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Alright let's settle this once and for all: Emojis in a sentence are placed before a period πŸ€”? Or should they be placed after?πŸ€” (lemmy.world)
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[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

If one is going to use emojis, it is contextual.

An emoji is roughly equivalent to body language, facial expressions, and/or audible cues. They should be inserted wherever the intended action would occur.

An example: man, I laughed my ass off. 🀣

Would be acceptable, but: man, I laughed my ass off🀣. would be better because the laughter is integral to the sentence.

However; man, I laughed 🀣 my ass off. would also be acceptable because it is being used to demonstrate the action.

Something like: cats make my heart happy. πŸ’“ 😊

Would need it to be outside the sentence because it reinforces the message instead of being part of the message.

Emojis can be the equivalent of hand movements in a way, so where they get placed is about where you would place a gesture.

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