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Why do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons? (lemmy.today)

submitted 11 months ago by Slow@lemmy.today to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that?

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[–] Slow@lemmy.today 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not good at this either. For me, any small image that can be added at the end of a text is a emoticon.

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I looked up the dictionary definition in a fit of pedantry earlier and they're right, they do refer to distinct different things. The more you know ey!

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Emoticon have been used in the west long before emoji. I remember on iPhone 4 you had to enable Japanese keyboard to even access emoji. You could send them to someone and they'd be confused how you made a little picture.