Popular international newspaper has made very embarassing typo

We're only six days in but it's safe to say we've already seen the worst typo of 2017.

Esteemed newspaper The Washington Post has apologised after an "embarassing" mix-up on the cover of one of its free magazines which comes out daily.

The Washington Post Express "erroneously published" the male symbol instead of the female (right). Photo / Twitter / @WaPoExpress

The Washington Post Express led with an article about a 150,000 strong women's rights march set to take on Washington during the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 10.

The cover showed people crowded into a shape of a gender symbol with the line "The modest start of a massive march."

It was a cover that could have been a poignant tribute to to the cause - if the Express hadn't accidentally used the male gender symbol instead of a female. 

"We made a mistake on our cover this morning and we're very embarrassed," a statement from the Washington Post Express read.

"We erroneously used a male symbol instead of a female symbol."

It also released an image of how the cover should have appeared, promising the correct image would appear in tomorrow's paper.

 - NZ Herald