Server admins!

If you're creating custom emoji, remember to fill in the section marked "Shortcode" with a short text description of the emoji. Blind people's screen reader software will be able to read the shortcode aloud so that they can hear what the emoji is.

If the emoji's shortcode includes multiple words, split them up with underscores or CamelCase, so that screen readers will be able to read each word correctly.

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U.S. Elaine

@feditips I often see the descriptive text instead of the emojis used by Styx, so I assume the custom made ones can only be seen on their instance of origin. Is that correct?

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.&Daniel Tietze;
@feditips
Question: why the Systems modifies CamelCases in Hashtags to small Caps? Especially for Languages with ragular CamelCaps this Behavior sucks. Thanx for fixing.
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Gytis Repečka

@feditips Are underscores preferred over camel case to separate words for screen readers or there is no difference?

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MaryPot

@feditips

Having touche-typed since I was 17 (a "couple" of years ago), I actually prefer using the shortcode instead of stopping to click on the emoji and find the icon.

this is :slight + Enter
🙂

This is :heart + Enter
❤️

Much faster!

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