IMHO This: :-) is an emoji.
These new-fangled things on our phones are tiny pictures.
As pictures they communicate differently than ascii characters because they are a different medium.
yeah it really bugs me when ascii faces like :-) are auto converted into a emojii/emoticon by messaging apps or text editors. but that is another conversation
IMHO This: :-) is an emoji. These new-fangled things on our phones are tiny pictures. As pictures they communicate differently than ascii characters because they are a different medium.
But that horse has left the barn...
;-)