# Emoji user preferences

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [5월 19, 2014, 3:15오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763 "2014-05-19T03:15:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![pakl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pakl/32/103617_2.png) [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\
**Post date:** [5월 19, 2014, 3:15오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763/1 "2014-05-19T03:15:34Z")

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I would love if every application that uses Emoji (but discourse in particular) would follow [Slack](https://slack.com/)’s example to allow user-based preferences:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/2X/1/18a1589aab4fb963ceecc5302f524f7698836fe9.png) 

Especially the last setting ‘Convert my emoticons to emoji’ is brilliant.  
Personally I much prefer writing (and seeing) `:D` instead of 😃

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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [5월 19, 2014, 4:46오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763/2 "2014-05-19T04:46:44Z")

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I like this, but its a rather big and complex change. Except for the convert option, that would be an easy user pref.

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**Author:** ![pakl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pakl/32/103617_2.png) [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\
**Post date:** [5월 19, 2014, 5:03오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763/3 "2014-05-19T05:03:00Z")

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For me at least, the convert option is the most important one. Would be great if discourse would have this.

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**Author:** ![ampburner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ampburner/32/5103_2.png) [@ampburner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ampburner)\
**Post date:** [5월 19, 2014, 10:23오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763/4 "2014-05-19T22:23:31Z")

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On a per user preference base? Call me oldschool but I kind of like the idea that others reading the same conversation are seeing the same thing. Especially with Emoji which are meant to convey intention.

A different rendering of the same emoji can ‘feel’ very different 😃

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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [5월 19, 2014, 11:33오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763/5 "2014-05-19T23:33:15Z")

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> [@ampburner](#):
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> A different rendering of the same emoji can ‘feel’ very different

No, that is not my intention here.

Simply allow users to select that they want to disable emojis on posts they make so they don’t need to do the gymnastics required to type `:)`

Still, limited benefit imo, bigger fish worth frying.

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**Author:** ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Post date:** [12월 4, 2025, 11:14오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763/6 "2025-12-04T11:14:24Z")

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