# Auto-replace emoji like ☺ with Discourse codes

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-replace-emoji-like-with-discourse-codes/26155>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [9 Marzo, 2015 21:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-replace-emoji-like-with-discourse-codes/26155 "2015-03-09T21:23:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Post date:** [10 Marzo, 2015 00:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-replace-emoji-like-with-discourse-codes/26155/8 "2015-03-10T00:46:33Z")

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> [@RaceProUK](#):
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> On desktop, people will normally use the Discourse emoji code auto-complete instead of Unicode emoji; it’s only really those on mobile (which has no preview pane IIRC) that will be using Unicode emoji.

Any particular benefit for this? Using Discourse™ and other programs under Linux© I usually ❤ typing emoji at least ¾ of the time inline using Compose - can make most of the really common ones even ← arrows →.

That’s right - I’m the ♔ of edge user cases. 😜

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