I find that a colourful emoji like [hmm, HN can't display an emoji] feels very different from a text emoticon or tag. It's such an illusion, too - the sender d

I find that a colourful emoji like [hmm, HN can't display an emoji] feels very different from a text emoticon or tag. It's such an illusion, too - the sender doesn't even see the same emoji character as I do because of different fonts and devices. Some emojis look sad or angry on some devices, and smiling on others. There's plenty of room for misinterpretation. But it adds feeling anyway!