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Why do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 11 months ago by Slow to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that?

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I thought they hated emoji not emoticons
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[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

A distinction I did not make, good point. Maybe I misunderstand, I thought emojis and emoticons were the same thing.

Or is it an "all emojis are emoticons, but all emoticons are not emojis" kinda situation?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Emoji are specifically these originally from Japan: 😃🤫👋🌐🥥

Emoticons are made from other characters, usually punctjation: :), o_O, ;_; etc

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I hate to defer to a random comment because as is well established, Einstein famously said "don't believe everything you read on the internet"... but the dictionary has to be deferred to, and it backs up your comment. I stand corrected, thanks for the info!

[–] Slow 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not good at this either. For me, any small image that can be added at the end of a text is a emoticon.

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I looked up the dictionary definition in a fit of pedantry earlier and they're right, they do refer to distinct different things. The more you know ey!

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Emoticon have been used in the west long before emoji. I remember on iPhone 4 you had to enable Japanese keyboard to even access emoji. You could send them to someone and they'd be confused how you made a little picture.