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[โ€“] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Emoji are specifically these originally from Japan: ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿ‘‹๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฅฅ

Emoticons are made from other characters, usually punctjation: :), o_O, ;_; etc

[โ€“] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I hate to defer to a random comment because as is well established, Einstein famously said "don't believe everything you read on the internet"... but the dictionary has to be deferred to, and it backs up your comment. I stand corrected, thanks for the info!