Text Emoticon Generator

Productivity

text emoticon generator

SHOW HN2016

94points
26comments
#403of 2,264 in 2016
Top 18%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

6 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.

Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Fun and delightful, with a randomize button

    From 3 comments
    • The Randomize button is simply delightful.
      SerLava on HN
    • Indeed! It generated ᖗᗒᎲᗕᖘ, which I think is one of the best bears I've ever seen!
      bjz_ on HN
    • I like. Now I can add this grumpy dude to my login: (෴)凸 EDIT: Whose eyes got stripped by HN.
      shakna on HN
  • Useful for login motds and fun CLI uses

    From 2 comments
    • Looks great! I wrote a little cli version in Golang so I get a new text-emoticon when I login. It's fun! ᕕ( ͡° ᴥ ͡° )ᕗ [1]…
      prashnts on HN
    • this is really awesome. Might gonna steal that for my SSH motds. Kudos!
      herbst on HN

Objections

  • Domain name ascii.li is inaccurate since the site mostly generates Unicode

    From 2 comments
    • Nice work, but inaccurate domain name.
      commenting on HN
    • Note the footer: > © 2015 ASCII.li - Yes i realize most of the site is about Unicode °٢° I had the domain before i got the idea, i know how wrong it actually is Edit:// It also…
      herbst on HN
  • Does not render on some Android devices (Samsung Galaxy S5 Chrome)

    From 2 comments

Alternatives named

  • textsmili.es

    From 1 comment
    • Reminds me of a more advanced version of http://textsmili.es
      timecube on HN
  • emojistime.com

    From 1 comment
    • I also created a similar site: http://emojistime.com Soon, I'll be releasing an open source library that detects unsupported emojis in browsers.
      kilroy123 on HN

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