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[–] cordlesslamp -3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This is just what we use before the days of smartphones. And it's definitely not something exclusive to Japan nor invented in Japan.

[–] rogermexico@mas.to 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@cordlesslamp @partybot They sure were invented there. North American style were sideways. :) #old

[–] cordlesslamp 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

At least in southeast Asia, teenagers has been doing that since the late 90s - early 2000s (I was one of them).

AFAIK, the Japanese emoticons use a lot of Japanese characters (letters?). For example, /(=✪㉨✪=)\ or (ノ´ヮ`)ノ*: ・゚