WordPress Emoticons: How To Make Them

These are for WordPress.com.
Just in case you don’t follow the WordPress blog. . .here is the announcement about the new emoticons.
Bookmark the page until you learn the secret code recipe for your favorites ~
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http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/new-emoticons/

Blogging and Emoticons

Emoticons are such a charming shorthand for feelings.
They add whimsy and make us laugh. Bloggers are always searching for ways to make our writing say more. And you know the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. These little guys and gals and animals and plants and flags, . . . might not say a thousand words, but they say a lot. Just think of how often you use them!🙂

***A 2025 Update to this post.
Today we have so many emoji’s available that this old post is totally irrelevant, except it underscores how fast things appear, become widely adapted and we all forget that we haven’t always had them. 😉
My favorite was the burrito. 🌯😂

Your Dream Emoticons

What kind of emoji do you wish existed that doesn’t? Every once in a while I’ll search for an emoji and get the No Results response. I’m gonna start a list and then investigate who makes emojis and send them my list. Email me through the website Contact page if you have any suggestions.📧👍