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There are separate symbols for sarcasm, but in "serious" writing emoji aren't considered appropriate. And sites/software likes to restrict them, like e.g. HN, w
by corty 6y ago
There are separate symbols for sarcasm, but in "serious" writing emoji aren't considered appropriate. And sites/software likes to restrict them, like e.g. HN, which is why the sarcasm above is marked by quotes instead of the appropriate emoji. Some earlier internet cultures used :>
But I fear that is understood less widely nowadays.
- codetrotter 6y agoOn Reddit people sometimes put /s at the end of a sentence to indicate sarcasm. And then there is also the irony punctuation which looks like this: ⸮ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_punctuation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_punctuation But I have never seen anyone actually ever use it. In fact I only ever heard about it so rarely that I almost miswrote and was about to say that interrobang is sometimes used for indicating sarcasm. But when I looked it up I read that interrobang is for showing surprise of course! As for your :> there was a guy that used to use it on an IRC channel that I was on. But I never understood quite what he meant by that kind of smiley. And later I looked it up and in his case I think the description I saw on Urban Dictionary fit pretty well, which said it was like a mischievous or devious smile. And I guess that also fits good for when you are sarcastic. Ever since I read that definition of :> it makes me think of this cartoon grinch smile https://meme.fandom.com/wiki/The_Grinch_Smile https://meme.fandom.com/wiki/The_Grinch_Smile