A Subjective Emoji Guide

If you’ve interacted with me online in any way, you may have noticed that I use Emojis. A LOT of Emojis! I get that some people may find that annoying, but to me it feels necessary to relay the tone I’m writing in, especially if you can’t see my facial expression. I’m an eternal joker. One of my main goals in life is to make people around me feel safe, welcome and at home. And I try my best by joking around. In real life, you’ll see and hear that I’m laughing at my own jokes. I don’t care if I’m the only one laughing.1 I just can’t keep a straight face. It also helps, if you already know me, because my main way of making jokes is saying something outrageous that goes against anything I stand for. … Yes, that’s just the irony / sarcasm spectrum. I understand that I didn’t invent anything new. That’s at least why I started using Emojis. But I’ve since moved on to just append an Emoji to almost anything I say online. And here’s a guide / long-winded apology / explainer for the ones I use…

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