Teddy Cottel, a 10-year-old boy from Peppard, Oxfordshire, England, is demanding that Apple redesign the “nerd” emoji. You know, the nerd emoji, with its thick, black glasses and buck teeth?

It’s Teddy’s teacher, Lisa, who encouraged him to run with the idea of a petition to change the Nerd Face Emoji. The petition first circulated around his school, and they are hoping to get it ...