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This. I didn’t think I’d like it either, but turns out it’s far easier and cleaner to convey simple thoughts with a tiny picture. Not sure how accessibility too
by sgarland 3y ago
This. I didn’t think I’d like it either, but turns out it’s far easier and cleaner to convey simple thoughts with a tiny picture. Not sure how accessibility tools like screen readers handle those, though.
- falcor84 3y agoAs a sighted person, I still find it really useful that I can hover over any emoji in slack and get its textual representation, e.g. :thumbsup:. I believe screen readers just process those.
- appplication 3y agoThe only gripe I have about this is a super implementation detail (perhaps on our instances only): the “thank you” hands emoji is :pray:. There is also a :thank: that is the same emoji, but it’s weirdly lower res.