[BlindTlk] QUESTION about Emojis when Interacting with Sighted People

[Jude DaShiell]

I avoid emojis entirely.  Rarely I may use a smiley and my reason for
using a smiley rather than an emojis is that descriptions of smileys are
better documented than emojis since those have been around for far longer.
Also depending on equipment used emojis may not even be readable on my end
of any communication.  So what I can't read and understand I won't use.


On Thu, 9 Dec 2021, Humberto Avila via BlindTlk wrote:

> Hello Everybody.
>
> I hope you are doing well and in good spirits for the season.
>
> I am just wondering if there is some sort of protocol, document or some layperson's curtesy rules for which digital emoji is used where and how? Sometimes, when I interact with sighted folks online or through text messages, they use some emojis interchangably or some emojis I don't have a clear picture, as a congenitally blind person, how to use or what the heck they mean even though VoiceOver, NVDA or other AT may describe them neatly and flawlessly. What does it mean when someone uses the rolling eyes emoji, for instance?
>
> Perhaps something that fully describes what each emoji or set of emojis were meant to convey might be helpful. Googling isn't helping me achieve this goal. :)
>
> Thanks for any assistance you may provide in advance and hopefully what I am asking makes sense.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Humberto
>
>
> ?Be kind; for everyone you meet is fighting a really hard battle.? ? ?????
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