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Do the people telling me they won’t stop using emojis as bullet points want a cookie or something?
Congrats, your content is cute, but it also isn’t ideal for anyone using a screen reader. Emojis should go at the end of posts and tweets. Like at the end end.
Congrats, your content is cute, but it also isn’t ideal for anyone using a screen reader. Emojis should go at the end of posts and tweets. Like at the end end.
Maybe you’re just new here, in which case I’m sorry for being snappy, but every emoji has a unique description assigned to it. Even the icons with custom skin tones get an extra descriptor added.
Screen readers will read that description aloud when they come across emojis.
Screen readers will read that description aloud when they come across emojis.
So if you’re throwing emoji anywhere but at the end of your content, you could be making your message confusing.
Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, like if I say I’d love a slice of
right now, that should translate correctly, but you have to be strategic.
Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, like if I say I’d love a slice of
right now, that should translate correctly, but you have to be strategic.
So anyway, please ignore my general crankiness this morning and just get familiar with the site @Emojipedia.
This is a fantastic resource for social marketers because it gives you every description of known emoji across devices and platforms.
This is a fantastic resource for social marketers because it gives you every description of known emoji across devices and platforms.
Oh yeah, that’s the other thing, emojis don’t always have one universal description assigned to them. They’ll sometimes vary based on the platform or device they’re viewed on.
Like this emoji has four known descriptions:
Like this emoji has four known descriptions:
