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Cheat sheets, typing tricks, and notes from building a tiny, private emoji extension.
August 4, 2026
Kaomoji: the expressive faces that never break
Where ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ came from, why the shrug keeps losing an arm when you paste it, and how to type kaomoji instead of copying them.
July 31, 2026
The emoji shortcode cheat sheet
The forty shortcodes worth knowing by heart, organized by what you are trying to say, plus how the naming system works so you can guess the rest.
July 29, 2026
How to type emojis on desktop without a picker (Mac, Windows, Chromebook)
Every way to insert an emoji on a desktop computer, honestly compared: the built-in OS pickers, text replacements, copy-paste sites, and shortcodes.
July 27, 2026
Every Slack emoji shortcode, usable on any website
Where Slack shortcode names come from, which ones differ on GitHub and Discord, and how to make :tada: work in X, Gmail, Facebook and any other text field.
