# ಠ\_ಠ **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 5, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623 "2011-03-05T22:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/1 "2011-03-05T22:35:07Z")
just testing the reddit eyes. probably won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/2 "2011-03-05T22:44:30Z")
It works on my Firefox (Windows XP). ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/3 "2011-03-05T22:44:53Z")
Whoa. What is that? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/4 "2011-03-05T22:45:31Z")
The thread title underlining ruins the effect. IvoryTowerDenizen - It’s a unicode ascii emoticon popularized by/on a website called [reddit.com](http://reddit.com) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/5 "2011-03-05T22:51:39Z")
I think it makes him look like he’s looking up over a table or something. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/6 "2011-03-05T23:03:33Z")
It’s called ‘look of disapproval’. The diacritical marking(?) kind of looks like furrowed brows. ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/7 "2011-03-06T00:56:25Z")
Jesus! I see this thread and think “why the fuck is my Dad posting on the dope?” ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/8 "2011-03-06T01:09:33Z")
Too bad the underline isn’t on top. That would make a perfect pair of glasses. OK, semiperfect. Flip the first smilie for perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/9 "2011-03-06T01:33:00Z")
All I see is two squares with an underscore in between. Using Safari. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/10 "2011-03-06T02:11:05Z")
That’s what I saw in firefox on my Mac. Using tapatalk on my phone, I saw the eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/11 "2011-03-06T02:26:01Z")
I’m on a Mac, using Firefox. I see squares with an underscore (no eyes) but the reason I clicked on it is those squares are identical to the characters I see in 90% of the spam I get. I was wondering what they are? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/12 "2011-03-06T03:14:11Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > just testing the reddit eyes. probably won’t work. Why do they not show up when I quote the post? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/13 "2011-03-06T04:05:25Z")
> [@Hanna](#): > > I’m on a Mac, using Firefox. I see squares with an underscore (no eyes) but the reason I clicked on it is those squares are identical to the characters I see in 90% of the spam I get. I was wondering what they are? Squares are what usually shows up when the character that’s supposed to be there isn’t supported by the computer/font/encoding being used. You might also see a ? or a blank space, or a square with something in it, or other gibberish characters. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/14 "2011-03-06T18:04:03Z")
For those that don’t see the eyes… [![](https://i.imgur.com/pIOeI.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/pIOeI.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/tY7gF.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/tY7gF.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/15 "2011-03-06T18:31:03Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Why do they not show up when I quote the post? Because they are in the title. If you want them, just use copy and paste. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/16 "2011-03-06T21:38:26Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > The thread title underlining ruins the effect. Actually, I think the underline adds to it, makes it look sterner or something. So what alphabet are the eyes taken from? I’m gathering, by some Dopers’ feedback, that it’s a not standard one, but since I’ve installed a lot of different alphabets on my system for the purpose of anthem research, there’s little that doesn’t appear here, I can easily see them. (My guess is Arabic). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/17 "2011-03-06T21:45:50Z")
Not working in Safari. Not working in Firefox. Not working in Opera. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/18 "2011-03-06T21:59:25Z")
> [@dhkendall](#): > > So what alphabet are the eyes taken from? [Kannada](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada_script), which is an Indian script. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/19 "2011-03-06T22:00:46Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Not working in Safari. > > Not working in Firefox. > > Not working in Opera. It’s likely to be a font problem, not a browser problem. I’m using Firefox and they display fine for me. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623/20 "2011-03-06T22:53:51Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > [Kannada](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada_script), which is an Indian script. I think they prefer the term “First Nations” in Kannada. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/573623.md?page=2)