# Emoji test 💩

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 27, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676 "2013-07-27T16:39:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/21 "2013-07-27T18:31:40Z")

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👫  
👰  
🙇‍♂️💍  
🏃‍♂️

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/22 "2013-07-27T18:49:21Z")

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🌄 🗻 🏪 ➡ cool!

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/23 "2013-07-27T19:12:30Z")

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FYI, these posts look like a bunch of squares to me. Not that you should stop, but if you actually want to get a message across, you’re going to have a limited audience.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/24 "2013-07-27T19:15:07Z")

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🎸🎷🎶🎧

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/25 "2013-07-27T19:19:59Z")

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I was really hoping the SDMB would be someplace I wouldn’t have to deal with this stuff.

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/26 "2013-07-27T19:26:04Z")

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> [@KneadToKnow](#):
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> I was really hoping the SDMB would be someplace I wouldn’t have to deal with this stuff.

Be nice or he’ll add a .gif of the cowbell guy from SNL.

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**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/27 "2013-07-27T19:39:42Z")

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🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩  
Hmmm… didn’t know that was possible.

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**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/28 "2013-07-27T20:10:27Z")

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> [@KneadToKnow](#):
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> I was really hoping the SDMB would be someplace I wouldn’t have to deal with this stuff.

Pretty sure if the admins find the usage of emoji out of hand or spreading like the plague they can use the don’t be a jerk rule. As it stands I’ve previewed with it before and seen it was possible as I am sure others have and chose not to utilize it widely.

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/29 "2013-07-27T21:38:28Z")

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They show up on my iPad. Cool!

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/30 "2013-07-27T22:35:10Z")

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😱…

🌅

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/31 "2013-07-27T22:48:40Z")

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> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#):
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> FYI, these posts look like a bunch of squares to me. Not that you should stop, but if you actually want to get a message across, you’re going to have a limited audience.

That’s what it looked like to me at work, but at home I have the next version or two up of FF (22.0) and I can see everything just fine.

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**Author:** ![Hbns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/32 "2013-07-27T23:00:15Z")

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┳╮:beer:🎶🍻🎶🍺  
┣┻╮\*╭╮╭╮┣╮  
┃✨┃┣┛┣┛┃  
┻━╯"╰╯╰╯┻  
🎶🍻🎶🍺🎶🍻🎶

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/33 "2013-07-27T23:07:42Z")

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Clearly this calls for an emoji sub-forum.

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**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/34 "2013-07-28T00:28:38Z")

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> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> Clearly this calls for an emoji sub-forum.

In spanish.

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/35 "2013-07-28T02:18:52Z")

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🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/36 "2013-07-28T03:02:22Z")

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> [@Turek](#):
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> In spanish.

Esperanto

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/37 "2013-07-28T03:08:48Z")

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It’s really great to know that if I get tired of annoying emoji posts from tumblr, I can come here for more.

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**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/38 "2013-07-28T03:36:10Z")

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> [@Twoflower](#):
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> What exactly is this supposed to be? I can’t help but think of a steaming pile …

That’s exactly what it is. It’s happy poop!

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/39 "2013-07-28T03:46:24Z")

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> [@DataX](#):
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> If you have an iOS device - go to:
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> Settings \> General \> Keyboard \> International Keyboards \> Add New Keyboard
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> Pick emoji
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> Then you will see a globe option on your keyboard - click that and welcome to the party.
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> I think you need an iOS version that is relatively new - and maybe an iPhone 4 or better, but not sure.

Cool!

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676/40 "2013-07-28T03:52:16Z")

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Firefox on Windows 7 - I see all of them.

Emoji may be contained within unicode on your computer.

> **[Emoji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji)**
>
> An emoji (/ɪˈmoʊdʒiː/ i-MOH-jee; plural emoji or emojis) is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages. The primary function of emoji is to fill in emotional cues otherwise missing from typed conversation. Examples of emoji are 😂, 😃, 🧘🏻‍♂️, 🌍, 🌦️, 🥖, 🚗, 📱, 🎉, ❤️, ✅, and 🏁. Emoji exist in various genres, including facial expressions, common objects, places and types of weather, and animals. They are much like emoticons, except emo O...

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