The History of Emoticons

[@Vailskibum]

emoticons, and this video too, are an art form 👑

[@engi3583]

:) AGREED

[@Md5offical]

I love emoticons (^_^)

[@XxxSUNFLOWERSXxx]

I agree with this^▽^

[@phantommontalbanoinc.447]

Unlike yours

[@Bloody_Hearts]

​@@phantommontalbanoinc.447('-')

[@asdfblue]

dude the editing is damn good !! ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა

[@bjiru_]

tysm (´ω｀*)

[@starryskies0]

Ikr give this man more attention (≧∀≦)

[@Utah-Forever]

@@bjiru_||

[@Thisis_phil1234]

@@bjiru_hello! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

[@Ramej]

(⁠ノ⁠•̀⁠ ⁠o⁠ ⁠•́⁠ ⁠)⁠ノ⁠ ⁠~⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

[@six_buck_dlc]

I have a thousand of emoticons memorized. They’re more fun to type than a mere emoji, an image, in my opinion. Adds a bit of charm ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

[@AugustRx]

ƪ⁠(⁠˘⁠⌣⁠˘⁠)⁠ʃ ƪ⁠(⁠‾⁠.⁠‾⁠“⁠)⁠┐

[@melodyixz]

✩

[@cliiones]

∩^ω^∩

[@bababadibot-712]

Yeah, I agree (-°o°)-

[@chesspiece4257]

i use shortcuts because i’m lazy (i spent hours on this) ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[@jademonass2954]

the :D conveys an emotion no emoji could ever come close to its bliss and happiness, but not overbearing, childlike wonder but with understanding its beyond words what the true emotion these two little characters convey

[@kristieleeann9387]

And "D:" means SEVERE discomfort on something

[@Porple_6]

(^_^)

[@amybow]

:D

[@ClayTheFoxx]

I cannot verbally express how much I love this style of videos so ٩(˃̶͈̀௰˂̶͈́)و

[@SourAttmoz]

Arabic?

[@ClayTheFoxx]

@@SourAttmoz я русский

[@Picklecheeseawesome]

Wowie ʕ•̫͡•ʔ

[@Odisfir1186]

@@SourAttmozyes

[@malik2709]

​@@ClayTheFoxxне мой друг.. he's asking about the alphabet (ﻭ) on your emoticon, and yes it was arabic

[@Untalented_animator]

Tbh I prefer emoticons way more than emojis Edit: man there’s a lot of u guys Edit 2: I only use emojis in sarcastic situations like “😃”

[@ExtraRoundMilkJugs]

same :D

[@lilgayboy68]

fr they r js somehow way more expressive

[@xXJoeyXxcoooool]

they’re so much cuter 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@juniperjabber]

@@xXJoeyXxcoooool i love how you say that while using emojis. lol

[@Gameboy_X3]

Diddo :3

[@dafchoun7644]

i was as a little kid blown away by the animated skype emojis. When i discovered the (mooning) emoji on skype, which was kinda secret and not censored back then, i felt like i had some kind off hidden knowledge

[@Thatoneguy-sm5iv]

Uh oh

[@ferretappreciator]

You've unlocked a hidden memory of group chats filled with that emote. It was peak comedy in elementary school

[@UsedNameTag13]

Nobody’s talking about the effort put into the little animations, it adds so much to the video yet are so subtle This is the kind of editing I love to see

[@jamillejh]

(▼へ▼メ)

[@zamasoom.]

look at this [*-*] I can animate this. someone else will though.

[@bjiru_]

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[@-_a-]

(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)

[@nn_eptun8602]

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[@Kreshura-tm5rb]

༼⁠;⁠´⁠༎ຶ⁠ ⁠۝ ⁠༎ຶ⁠༽ I'm dying

[@thatonetabletperson]

( •̀ ω •́ )✧

[@bingus48]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@2miligrams]

idk why but whenever i see emoticons my brain thinks of the person who used them as a bit zesty

[@bjiru_]

enamored by this, pinned.

[@LandonEmma]

Same

[@kono12345]

tru

[@miwiki6]

I mean... it does makes sense

[@chiostxr]

Same they more cuter

[@ИванЯгин]

So happy you have included different cultures) Interesting additional fact: in cyrillic texts often brackets start to function as markers of punctuation, replacing dots and commas. So, they work as markers of punctuation that indicates mood) Interestingly, if you have too much of them)) in a texts) it means you're nervous)))) and you're trying to cover it with making text super "look how smiling and friendly I'm")))))) It's litteraly a textual version of smiling awkwardly and uncomfortably)))) and cyrillic keyboard is called yee-tsoo-Ken.

[@gxxthicflower]

that's super interesting!!

[@OficialDreamsInteractiveMedia]

:v

[@Coquitten]

@@OficialDreamsInteractiveMediathe iconic hispanic face!!!(im hispanic dw)

[@doodleplayer4014]

I find it incredibly interesting that nowadays, younger folks (including myself) tend to prefer emoticons and avoid emojis. (It varies in different demographics, of course, but in the places I am, I mostly see emoticons.) I think it's just the simplicity of the look, which makes it look more appealing, as opposed to the many colours and variations of emojis. Emoticons also allow you to be creative with them and mix and match certain aspects, which is fun.

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

also, on different devices emojis can look very different. like, is this [🧃] apple juice or orange juice or grape juice or what? its just a 'juice emoji' so the emoji designers can put whatever. on my android keyboard its apple, but when i put it in this comment it became grape, because google has its own emoji that they force on youtube but you can either make a fairly accurate guess or know exactly what a o_o or B/ looks like

[@marveler8994]

your editing deserves way more attention alone, great video

[@theanimatingqueen]

\(InI)/

[@joocXD]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@mesamane]

My lack of knowledge burdens me to call it this - but this presentation style editing is very cool. Keep it up!

[@bjiru_]

hahaha, idk what id call it either ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, thanks so much :]

[@Ornament.G]

Emoji pants, emoji cups, emoji movies, emoji... бляяяяяяяя😂

[@von8786]

This is insanely edited, I never thought I’d call a video about emoticons beautiful

[@LegendaryNFriendz]

I remember making my class stop copying people by drawing a picture of a cat with text near it saying "dont copy or the cat will be mad" on a whiteboard (it was an emoticon cat)

[@Macc985]

i love your constant use of :3 throughout the video, such a simple yet great emoticon :3

[@bjiru_]

;3

[@johnchristian7788]

:3

[@PrinceDizzy226]

:3

[@Wyref]

:3

[@VaMaHD74]

:3

[@sapphiregemi._]

I love how the emoticons and the kaomojis animate so fluidly, it tickles my brain holy shit (°A°)!!

[@waaterH20]

i prefer emoticons cause “:/“ and “:P” will never be replaced by emojis

[@PloverBones]

I agree! Also ":3"

[@waaterH20]

@@PloverBones i forgot that one

[@asa_andromeda]

😛😋🫤😕 :3 is irreplaceable though, long live :3

[@0pal1te]

​@@asa_andromedanone of those emojis can ever display the absolute emotion that :/ and :p have

[@cursedstarflight]

if you use a 🫤 on me i wont take it seriously but if you give me a :/ the disappointment in the emoticon hits so hard

[@ecivon5314]

Found your channel just now and honestly my favorite thing other than your video topics is your editing style!! Its a really small detail that makes the vid that much more enjoyable

[@AFishInPajamas]

Dude, the way this was edited feels like a massive breath of fresh air! Everything has so much character and they move so swiftly and snappily; it's like video games and that flat-colored graphic design style in one package. I've been so used to the "slowly panning images" editing style that I didn't know I needed something like this.

[@DWithDiagonalStroke]

Absolutely agreed

[@yosis-gx8yk]

I swear to god this is one of the best video essays ive seen, hipnotizing

[@bl4ck1911]

check the 'i miss themes' one, his style of editing is so good!

[@coolbeansprogam]

(o-o)👍

[@mishagaming1075]

plus the use of emoticons is super charming

[@WastelanderLucky]

Emoji were also present in Pictochat, the drawing and messaging client built into the Nintendo DS! They were the early cellphone type. I used to draw pictures with them when I was bored as a kid.

[@KodokunaSenshi]

PICTOCHAT MENTION EPIC WIN!!! im having a ds brainrot rn i am completely OBSESSEDDD.. i dont like emojis that much but the pictochat ones serve... here's a kaomoji 4 u 4 mentioning it: (のひの) (i made it mysefl)

[@WastelanderLucky]

@KodokunaSenshi That's a really cute kaomoji! Thank you for sharing it with me! >w

[@DAHLIA1_]

動画のクオリティが凄い…編集おつかれさまですm(_ _)m🍵

[@AntiAbsoluteSolver]

This rabbit just reading a newspaper. (\_/) ( ._.) />📰

[@thelastthingyoulleversee]

Combination of art

[@catnip694]

jus a cat scrolling through tiktok ≽^ .⩊.^≼ 📱 _/ \

[@justancomment4279]

(^ن^) >☕️

[@Violent-Vincet665lol]

o(>

[@jojounicorn4610]

(\_/) ( ._.) />📰 his son is also reading one

[@LeKittoKatto]

I’ve always had an adoration for Kaomojis and ASCII art. They always were so charming to me (・ω・)(・ω

[@Wulfahlicious]

Ayayayaya me too!!!!

[@JaxRetroGamer]

Japan is the country from ww2.

[@ana_s]

@@JaxRetroGamerItaly is the country from WW2

[@capybarinya]

@@JaxRetroGamer USA is the country from ww2.

[@luuunaatic]

same here!! (๐˃̶ᗜ˂̶๐)♡

[@jishthefish812]

I’ve always loved emoticons more than emojis, but I can’t really explain why ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. They just have a little more charm and simplicity to me that makes me want to use them over regular emojis a lot of the time

[@vvapourstruck]

That one is so good, it's my favorite dude, i used it as an actual signature for a good few years

[@azuazudesu]

8:26 i had a docomo flip phone before and had these animated emojis (called pictograph on my phone). so freakin cool.

[@ANGER2077]

I was NOT expecting this to be as well edited as it is, and the overall voice work and sound choice is really good! Hope this gets even more views (>w

[@soda.2003]

emojis and emoticons both have their place but give off completely seperate feelings. emoticons still have my heart and i use them daily.

[@HuxPMusic]

i'm so happy to be recommended this! kaomoji and emoticons are still my fav tbh. the editing is so good and fluid! great work!! (´ω`)

[@fernandoapikachu2427]

Idk why but learning about how a way to communicate with *emotion* has changed so much in many different ways…it’s cool:)

[@HerOwnKnife]

The editing is so clean i love it! Especially when the text moves on screen and switches between different fonts, makes it look like it actually has enertia (⁠☆⁠▽⁠☆⁠)

[@kek-kekowe]

2:35 - Russians only use brackets if there is text before it, for example "hi)" if the message consists of a single emoticon, the probability that it will be with : is much higher. The message ")" will look very strange.....

[@bjiru_]

aaah interesting, just little things like that you really cannot know unless you are actively participating in the culture, thx for sharing

[@PlatonAltei]

As a Russian, I confirm.

[@lmnk]

IDK, seen people typing like this quite a few times, usually as a quick response to something funny.

[@stresswaves01]

я иногда просто ")" использую, хз, от человека зависит

[@zwartekatten]

Yes)

[@ClodsireBcuzYes]

emoticon (especially large ones conveying actions not emotions) seem so much more expressive than emojis, typing them is also usually faster than searching for the right emoji.

[@海苔-k3d]

Oh my god, I'm glad you mentioned that Russians use ) for smiling face! It is indeed true.

[@tigerhooouse]

this video was so good, i loved it immensely ^___^ your editing is fantastic. can't wait for u to blow up dude

[@bjiru_]

thank you so much (´,,•ω•,,)♡

[@matrucious]

It has arrived! I was wondering what you were working on, and as always you do not disappoint. Still amazing to see that you keep putting so much work into creating videos that YOU want to make, and it really shows

[@bjiru_]

and thank you, for always watching these vis that I want make, It means so much

[@SiixVTuber]

God your editing is literally insane. Emoticons have always been supreme. I remember having an emoticon list that showed all sorts of basic emoticons and how to use them ( :-) :-( :-O type guys). Same with internet acronyms and shortcuts. The progression of internet language is FASCINATING. I've also always loved kaomojis. They're just so good ಡ⁠ ͜⁠ ⁠ʖ⁠ ⁠ಡ

[@Rosetintedwater]

I feel like I have ascended after watching this (ʘᴗʘ)

[@penguin.8603]

I like kaomojis rather than emojis; idk why, emojis just dont feel right for me.

[@wires22]

putting a list of emoticons inside of parentheses is absolutely despicable

[@JaxRetroGamer]

Stop using untranslated ww2 country language words.

[@-AAA-147]

@@JaxRetroGamer ?~?

[@indigoid_]

"You yourself might have used some kind of this smiley today." *shows ":3" in a discord server*

[@Fauxyde]

this was such an awesome watch, the editing flowed so well !! very good 🐱👍

[@deftones158]

🐱

[@Abze]

[@commenter621]

:3

[@Juvy_qv]

/⁠ᐠ⁠｡⁠ꞈ⁠｡⁠ᐟ⁠\

[@JUSTICE971]

😼

[@avacado4706]

WOAA That bid around 2:48 I have a friend in Russia that does that but I never understood why- it makes so much sense now!!! :00

[@stresswaves01]

I am Russian-speaking myself and never understood why we did that, his explanation makes sense ig

[@Aklos420]

The editing at 9:13 is amazing.

[@scottdmckinnon]

Born to ≧◠◡◠≦✌, forced to: "yo wasg guys" 😭😭😭😭😭

[@earth2veri]

born to "hiii :))" forced to "wsg gng"

[@ezfree.z651]

⁽ⁿᵒ ᵒⁿᵉ ᶦˢ ᵇᵉᶦⁿᵍ ᶠᵒʳᶜᵉᵈ⁾

[@Andrebrahh]

Born to “:(“ forced to “Sad af bro.”

[@earth2veri]

@@Andrebrahh forced to "dang"

[@Lionheart8453]

Hi

[@AVeryCooIName]

Wow, a high quality youtube channel with less than 100k subs? ö That's rare nowadays! I hope your channel grows Ü! It sucks that high quality videos like this rarely prosper on youtube 'ň'.

[@bjiru_]

Ive never actually seen "Ü" used as an emote like that, very cool, thank you so much Ü

[@AvitalShtap]

HAAAHAHAH i have never seen this hilarious use of umlauts but i love it, let's make it big Ü

[@blistlelo1700]

I remember I collaborated in an AI story about an obnoxious mischievous dog and the AI generated something like this: "The girl walked the dog to the forest. Girl: Who's a good girl? Dog: Arf, arf! Girl: Yes you are! Yes you are! Dog: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)"

[@AwesomeYena]

ಠ_ಠ

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

Lmfao thats awful

[@ghoulbuster1]

You know you're screwed when the AI start sending lennys.

[@SidWas_Taken]

Oh god.

[@cinemonster02]

​@@ghoulbuster1ur pfp says it all.

[@yoshiramar1992]

I guess you win my subscription with this one, good job on the videos. keep it up

[@prods5hni]

The editing on this is awesome. Creative in a really unique and cool way

[@drumman22]

Personally I still prefer to use emoticons over emojis. Kaomojis take so much more effort to use, but I love their charm. Great video :D

[@bl4ck1911]

I love th effort you put behind every frame while editing. It is greatly appreciated and it made me laugh ^^

[@loafers1014]

emojis has so much in it, that it needs it own video, like the fact that new generations uses the" 💀" and/or "😭" to show that youre laughing

[@FilthyAnimal893]

9:22 you will notice in the lower left corner of the japanese keyboard is a little emoticon face. This contained a dictionary of those very complicated japanese emoticons which used all kinds of special characters. I used to use this feature on my ipod touch in 2008, 2009 when emoji were not yet standardized across mobile devices, and many of my friends devices did not support emoji. Im not sure if it is still on the japanese keyboard on Apple devices, but i know it is not on android. (╭ರ_•́) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@thirteenly13y]

It still is included in the apple japanese keyboard, I have one (Its located at the Z if you are using some keyboard) __(┐「ε:)__

[@gamingcookiereal]

i use android and i have an emoticon keyboard

[@wysteria.]

gboard actually has an emoticon tab and even sub categories corresponding to what emotions they're supposed to portray (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)

[@zwartekatten]

ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ

[@DaniNugr4]

This looks incredible? Not only the video is super interesting but it's the most interesting editing I've seen for a long time and I'm leaving a comment in disbelief about how little views this has? HOW?? Insanely good, I'm sure you'll get your audience soon as deserved!

[@3xist]

your channel is GOING to blow up and I cannot wait to witness it. Great video.

[@moooodie_]

Im in love with this video your editing is so good😭😭❤️

[@andrewpinedo1883]

5:58 As a linguistics enthusiast, I died when he said 'glottal'. /nsrs/

[@Infa_65]

Same lol

[@Comicatt]

my god this video is fantastic educational, enjoyable, great editing, great pacing, i'm definitely subscribing

[@sul4]

this feels so rewarding and refreshing to watch with all the editing! lovely video (^_^)

[@MrLeo168]

i love the way you credit all musicians

[@Inktron]

This is actually so interesting to me, and edited so well! I wish he went more into the cultural impact but I understand this is a huge topic. Great video!

[@Ellowynforest]

The editing in this is so damn good??? Oh my god??? Personally, I like kaomojis/emoticons more because they give a more… specific feeling, I guess? Emojis just don’t have that

[@minfue]

Lots of comments about the editing, which is indeed great! But I wanted to say I really really enjoy your sense of humour! It's silly and fast-paced and fun without distracting too much from the flow of the video ^^ You've earned a subscriber in me :]

[@ukigaminghd1393]

im so glad i stumbled upon your channel, i rly fw your style of editing, the music selection, little animations, etc.... it gets me hrd

[@leothehuman_9476]

3:10 Yoo, this is the place I least expected to hear Gamera 2000 music!!

[@JakisLosowyEdytor]

Same

[@nuzzlx]

Kaomojis will always be the most superior form of emoticon

[@SomeGuilStuff]

4:48 the sliding cat is just so cute idk why i wanna know where you found it

[@bjiru_]

Here is a link the the image: bjiru.com/slide.jpg I think I might've found it on pinterest or something, and then added the little slide animation to it, but I have no idea who the original creator of it is unfortunately

[@RahidenChan]

Great vid! One huge downside of emojis is that the different operating systems (or fonts I guess?) can hugely change their meaning. Look at the different ways that Apple and Android render their animals. They can change with software updates too… I’m an Apple user, and my favourite emoji used to have smiling eyes with gritted teeth, like the top half of 😊 with the bottom half of 😬. That conveys an emotion that is no longer available to me and it makes me sad

[@sirsamiboi]

This was edited amazingly ＼(^o^)／ you're such an underrated channel, I'm glad I stumbled upon this video in my recommended

[@MustyYew]

This video is actually really good with how in depth it goes with the subject, I hope more people get to see it soon

[@hm-vw3dvd]

Good video, I always wondered how emoticons came to be __|,,/ Also, in Russia we pronounce йцукен like ytsuken or itsuken, the letter й is quite similar to the swedish j The more you know :з

[@bjiru_]

Oh interesting, I’m not gonna lie, the google translate bit is there cause I could not be certain how to actually pronounce it XD

[@BlackbeltHitoshi]

I pronounced it like "nyehkeh".

[@wallakfir90]

Loved this video! And very good editing by the way.

[@jir_UwU]

no matter how long the emoticon history is ill still consider :3 the best emoticon in existence

[@Afishyfishyfish]

X3

[@fisrtnamelastname3083]

B)

[@owl3497]

very good video to watch while eating dinner . love the editing . i am sufficiently entertained

[@floralrune]

dave strider

[@owl3497]

indeed

[@luckysweetbeats]

oh my god its dave strider

[@iron_archer]

This video is so underated it hurts. Incredible pacing, great writing, really good music amd even better visuals. Keep it up man, this is some quality content ❤

[@zanezanygld21]

I have an exam and i am so using this video as my “bachelors approved information” thank you

[@garulouie]

Better editing than I could ever do. Great video!

[@bjiru_]

YOU CAN! YOU CAN. EVERYBODY STARTS SOMEWHERE! IN TIME YOU COULD EVEN DO BETTER ! IF NOBODY ELSE REMEBER BJIRU BELEIVES IN YOU

[@neulvnlctu]

wow, the editing of this video is insane, take my like :3

[@nemuizerii]

the editing is crazy good wow thank u for another great video!!! (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ

[@CursedT04st]

emoticons are way better than emojis, they have so much more personality

[@nightraysmoon]

Okay but the joys of ascii, kaomojis, and emoticons is the wondrous rise of owo and uwu that an emoji can never recreate. Much like some; I do not like emojis unless we're talking about discord server ones. But that was sure a mouthful of information before I go to sleep :Y

[@123cornerstone321]

Dude, I am sooo happy i stumbled upon this video. KZbin did so good by recommending this to me. The production value is INCREDIBLE, the information is fairly niche while still being entertaining, good choice in music, and I LOVE the little google doc with all the references and links. Seriously top tier stuff man. I'm sure you get too many replies to notice mine but if you do you did an absolutely phenomenal job and I am so excited to check your channel out when i have more free time. p.s. I also love that you saved my favorite one for the end. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ was my senior quote lol it was the perfect cherry on top of a masterfully crafted ice cream sunday

[@bjiru_]

Thank you so so much man :3, this is one of the most sincere comments I’ve ever gotten. this vid does get many replies but I always take a look through, that is such an amazing senior quote also :3

[@Bockanator]

Your editing flows so well, really good video

[@bjiru_]

Oh. My. God. That frog, you have no idea how much I love that frog in your prof pic, he was used in windows xp as a theme for the backside of solitaire cards, I loved him so much, I got my mom to try and find a plushie of him on eBay, I love him, Thank you for bringing him back into my mind :) also Thank you so much :3

[@Valery0p5]

"smiles" were actually pretty popular in forums even before emojis and WhatsApp, those small gifs were even more original...

[@felipetwr_]

When I discovered that pressing Win + Dot open a Kaomoji Panel my life was done. btw YO THIS EDITING IS AWESOME =(O_O)=

[@SealWithoutHat]

I hate to say this but with emojis it feels like sarcasm but emoticons feel more friendly, in my opinion.

[@supper_e1823]

EXACTLY

[@kartoffelschaeler11]

This devinetly deserves to get viral

[@Abze]

MAN THIS IS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED Amazing video ,, absolutely love it,, that 10 minutes felt like no more than a couple minutes I was so captivated

[@commenter621]

Damn I didn't know the lennyface was from Ylilauta :D

[@Zubigri]

2:38 as russian i can confirm that we need translator to read it (and we use ")" as "?" in end of sentence but instead of question it is smile, and we still often use :)

[@Stars_InEyes]

This is FASCINATING to me omg I've been obsessed with these lil dudes since I was a kid!! This vid felt like a warm hug to my niche obsession ☆(≧∀≦*)ﾉ

[@Softbee13]

This was a video I didn’t think I would ever need but I really like this. Thank you for bringing me down this rabbit hole and teaching me some shit that I felt like I should’ve known!!😊

[@bjiru_]

YOUR WELCOME, I FELL DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE ONE NIGHT SO NOW IM DRAGGING AS MANY PEOPLE DOWN WITH ME AS I CAN 💯

[@Softbee13]

@@bjiru_ AS YOU SHOULD‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@jay.hwua10]

This was such a well written and informative video! I loved the editing and how all the characters in emoticons would connect! Great job ❤

[@aprilpantoja]

6:40 thought he originated from Mona Lisa of France

[@PurpleBroadcast]

7:16 "they were personalised expressive works of art" the year 2007 never changed that??? They still are

[@chair1694]

The Japanese are so creative when it comes to art, and it looks like emoticons are not an exception!

[@Engel-07]

I like mixing aspects of emoticons together >B3 Btw, great editing on the video dude.

[@chloemariebaker9754]

This is so interestinga and well made!!

[@man-o-valor]

Who else things ":)" conveys more emotion than 🙂???? Whenever there's a setting that autocorrects :), I disable it instantly. Also, your editing is beautiful, how??? Everything bounces a little and the paper cutout borders look so good.

[@bjiru_]

same, discord is the main offender of that one, too each there own but :) and 🙂 are NOT THE SAME. and thank you so much, I've got a bit of a background with animation stuff that helps a lot with motion of things n such

[@briochelover]

I think :) being better than 🙂 is because the bracket on the emoticon makes the smile look so much wider in comparison to the emoji. Like :) looks like a proper grin but 🙂 is too polite and constrained ( imo :p )

[@patch7151]

Wtf this editing is peak

[@lennyjames8457]

4:57 what a handsome man

[@huapadmedia4813]

Yeah

[@stumblebeefromonline]

I used to scour the internet for good emoticons for my AIM away message, my Xanga blog and comments and my GaiaOnline General Discussion forum post signatures. I sure am 31 years old