The fact that Windows has a barrel of ASCII art emojis in the Windows-Period menus is kinda wild. Who’s using these?

  • (●ˇ∀ˇ●)
  • \((( ̄( ̄( ̄▽ ̄) ̄) ̄)))/
  • (❤️ ω ❤️)
  • (((φ(◎ロ◎;)φ)))
  • (⊙_◎)
  • (ʘ ͟ʖ ʘ)

Why are there so many?

Most important: who is using them? Who has thought to themself, “man I really need to say o(=•ェ•=)m to my friend”?