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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Julie Magson on October 26, 2016, 06:44:03 PM

Title: Emoticon query?
Post by: Julie Magson on October 26, 2016, 06:44:03 PM

Does anyone why this emoticon   :azn:  is called 'azn'? What does it represent?

Title: Re: Emoticon query?
Post by: Hubby on October 27, 2016, 12:17:17 AM

I had no idea but a quick internet search tells me it's shorthand for 'Asian'.

Title: Re: Emoticon query?
Post by: Julie Magson on October 27, 2016, 01:55:58 PM

Really? Well thanks for that!

Title: Re: Emoticon query?
Post by: Brian71 on October 27, 2016, 06:55:25 PM

My searches also came up similar to Hubby's,  I've likely selected it in the past because it looks similar to a normal smiley.

The animated one's on here is more less all I use.....but no Julie I didn't have a clue on that one either...lol

Title: Re: Emoticon query?
Post by: Julie Magson on October 28, 2016, 01:16:14 PM

Yes it just seems to fit the mood of a post I'm writing at the time - strange name for it though.

Title: Re: Emoticon query?
Post by: Karena on October 28, 2016, 06:36:14 PM

I think its to do with the origin rather than the specific meaning.could be Chinese or Japanese,  basically whoever created the emoticon set used an Asian font to code it their letters are different to ours so their keyboards reflect that.

Title: Re: Emoticon query?
Post by: Julie Magson on October 28, 2016, 06:48:27 PM

Ah! That makes sense- thanks Karena.