# Emojis aren't always accurate
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835
**Category:** YoYoExpert Site Improvements
**Created:** [October 13, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835 "2018-10-13T10:23:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/1 "2018-10-13T10:23:46Z")
Some emojis get changed to slightly inaccurate/ irrelevant versions after posting.
Like this one đ
On my device, this looks like a sarcastic grin while looking off to the side (as to say âI see what you did thereâ) as seen here:
And after it is posted, it changes to a more not-amused expression with a non-smile and looking upward (as if to say âoh brotherâ)
Other emojis get changed too. Not the end of the world, but itâs a small gripe I have.
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### Author:  [@Kieran](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kieran)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/2 "2018-10-13T11:04:30Z")
Most of the common emojis have there own standardised code that lets them be translated between different devices like Android and iOS. Theyâll end up looking a bit different depending what device or website youâre using.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCKFH5erf6Y)
Only learnt about this the other day while binge watching Linus videos, lol.
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### Author:  [@AndreBoulay](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AndreBoulay)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/3 "2018-10-13T12:14:57Z")
What device are you actually using when you see them incorrectly after?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/4 "2018-10-13T12:21:29Z")
Itâs set to use the Apple emojis here. Browse the differences at
[http://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html](http://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html)
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### Author:  [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/5 "2018-10-13T12:30:39Z")
I feel that we should use actual words as often as possible because words serve us accurately and are less easily misinterpreted. Emojois are cute when tacked onto the end of a clearly articulated thought but emojois shouldnât be used in the place of words in order to save time.
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/6 "2018-10-13T12:50:10Z")
Iâm normally using my s7edge.
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/7 "2018-10-13T13:01:25Z")
Iâm tracking with you on this, but I would argue that words _are_ easily misinterpreted without proper context. Sometimes it is really difficult to articulate emotion with written words.
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### Author:  [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/8 "2018-10-13T13:08:44Z")
I guess it all depends on what the situation is. An emoji would definitely be an easier way to break up with someone but to truly give encouragement to a friend or a family words would be the way to go. If a friend texts you about how he slipped on a banana peel, a :joy: would work.
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/9 "2018-10-13T16:44:49Z")
đ â This emoji is encoded as âroll eyesâ which is what it looks like to me, and definitely should convey that âOh, brother.â connotation, IMO.
But I do agree that many emojis donât really capture their intended âmessageâ.
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/10 "2018-10-13T17:04:34Z")
Yea, but to me that face looks much different from this face that is standard on my Android device:
To me, the one in the picture looks more like a sarcastic and playful expression. But when it translates to Apple, it looks like this:
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Which looks less playful and slightly annoyed.
To me, theyâre very different expressions being conveyed.
Again, this isnât the end of the world, itâs just kind of weird.
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/11 "2018-10-13T18:08:09Z")
What I find odd is that the Android version of the âroll eyesâ emoji fails to convey the exasperated/annoyed nature of, well, rolling oneâs eyes (in response to something). The Apple emoji is how I see it on my PC as well, which sorta says to me that it is the Android OS developers who donât seem to know what rolling oneâs eyes is supposed to look like. It certainly isnât an emoji I ever thought was subject to wide interpretation.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/12 "2018-10-13T18:11:43Z")
đ ⌠đ
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/13 "2018-10-13T18:22:41Z")
Honestly, on Android, emojis arenât named. So it never occurred to me that this emoji was supposed to be an eye roll. Iâve always just seen it as a depiction of playful sarcasm.
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/14 "2018-10-13T18:24:30Z")
Ah yes, a perfectly valid point!
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### Author:  [@AndreBoulay](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AndreBoulay)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/15 "2018-10-13T18:46:47Z")
Yeah⌠I tend to find the Apple emoji are the easiest to understand and not mistake hence why I chose those as default on the forum - but it does seem some devices (android) will replace - but out of the control of the forum itself unfortunately! đ
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### Author:  [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/16 "2018-10-13T19:03:56Z")
Letâs all brush up on our vocabulary so we have the words we need to express ourselves and donât have to choose cartoons to do the job for us.
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/17 "2018-10-13T21:07:52Z")
Iâm pretty sure itâs common knowledge itâs easy to misinterpret a persons intention or meaning when reading something over text. I personally find emojis to be almost a necessity sometimes when youâre not talking in person and are unable to see the persons demeanor/facial expressions/etc đ¤ˇââď¸ Vocabularyâs not really the issue, itâs lack of the ability to use tone of voice over text
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/18 "2018-10-13T21:59:33Z")
Hmm, can you identify [in the emoji list](http://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html) which one that is?
I agree it is not `:roll_eyes:`
but which one is it?
What version of Android is your phone? Have you updated it to latest? My current theory is that your OS has an older and slightly incorrect version of the roll eyes emoji that they fixed in newer releases. This does happen!
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/19 "2018-10-13T22:23:57Z")
Itâs right there in 39
Itâs possible that my operating system is outdated, I have an S7 Edge and it rocks. I like it so much that I havenât wanted to upgrade. Maybe I could try to update my operating system and see if that fixes the problem. But I like this emoji so much! Itâs one of my favorites!
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/emojis-arent-always-accurate/293835/20 "2018-10-13T22:26:51Z")
I would strongly recommend updating your OS.
Looks like the S7 Edge should be able to go to android 8 (Oreo) per this [Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge update hub](https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-update-783942/)
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