cartoons probably won't turn you on, but at least it makes a change from the eggplant emojiShareLink copied ✔️November 24, 2014Arts+CultureNewsTextThomas Gorton It's 2014: everyone loves sexting and everyone loves emojis, right? So it was only a matter of time before someone made Flirtmoji, an app that allows you to send explicit sex-themed emoji to your text message beau. Forget the eggplant emoji, every shade of sexual kink is depicted here – including ones to symbolise squirting, ball gags, swinging, strap-ons and a few more we can't even decipher. Created by four artists and designers from California, Flirtmoji also contains a pleasingly diverse spread of ethnicities and body shapes. You can choose from five categories: Teen Dream, Toyland, Fetish 101, Hotel Suite, Party Time and BDSM. "My friends and I are not accurately represented in emoji, and it’s frustrating," artist Katy McCarthy told the Verge. "And particularly with sex, we felt that it was so crucial that everyone feel sexually represented. To pass our test, the drawings have to be sex-positive. Anyone has to be able to look at them and not feel offended". In Flirtmoji-speak: "I've got a hard-on for porn and pegging"Flirtmoji The designers add on their blog: "Humans have always been sexual creatures, and now we’re sexual creatures with cell phones and wi-fi connections and we’re taking advantage of it. We are sexting. We are sending pictures of our cocks and pussies and naked bodies to each other. We’re watching, and talking about, porn. Despite all this sexual activity oozing out of our lightning ports and headphone jacks, the app stores for Android and iOS do not permit sexual content." That's where Flirtmoji comes in: to widen the horizons of sexting and diversify your options beyond the fist plus splashing sweat emoji. The emojis aren't really sexual per se (unless you get turned on by cartoon hard-ons) but it does make kink seem less taboo and forbidden. The emojis have been deemed too explicit for the Apple store, so head to the Flirtmoji website to download 15 for $0.99. Want to know more about what floats our boat? Check out the results of our first ever Dazed Sex Survey here. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWhy did Satan start to possess girls on screen in the 70s?Learn the art of photo storytelling and zine making at Dazed+Labs8 essential skate videos from the 90s and beyond with Glue SkateboardsThe unashamedly queer, feminist, and intersectional play you need to seeParis artists are pissed off with this ‘gift’ from Jeff KoonsA Seat at the TableVinca Petersen: Future FantasySnarkitecture’s guide on how to collide art and architectureBanksy has unveiled a new anti-weapon artworkVincent Gallo: mad, bad, and dangerous to knowGet lost in these frank stories of love and lossPreview a new graphic novel about Frida Kahlo