Do you want to see a lacrosse emoji?

A simple search of “lacrosse emoji,” “lacrossemoji” or “#Laxemoji” on Twitter suggests many do. Now, there’s an official proposal to the Unicode Consortium, the international organization that standardizes the way computer software represents text and characters such as emoji, which is the first step to making one available on all platforms.

The proposal, available here, cites the growth of the sport and gender inclusion, as well as its rich history, and is full of facts and figures of the sport’s growth and increasing popularity. There are two emoji designs — a traditional wood stick and a modern stick — included in the proposal, and they were designed by former Limestone player Mike Freudiger.

The earliest the proposed lacrosse emoji could be adopted would be for the release of Unicode 11.0, scheduled for the summer of 2018. The latest update to iOS added the new emoji included in Unicode 9.0, which was finalized this past summer. So the earliest lacrosse fans should expect to see a lacrosse emoji on your smartphone keyboard would be the final months of 2018 or the beginning of 2019.

The proposal was authored by Nicole Bohorad, Senior Manager of Social Media Enablement, Technology and Data Analytics at Under Armour; Sarah Aschenbach, Executive Director of the Tewaaraton Foundation; Steve Stenersen, President & CEO of US Lacrosse; and Freudiger, Lead Web Development manager at CACI Productions Group, owner of Megaton Lax.

Read the full report here.