image2emoji

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image to emoji converter

SHOW HN2015

3points
5comments
#2,496of 2,565 in 2015
Top 98%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

Execution: 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 cool idea

    From 2 comments
    • Nice work. Can we know what algo or mapping logic you using to do this?
      techaddict009 on HN
    • hahaha :) cool stuff! Feedback: smaller emojis would be a bit better. Would it make sense to add 'download' jpg after conversion? Nice job!
      iwonagr on HN

Objections

  • Emojis render as images, so they can't be copied and pasted

    From 2 comments
    • Fun, but you should really make it render with real emojis so people can copy/paste the results.
      bramgg on HN
    • I tried copying the emojis and sending via iMessage. Didn't work :( didn't work on FB either. How do you use it?
      iwonagr on HN
  • Emojis are too large; smaller would be better

    From 1 comment
    • hahaha :) cool stuff! Feedback: smaller emojis would be a bit better. Would it make sense to add 'download' jpg after conversion? Nice job!
      iwonagr on HN
  • Results didn't paste into iMessage or Facebook

    From 1 comment
    • I tried copying the emojis and sending via iMessage. Didn't work :( didn't work on FB either. How do you use it?
      iwonagr on HN

Requests

  • Add a JPG download after conversion

    From 1 comment
    • hahaha :) cool stuff! Feedback: smaller emojis would be a bit better. Would it make sense to add 'download' jpg after conversion? Nice job!
      iwonagr on HN
  • Render with real emoji characters so results can be copied

    From 1 comment
    • Fun, but you should really make it render with real emojis so people can copy/paste the results.
      bramgg on HN

Questions

  • What algorithm maps colors to emojis?

    From 1 comment
  • How is the output meant to be used?

    From 1 comment
    • I tried copying the emojis and sending via iMessage. Didn't work :( didn't work on FB either. How do you use it?
      iwonagr on HN

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