The saltire emoji will finally be available on Apple products.

As part of the next software update, users will have access to a whole host of new images, including zombies, dinosaurs and an elf.

The new designs were recently approved by the Unicode Consortium, the independent body that controls standards for the the images.

It is in charge of analysing and approving submitted designs of an emoji for use by all the major technology companies, including Apple, Google, Microsoft and Twitter.

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The saltire, along with the other new images such as a breastfeeding woman and some broccoli, are to be made available as part of Apple’s new iOS update 11.1.

Android users can expect to see them appear on devices towards the end of the year.