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One problem with emojis is that they represent different graphics on different clients, which can subtly change the apparent meaning.
by jstanley 8y ago
One problem with emojis is that they represent different graphics on different clients, which can subtly change the apparent meaning.
- Wowfunhappy 8y agoYeah. The gun emoji being a water gun on Apple platforms is a prime example of this—I'm almost surprised there hasn't been a news story yet where a playful "Bring your :gun: to school tomorrow for water day" was badly misinterpreted due to platform differences.
- argos 8y agoThis reminded me of an issue with emoji in slack... then you type ":)" slack changes it to the emoji, but when you hover over it you see ":slightly_smiling_face:"... the first time I saw this I thought that the message was passive aggressive... it was later that I realize that slack does the change automatically