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 HNIndeed! It generated ᖗᗒᎲᗕᖘ, which I think is one of the best bears I've ever seen!
bjz_ on HNI 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 HNthis 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 HNNote 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
Cute. But strangely, my Android refuses to render most of these. "No Tofu," they said...
qwertyuiop924 on HNIt's a samsung Galaxy S5 running Chrome, if it helps.
qwertyuiop924 on HN
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