Slow ( Slow@lemmy.today ) to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoWhy do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?message-squaremessage-square114linkfedilinkarrow-up1108file-text
arrow-up1108message-squareWhy do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?Slow ( Slow@lemmy.today ) to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square114linkfedilinkfile-text
Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that? ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
minus-squarenot_amm ( not_amm@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 years agoI don’t like to have to press a button, then search for an emoji. Emoticons are faster to write, I mostly use the :), :/, etc. I changed that in Mastodon, for example. Someone told me that screen readers have trouble reading emoticons, so I mostly use stickers or emojis there.
minus-squarethanks_shakey_snake ( thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 years agoThat’s very thoughtful of you colon right parenthesis
I don’t like to have to press a button, then search for an emoji. Emoticons are faster to write, I mostly use the
:),:/, etc.I changed that in Mastodon, for example. Someone told me that screen readers have trouble reading emoticons, so I mostly use stickers or emojis there.
That’s very thoughtful of you colon right parenthesis
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