Emoticon Suggestions, Thoughts, and Feedback

[Splashee 28,563]

I actually would just like to have a shocked emoji like this one:

This one is from the reaction. I feel like this one doesn't do a good job (it is too happy and lovey):
And this one is too unfocused (like going crazy):
And this one doesn't have any power to it (too neutral):
And this one is too disgusted:

 

There is simply no way to be "shocked" over a quote. And the shocked reaction changes from time to time, making it difficult to rely on. I just want a simple, easy to understand "shocked" emoji.

:O

:0

None of these even exist, just trying.

[DubWolf 17,250]

Objectively there is no scrunch emote .

[Tacodidra 61,083]

I don't remember seeing an Ocellus emoticon before. As I was a bit bored, why not...

It's not perfect, but it's my first attempt at creating one (and yeah, it's quite obvious that I like this expression).

 

[NavelColt 22,879]

Forum Log MMXXII. It's been two-hundred and sixty days since Operation: Future Time Horses went into effect. As I scower these familiar trotting grounds, I can only look up into the sky and ask the universe one question. It's the question I've had ever since we'd entered this strange new age...

Where are the G5 emotes, Commander @Jeric? 

[Sparklefan1234 169,846]

14 minutes ago, NavelColt said:

Where are the G5 emotes, Commander @Jeric? 

 

 We had a suggestion topic but the emotes didn't look great when they were edited. 

 

 

[NavelColt 22,879]

4 minutes ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

 We had a suggestion topic but the emotes didn't look great when they were edited. 

 

 

I suspect TYT will translate far better, being 2D animated similar to G4.  I believe @Lord Valtasaractually acknowledged this in a Discord group chat at some point. 

Some may not like TYT but if the choice is TYT or no G5 emotes, our path is clear. 

[Sparklefan1234 169,846]

Moments ago, NavelColt said:

Some may not like TYT but if the choice is TYT or no G5 emotes, our path is clear. 

 

I've been pro TYT since the beginning! I would happily accept pony emotes in that style. Like, these two that I made but made the right way.

 

[NavelColt 22,879]

Starter pack. Lots of variation of expressions and characters. 

[Denim&Venöm 18,739]

This. 

Make it happen. 

[Sparklefan1234 169,846]

54 minutes ago, Denim&Venöm said:

This. 

Make it happen. 

 

I noticed we're very limited when it comes to Equestria Girls emotes so I'd like to suggest these to be emotes, too.

 

   

[Denim&Venöm 18,739]

19 minutes ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

I noticed we're very limited when it comes to Equestria Girls emotes so I'd like to suggest these to be emotes, too.

 

   

I follow ya bruh.

[Sparklefan1234 169,846]

1 hour ago, Denim&Venöm said:

I follow ya bruh.

 

 

This first one is in the "maybe" pile:

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Edited June 13, 2022 by Sparklefan1234

[Toastypk 923]

@NavelColt Lemme add to that a little

[Sparklefan1234 169,846]

"I REALLY like her mane!", "heart eyes" Sweetie Belle? 

 

[Starset Twinkle 498]

Just a quick question, is there a list of all the emoticons somewhere? I'd like to look through them if possible 

[Sparklefan1234 169,846]

4 hours ago, Starset Twinkle said:

Just a quick question, is there a list of all the emoticons somewhere? I'd like to look through them if possible 

 

It's at the top of the reply box next to the eye icon. 

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Tired Sunny Starscout. 

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/g5mlp/images/e/e2/TYT_E3_(147).png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20220406200919

Edited August 8, 2022 by Sparklefan1234

[Balt 109]

Kangaroo Twilight? is cute

 

Edited August 8, 2022 by Balt

[Starset Twinkle 498]

1 hour ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

It's at the top of the reply box next to the eye icon. 

Okay, thanks a lot! 

[Megas 27,569]

Still waiting on this one

[outlaw_f0x 151]

would love some halloween-y emoticons! like flutterbat or twilight in her star swirl the bearded costume!

[Splashee 28,563]

Who decided that every emoji need to be bold?

So many suggestions here require so much more to "work".

 

Also, G5 ponies bold just don't work at all.

[Jeric 46,850]

On 2022-10-08 at 2:42 PM, Splashee said:

Who decided that every emoji need to be bold?

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘bold’. Can you clarify that for me? 

[Splashee 28,563]

2 minutes ago, Jeric said:

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘bold’. Can you clarify that for me? 

<- They don't have any hair

[Jeric 46,850]

2 minutes ago, Splashee said:

<- They don't have any hair

Oh bald! 
 

It was a decision made when the forum started over 11 years ago using the stock emoji as a template, and it’s one that was kept over the years to preserve a cohesive look across the design. I use the reactions to show a more complete image. I’ll be constantly rotating reactions from here on themed for events. 

I’m not going to change emoji already in place because that opens up a change for emoji breaking, and some staff in the past did that which is why you occasionally see

:emoji: 

More importantly to me is that many of the past emoji have an emotional connection to them from users who had ‘won’ them, or had a staff member create them for a user as a surprise. 
 

[Rikifive 24,128]

4 hours ago, Props ValRoa said:

@Jeric

I am glad that the "laugh" reaction was removed due to it's misusage in the debate pit. 

But now posting memes is sad.  

4 hours ago, Splashee said:

<- They don't have any hair

Oooh I've been also wondering what bold meant.  

Well, to add to what Jeric said, in my opinion, design-wise, these bald emojis are more expressive in such small dimensions. A perfect example are reactions, that often confuse members, because it's sometimes hard to "see" what they actually mean.

For example, take this Starlight emoji with mane:

 

In 32x32 pixels it's kinda... 

By editing out the mane and focusing on the face itself, the emojis are much clearer.

 

Or another scenario, seeing emojis like this:

It's not bad per se, but the square-y look feels a little bit... cheap perhaps? And different emojis can have such sharp edges on different sides making a set of these look a bit random and messy.

 

All emojis being bald and formatted equally create a unique, very characteristic set of emojis, that nicely work with each other. And since there are so many emojis in that particular style already in place, adding some "different" ones would ruin the effect and the very first impression would be that these are out of place, so to speak.

If you'd see these round emojis somewhere, you'd probably instantly think about MLP Forums, because that's how unique and characteristic these emojis are, and that's the nice thing worth keeping.