# Emoji user preferences

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [19 Mayo, 2014 03:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763 "2014-05-19T03:15:34Z")\
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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:** [19 Mayo, 2014 03:15 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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