# Need an emoji primer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-emoji-primer/720717>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 24, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-emoji-primer/720717 "2015-05-24T13:02:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-emoji-primer/720717/21 "2015-06-01T06:15:20Z")

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> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#):
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> I said how does one, I was really hoping I could learn how to do it. 😕

Ok, well; first, get a Mac or an iPhone or iPad. Then just do what I described in that other post up there. 👍😈

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**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-emoji-primer/720717/22 "2015-06-01T13:56:29Z")

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> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#):
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> I don’t have a Mac or an iPhone, I have a Windows PC and a Verizon Android.

My Verizon phone highlights any word that has an emoji equivalent and you just have to click on it and see the options.

Personally I rarely use them unless I’m trying to annoy the recipient.

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-emoji-primer/720717/23 "2015-06-01T14:43:01Z")

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> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#):
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> I don’t have a Mac or an iPhone, I have a Windows PC and a Verizon Android.

According to the Wikipedia article on emoji, Windows 8 and higher has full support for the emoji characters that have been UI standardized. In Windows 7 some of them are supported by the Segoe UI Symbol font. Entering them is laborious however without an emoticon/emoji menu interface. There are sites like [http://classic.getemoji.com/](http://classic.getemoji.com/) that allow you to cut’n’paste, though which your OS and browser supports may vary.

👴 Get off my damn lawn!

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