1525: Emojic 8 Ball
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Explanation
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This is an interactive comic. You can experience it by going to http://xkcd.com/1525/ .
Emojic 8 Ball is a type of parody of Magic 8 Ball using emoji instead of words. Whereas the real Magic 8 Ball is shaken while you ask it a question and gives out an answer along the lines of YES or NO or ASK AGAIN, this comic takes written user input and once submitted gives a non-verbal answer using graphical Unicode "text" called emoji.
It is possible that this may be commentary on the inclusion of such "meaningless" symbols into Unicode. Ask a question and get a meaningless reply. Even more meaningless than the answers given by a Magic 8 Ball.
Transcript
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- Title: Emojic 8 Ball [with the 8 itself an emoji that looks like an 8-ball]
- [Form input field with placeholder text]: How will I die?
- [Submit button]: Ask
- [Image of a shiny black ball with a smaller circular window at its center.]
- [After the submit button is pressed, 1 to 3 emoji symbols appear in the window, framed inside a light blue triangle.]
List of Possible Emoji Responses
The source code for the comic contains an array of 507 possible emoji characters. When the "Ask" button is pressed, up to three characters are randomly chosen from this list.
| Emoji | Description | ' | Emoji | Description | ' | Emoji | Description |
| 🙅 | 1F645 FACE WITH NO GOOD GESTURE | 🎋 | 1F38B TANABATA TREE | 💃 | 1F483 DANCER | ||
| 🙆 | 1F646 FACE WITH OK GESTURE | 🎌 | 1F38C CROSSED FLAGS | 💄 | 1F484 LIPSTICK | ||
| 🙇 | 1F647 PERSON BOWING DEEPLY | 🎍 | 1F38D PINE DECORATION | 💅 | 1F485 NAIL POLISH | ||
| 🙋 | 1F64B HAPPY PERSON RAISING ONE HAND | 🎎 | 1F38E JAPANESE DOLLS | 💆 | 1F486 FACE MASSAGE | ||
| 🙌 | 1F64C PERSON RAISING BOTH HANDS IN CELEBRATION | 🎏 | 1F38F CARP STREAMER | 💇 | 1F487 HAIRCUT | ||
| 🙍 | 1F64D PERSON FROWNING | 🎐 | 1F390 WIND CHIME | 💈 | 1F488 BARBER POLE | ||
| 🙎 | 1F64E PERSON WITH POUTING FACE | 🎑 | 1F391 MOON VIEWING CEREMONY | 💉 | 1F489 SYRINGE | ||
| 🙏 | 1F64F PERSON WITH FOLDED HANDS | 🎒 | 1F392 SCHOOL SATCHEL | 💊 | 1F48A PILL | ||
| ✂ | 2702 BLACK SCISSORS | 🎓 | 1F393 GRADUATION CAP | 💋 | 1F48B KISS MARK | ||
| ✈ | 2708 AIRPLANE | 🎠 | 1F3A0 CAROUSEL HORSE | 💌 | 1F48C LOVE LETTER | ||
| ✉ | 2709 ENVELOPE | 🎡 | 1F3A1 FERRIS WHEEL | 💍 | 1F48D RING | ||
| ✊ | 270A RAISED FIST | 🎢 | 1F3A2 ROLLER COASTER | 💎 | 1F48E GEM STONE | ||
| ✋ | 270B RAISED HAND | 🎣 | 1F3A3 FISHING POLE AND FISH | 💏 | 1F48F KISS | ||
| ✌ | 270C VICTORY HAND | 🎤 | 1F3A4 MICROPHONE | 💐 | 1F490 BOUQUET | ||
| ✏ | 270F PENCIL | 🎥 | 1F3A5 MOVIE CAMERA | 💑 | 1F491 COUPLE WITH HEART | ||
| ❄ | 2744 SNOWFLAKE | 🎦 | 1F3A6 CINEMA | 💒 | 1F492 WEDDING | ||
| ❤ | 2764 HEAVY BLACK HEART | 🎧 | 1F3A7 HEADPHONE | 💓 | 1F493 BEATING HEART | ||
| 🚀 | 1F680 ROCKET | 🎨 | 1F3A8 ARTIST PALETTE | 💔 | 1F494 BROKEN HEART | ||
| 🚃 | 1F683 RAILWAY CAR | 🎩 | 1F3A9 TOP HAT | 💕 | 1F495 TWO HEARTS | ||
| 🚄 | 1F684 HIGH-SPEED TRAIN | 🎪 | 1F3AA CIRCUS TENT | 💖 | 1F496 SPARKLING HEART | ||
| 🚅 | 1F685 HIGH-SPEED TRAIN WITH BULLET NOSE | 🎫 | 1F3AB TICKET | 💗 | 1F497 GROWING HEART | ||
| 🚇 | 1F687 METRO | 🎬 | 1F3AC CLAPPER BOARD | 💘 | 1F498 HEART WITH ARROW | ||
| 🚉 | 1F689 STATION | 🎭 | 1F3AD PERFORMING ARTS | 💙 | 1F499 BLUE HEART | ||
| 🚌 | 1F68C BUS | 🎮 | 1F3AE VIDEO GAME | 💚 | 1F49A GREEN HEART | ||
| 🚏 | 1F68F BUS STOP | 🎯 | 1F3AF DIRECT HIT | 💛 | 1F49B YELLOW HEART | ||
| 🚑 | 1F691 AMBULANCE | 🎰 | 1F3B0 SLOT MACHINE | 💜 | 1F49C PURPLE HEART | ||
| 🚒 | 1F692 FIRE ENGINE | 🎱 | 1F3B1 BILLIARDS | 💝 | 1F49D HEART WITH RIBBON | ||
| 🚓 | 1F693 POLICE CAR | 🎲 | 1F3B2 GAME DIE | 💞 | 1F49E REVOLVING HEARTS | ||
| 🚕 | 1F695 TAXI | 🎳 | 1F3B3 BOWLING | 💟 | 1F49F HEART DECORATION | ||
| 🚗 | 1F697 AUTOMOBILE | 🎴 | 1F3B4 FLOWER PLAYING CARDS | 💠 | 1F4A0 DIAMOND SHAPE WITH A DOT INSIDE | ||
| 🚙 | 1F699 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | 🎵 | 1F3B5 MUSICAL NOTE | 💡 | 1F4A1 ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB | ||
| 🚚 | 1F69A DELIVERY TRUCK | 🎶 | 1F3B6 MULTIPLE MUSICAL NOTES | 💢 | 1F4A2 ANGER SYMBOL | ||
| 🚢 | 1F6A2 SHIP | 🎷 | 1F3B7 SAXOPHONE | 💣 | 1F4A3 BOMB | ||
| 🚤 | 1F6A4 SPEEDBOAT | 🎸 | 1F3B8 GUITAR | 💤 | 1F4A4 SLEEPING SYMBOL | ||
| 🚥 | 1F6A5 HORIZONTAL TRAFFIC LIGHT | 🎹 | 1F3B9 MUSICAL KEYBOARD | 💥 | 1F4A5 COLLISION SYMBOL | ||
| 🚧 | 1F6A7 CONSTRUCTION SIGN | 🎺 | 1F3BA TRUMPET | 💦 | 1F4A6 SPLASHING SWEAT SYMBOL | ||
| 🚨 | 1F6A8 POLICE CARS REVOLVING LIGHT | 🎻 | 1F3BB VIOLIN | 💧 | 1F4A7 DROPLET | ||
| 🚩 | 1F6A9 TRIANGULAR FLAG ON POST | 🎽 | 1F3BD RUNNING SHIRT WITH SASH | 💨 | 1F4A8 DASH SYMBOL | ||
| 🚪 | 1F6AA DOOR | 🎾 | 1F3BE TENNIS RACQUET AND BALL | 💩 | 1F4A9 PILE OF POO | ||
| 🚫 | 1F6AB NO ENTRY SIGN | 🎿 | 1F3BF SKI AND SKI BOOT | 💪 | 1F4AA FLEXED BICEPS | ||
| 🚬 | 1F6AC SMOKING SYMBOL | 🏀 | 1F3C0 BASKETBALL AND HOOP | 💫 | 1F4AB DIZZY SYMBOL | ||
| 🚲 | 1F6B2 BICYCLE | 🏁 | 1F3C1 CHEQUERED FLAG | 💬 | 1F4AC SPEECH BALLOON | ||
| 🚶 | 1F6B6 PEDESTRIAN | 🏂 | 1F3C2 SNOWBOARDER | 💮 | 1F4AE WHITE FLOWER | ||
| 🚽 | 1F6BD TOILET | 🏃 | 1F3C3 RUNNER | 💯 | 1F4AF HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL | ||
| 🛀 | 1F6C0 BATH | 🏄 | 1F3C4 SURFER | 💰 | 1F4B0 MONEY BAG | ||
| ⌚ | 231A WATCH | 🏆 | 1F3C6 TROPHY | 💲 | 1F4B2 HEAVY DOLLAR SIGN | ||
| ⌛ | 231B HOURGLASS | 🏈 | 1F3C8 AMERICAN FOOTBALL | 💳 | 1F4B3 CREDIT CARD | ||
| ⏰ | 23F0 ALARM CLOCK | 🏊 | 1F3CA SWIMMER | 💵 | 1F4B5 BANKNOTE WITH DOLLAR SIGN | ||
| ⏳ | 23F3 HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND | 🏠 | 1F3E0 HOUSE BUILDING | 💸 | 1F4B8 MONEY WITH WINGS | ||
| ☁ | 2601 CLOUD | 🏡 | 1F3E1 HOUSE WITH GARDEN | 💺 | 1F4BA SEAT | ||
| ☎ | 260E BLACK TELEPHONE | 🏢 | 1F3E2 OFFICE BUILDING | 💻 | 1F4BB PERSONAL COMPUTER | ||
| ☔ | 2614 UMBRELLA WITH RAIN DROPS | 🏣 | 1F3E3 JAPANESE POST OFFICE | 💼 | 1F4BC BRIEFCASE | ||
| ☕ | 2615 HOT BEVERAGE | 🏥 | 1F3E5 HOSPITAL | 💽 | 1F4BD MINIDISC | ||
| ♨ | 2668 HOT SPRINGS | 🏦 | 1F3E6 BANK | 💾 | 1F4BE FLOPPY DISK | ||
| ♻ | 267B BLACK UNIVERSAL RECYCLING SYMBOL | 🏧 | 1F3E7 AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE | 💿 | 1F4BF OPTICAL DISC | ||
| ♿ | 267F WHEELCHAIR SYMBOL | 🏨 | 1F3E8 HOTEL | 📀 | 1F4C0 DVD | ||
| ⚓ | 2693 ANCHOR | 🏩 | 1F3E9 LOVE HOTEL | 📃 | 1F4C3 PAGE WITH CURL | ||
| ⚡ | 26A1 HIGH VOLTAGE SIGN | 🏪 | 1F3EA CONVENIENCE STORE | 📅 | 1F4C5 CALENDAR | ||
| ⚽ | 26BD SOCCER BALL | 🏫 | 1F3EB SCHOOL | 📆 | 1F4C6 TEAR-OFF CALENDAR | ||
| ⚾ | 26BE BASEBALL | 🏬 | 1F3EC DEPARTMENT STORE | 📈 | 1F4C8 CHART WITH UPWARDS TREND | ||
| ⛄ | 26C4 SNOWMAN WITHOUT SNOW | 🏭 | 1F3ED FACTORY | 📉 | 1F4C9 CHART WITH DOWNWARDS TREND | ||
| ⛅ | 26C5 SUN BEHIND CLOUD | 🏮 | 1F3EE IZAKAYA LANTERN | 📌 | 1F4CC PUSHPIN | ||
| ⛪ | 26EA CHURCH | 🏯 | 1F3EF JAPANESE CASTLE | 📍 | 1F4CD ROUND PUSHPIN | ||
| ⛲ | 26F2 FOUNTAIN | 🏰 | 1F3F0 EUROPEAN CASTLE | 📎 | 1F4CE PAPERCLIP | ||
| ⛳ | 26F3 FLAG IN HOLE | 🐌 | 1F40C SNAIL | 📓 | 1F4D3 NOTEBOOK | ||
| ⛵ | 26F5 SAILBOAT | 🐍 | 1F40D SNAKE | 📔 | 1F4D4 NOTEBOOK WITH DECORATIVE COVER | ||
| ⛺ | 26FA TENT | 🐎 | 1F40E HORSE | 📕 | 1F4D5 CLOSED BOOK | ||
| ⭐ | 2B50 WHITE MEDIUM STAR | 🐑 | 1F411 SHEEP | 📖 | 1F4D6 OPEN BOOK | ||
| ⛽ | 26FD FUEL PUMP | 🐒 | 1F412 MONKEY | 📞 | 1F4DE TELEPHONE RECEIVER | ||
| 🃏 | 1F0CF PLAYING CARD BLACK JOKER | 🐔 | 1F414 CHICKEN | 📟 | 1F4DF PAGER | ||
| 🌀 | 1F300 CYCLONE | 🐗 | 1F417 BOAR | 📠 | 1F4E0 FAX MACHINE | ||
| 🌁 | 1F301 FOGGY | 🐘 | 1F418 ELEPHANT | 📡 | 1F4E1 SATELLITE ANTENNA | ||
| 🌂 | 1F302 CLOSED UMBRELLA | 🐙 | 1F419 OCTOPUS | 📣 | 1F4E3 CHEERING MEGAPHONE | ||
| 🌃 | 1F303 NIGHT WITH STARS | 🐚 | 1F41A SPIRAL SHELL | 📦 | 1F4E6 PACKAGE | ||
| 🌄 | 1F304 SUNRISE OVER MOUNTAINS | 🐛 | 1F41B BUG | 📧 | 1F4E7 E-MAIL SYMBOL | ||
| 🌅 | 1F305 SUNRISE | 🐜 | 1F41C ANT | 📫 | 1F4EB CLOSED MAILBOX WITH RAISED FLAG | ||
| 🌆 | 1F306 CITYSCAPE AT DUSK | 🐝 | 1F41D HONEYBEE | 📰 | 1F4F0 NEWSPAPER | ||
| 🌇 | 1F307 SUNSET OVER BUILDINGS | 🐞 | 1F41E LADY BEETLE | 📱 | 1F4F1 MOBILE PHONE | ||
| 🌈 | 1F308 RAINBOW | 🐟 | 1F41F FISH | 📷 | 1F4F7 CAMERA | ||
| 🌉 | 1F309 BRIDGE AT NIGHT | 🐠 | 1F420 TROPICAL FISH | 📹 | 1F4F9 VIDEO CAMERA | ||
| 🌊 | 1F30A WATER WAVE | 🐡 | 1F421 BLOWFISH | 📺 | 1F4FA TELEVISION | ||
| 🌋 | 1F30B VOLCANO | 🐢 | 1F422 TURTLE | 📻 | 1F4FB RADIO | ||
| 🌏 | 1F30F EARTH GLOBE ASIA-AUSTRALIA | 🐣 | 1F423 HATCHING CHICK | 📼 | 1F4FC VIDEOCASSETTE | ||
| 🌙 | 1F319 CRESCENT MOON | 🐤 | 1F424 BABY CHICK | 🔊 | 1F50A SPEAKER WITH THREE SOUND WAVES | ||
| 🌛 | 1F31B FIRST QUARTER MOON WITH FACE | 🐥 | 1F425 FRONT-FACING BABY CHICK | 🔋 | 1F50B BATTERY | ||
| 🌟 | 1F31F GLOWING STAR | 🐦 | 1F426 BIRD | 🔌 | 1F50C ELECTRIC PLUG | ||
| 🌠 | 1F320 SHOOTING STAR | 🐧 | 1F427 PENGUIN | 🔎 | 1F50E RIGHT-POINTING MAGNIFYING GLASS | ||
| 🌰 | 1F330 CHESTNUT | 🐨 | 1F428 KOALA | 🔐 | 1F510 CLOSED LOCK WITH KEY | ||
| 🌱 | 1F331 SEEDLING | 🐩 | 1F429 POODLE | 🔑 | 1F511 KEY | ||
| 🌴 | 1F334 PALM TREE | 🐫 | 1F42B BACTRIAN CAMEL | 🔒 | 1F512 LOCK | ||
| 🌵 | 1F335 CACTUS | 🐬 | 1F42C DOLPHIN | 🔓 | 1F513 OPEN LOCK | ||
| 🌷 | 1F337 TULIP | 🐭 | 1F42D MOUSE FACE | 🔔 | 1F514 BELL | ||
| 🌸 | 1F338 CHERRY BLOSSOM | 🐮 | 1F42E COW FACE | 🔜 | 1F51C SOON WITH RIGHTWARDS ARROW ABOVE | ||
| 🌹 | 1F339 ROSE | 🐯 | 1F42F TIGER FACE | 🔥 | 1F525 FIRE | ||
| 🌺 | 1F33A HIBISCUS | 🐰 | 1F430 RABBIT FACE | 🔦 | 1F526 ELECTRIC TORCH | ||
| 🌻 | 1F33B SUNFLOWER | 🐱 | 1F431 CAT FACE | 🔧 | 1F527 WRENCH | ||
| 🌼 | 1F33C BLOSSOM | 🐲 | 1F432 DRAGON FACE | 🔨 | 1F528 HAMMER | ||
| 🌽 | 1F33D EAR OF MAIZE | 🐳 | 1F433 SPOUTING WHALE | 🔩 | 1F529 NUT AND BOLT | ||
| 🌾 | 1F33E EAR OF RICE | 🐴 | 1F434 HORSE FACE | 🔪 | 1F52A HOCHO | ||
| 🌿 | 1F33F HERB | 🐵 | 1F435 MONKEY FACE | 🔫 | 1F52B PISTOL | ||
| 🍀 | 1F340 FOUR LEAF CLOVER | 🐶 | 1F436 DOG FACE | 🔮 | 1F52E CRYSTAL BALL | ||
| 🍁 | 1F341 MAPLE LEAF | 🐷 | 1F437 PIG FACE | 🗻 | 1F5FB MOUNT FUJI | ||
| 🍂 | 1F342 FALLEN LEAF | 🐸 | 1F438 FROG FACE | 🗼 | 1F5FC TOKYO TOWER | ||
| 🍃 | 1F343 LEAF FLUTTERING IN WIND | 🐹 | 1F439 HAMSTER FACE | 🗽 | 1F5FD STATUE OF LIBERTY | ||
| 🍄 | 1F344 MUSHROOM | 🐺 | 1F43A WOLF FACE | 🗾 | 1F5FE SILHOUETTE OF JAPAN | ||
| 🍅 | 1F345 TOMATO | 🐻 | 1F43B BEAR FACE | 🗿 | 1F5FF MOYAI | ||
| 🍆 | 1F346 AUBERGINE | 🐼 | 1F43C PANDA FACE | 😴 | 1F634 SLEEPING FACE | ||
| 🍇 | 1F347 GRAPES | 🐽 | 1F43D PIG NOSE | 🚁 | 1F681 HELICOPTER | ||
| 🍈 | 1F348 MELON | 🐾 | 1F43E PAW PRINTS | 🚂 | 1F682 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE | ||
| 🍉 | 1F349 WATERMELON | 👀 | 1F440 EYES | 🚆 | 1F686 TRAIN | ||
| 🍊 | 1F34A TANGERINE | 👂 | 1F442 EAR | 🚈 | 1F688 LIGHT RAIL | ||
| 🍌 | 1F34C BANANA | 👃 | 1F443 NOSE | 🚊 | 1F68A TRAM | ||
| 🍍 | 1F34D PINEAPPLE | 👄 | 1F444 MOUTH | 🚍 | 1F68D ONCOMING BUS | ||
| 🍎 | 1F34E RED APPLE | 👅 | 1F445 TONGUE | 🚎 | 1F68E TROLLEYBUS | ||
| 🍏 | 1F34F GREEN APPLE | 👆 | 1F446 WHITE UP POINTING BACKHAND INDEX | 🚐 | 1F690 MINIBUS | ||
| 🍑 | 1F351 PEACH | 👇 | 1F447 WHITE DOWN POINTING BACKHAND INDEX | 🚔 | 1F694 ONCOMING POLICE CAR | ||
| 🍒 | 1F352 CHERRIES | 👈 | 1F448 WHITE LEFT POINTING BACKHAND INDEX | 🚖 | 1F696 ONCOMING TAXI | ||
| 🍓 | 1F353 STRAWBERRY | 👉 | 1F449 WHITE RIGHT POINTING BACKHAND INDEX | 🚘 | 1F698 ONCOMING AUTOMOBILE | ||
| 🍔 | 1F354 HAMBURGER | 👊 | 1F44A FISTED HAND SIGN | 🚛 | 1F69B ARTICULATED LORRY | ||
| 🍕 | 1F355 SLICE OF PIZZA | 👋 | 1F44B WAVING HAND SIGN | 🚜 | 1F69C TRACTOR | ||
| 🍖 | 1F356 MEAT ON BONE | 👌 | 1F44C OK HAND SIGN | 🚝 | 1F69D MONORAIL | ||
| 🍗 | 1F357 POULTRY LEG | 👍 | 1F44D THUMBS UP SIGN | 🚞 | 1F69E MOUNTAIN RAILWAY | ||
| 🍘 | 1F358 RICE CRACKER | 👎 | 1F44E THUMBS DOWN SIGN | 🚟 | 1F69F SUSPENSION RAILWAY | ||
| 🍙 | 1F359 RICE BALL | 👏 | 1F44F CLAPPING HANDS SIGN | 🚠 | 1F6A0 MOUNTAIN CABLEWAY | ||
| 🍚 | 1F35A COOKED RICE | 👐 | 1F450 OPEN HANDS SIGN | 🚡 | 1F6A1 AERIAL TRAMWAY | ||
| 🍛 | 1F35B CURRY AND RICE | 👑 | 1F451 CROWN | 🚣 | 1F6A3 ROWBOAT | ||
| 🍜 | 1F35C STEAMING BOWL | 👒 | 1F452 WOMANS HAT | 🚦 | 1F6A6 VERTICAL TRAFFIC LIGHT | ||
| 🍝 | 1F35D SPAGHETTI | 👓 | 1F453 EYEGLASSES | 🚮 | 1F6AE PUT LITTER IN ITS PLACE SYMBOL | ||
| 🍞 | 1F35E BREAD | 👔 | 1F454 NECKTIE | 🚵 | 1F6B5 MOUNTAIN BICYCLIST | ||
| 🍟 | 1F35F FRENCH FRIES | 👕 | 1F455 T-SHIRT | 🚿 | 1F6BF SHOWER | ||
| 🍠 | 1F360 ROASTED SWEET POTATO | 👖 | 1F456 JEANS | 🛁 | 1F6C1 BATHTUB | ||
| 🍡 | 1F361 DANGO | 👗 | 1F457 DRESS | 🌍 | 1F30D EARTH GLOBE EUROPE-AFRICA | ||
| 🍢 | 1F362 ODEN | 👘 | 1F458 KIMONO | 🌎 | 1F30E EARTH GLOBE AMERICAS | ||
| 🍣 | 1F363 SUSHI | 👙 | 1F459 BIKINI | 🌜 | 1F31C LAST QUARTER MOON WITH FACE | ||
| 🍤 | 1F364 FRIED SHRIMP | 👚 | 1F45A WOMANS CLOTHES | 🌝 | 1F31D FULL MOON WITH FACE | ||
| 🍥 | 1F365 FISH CAKE WITH SWIRL DESIGN | 👛 | 1F45B PURSE | 🌞 | 1F31E SUN WITH FACE | ||
| 🍦 | 1F366 SOFT ICE CREAM | 👜 | 1F45C HANDBAG | 🌲 | 1F332 EVERGREEN TREE | ||
| 🍧 | 1F367 SHAVED ICE | 👝 | 1F45D POUCH | 🌳 | 1F333 DECIDUOUS TREE | ||
| 🍨 | 1F368 ICE CREAM | 👞 | 1F45E MANS SHOE | 🍋 | 1F34B LEMON | ||
| 🍩 | 1F369 DOUGHNUT | 👟 | 1F45F ATHLETIC SHOE | 🍐 | 1F350 PEAR | ||
| 🍪 | 1F36A COOKIE | 👠 | 1F460 HIGH-HEELED SHOE | 🍼 | 1F37C BABY BOTTLE | ||
| 🍫 | 1F36B CHOCOLATE BAR | 👡 | 1F461 WOMANS SANDAL | 🏇 | 1F3C7 HORSE RACING | ||
| 🍬 | 1F36C CANDY | 👢 | 1F462 WOMANS BOOTS | 🏉 | 1F3C9 RUGBY FOOTBALL | ||
| 🍭 | 1F36D LOLLIPOP | 👣 | 1F463 FOOTPRINTS | 🏤 | 1F3E4 EUROPEAN POST OFFICE | ||
| 🍮 | 1F36E CUSTARD | 👤 | 1F464 BUST IN SILHOUETTE | 🐀 | 1F400 RAT | ||
| 🍯 | 1F36F HONEY POT | 👦 | 1F466 BOY | 🐁 | 1F401 MOUSE | ||
| 🍰 | 1F370 SHORTCAKE | 👧 | 1F467 GIRL | 🐂 | 1F402 OX | ||
| 🍱 | 1F371 BENTO BOX | 👨 | 1F468 MAN | 🐃 | 1F403 WATER BUFFALO | ||
| 🍲 | 1F372 POT OF FOOD | 👩 | 1F469 WOMAN | 🐄 | 1F404 COW | ||
| 🍳 | 1F373 COOKING | 👪 | 1F46A FAMILY | 🐅 | 1F405 TIGER | ||
| 🍴 | 1F374 FORK AND KNIFE | 👫 | 1F46B MAN AND WOMAN HOLDING HANDS | 🐆 | 1F406 LEOPARD | ||
| 🍵 | 1F375 TEACUP WITHOUT HANDLE | 👮 | 1F46E POLICE OFFICER | 🐇 | 1F407 RABBIT | ||
| 🍶 | 1F376 SAKE BOTTLE AND CUP | 👯 | 1F46F WOMAN WITH BUNNY EARS | 🐈 | 1F408 CAT | ||
| 🍷 | 1F377 WINE GLASS | 👰 | 1F470 BRIDE WITH VEIL | 🐉 | 1F409 DRAGON | ||
| 🍸 | 1F378 COCKTAIL GLASS | 👱 | 1F471 PERSON WITH BLOND HAIR | 🐊 | 1F40A CROCODILE | ||
| 🍹 | 1F379 TROPICAL DRINK | 👴 | 1F474 OLDER MAN | 🐋 | 1F40B WHALE | ||
| 🍺 | 1F37A BEER MUG | 👶 | 1F476 BABY | 🐏 | 1F40F RAM | ||
| 🍻 | 1F37B CLINKING BEER MUGS | 👷 | 1F477 CONSTRUCTION WORKER | 🐐 | 1F410 GOAT | ||
| 🎀 | 1F380 RIBBON | 👸 | 1F478 PRINCESS | 🐓 | 1F413 ROOSTER | ||
| 🎁 | 1F381 WRAPPED PRESENT | 👹 | 1F479 JAPANESE OGRE | 🐕 | 1F415 DOG | ||
| 🎂 | 1F382 BIRTHDAY CAKE | 👺 | 1F47A JAPANESE GOBLIN | 🐖 | 1F416 PIG | ||
| 🎃 | 1F383 JACK-O-LANTERN | 👻 | 1F47B GHOST | 🐪 | 1F42A DROMEDARY CAMEL | ||
| 🎄 | 1F384 CHRISTMAS TREE | 👼 | 1F47C BABY ANGEL | 👬 | 1F46C TWO MEN HOLDING HANDS | ||
| 🎅 | 1F385 FATHER CHRISTMAS | 👽 | 1F47D EXTRATERRESTRIAL ALIEN | 👭 | 1F46D TWO WOMEN HOLDING HANDS | ||
| 🎆 | 1F386 FIREWORKS | 👾 | 1F47E ALIEN MONSTER | 📬 | 1F4EC OPEN MAILBOX WITH RAISED FLAG | ||
| 🎇 | 1F387 FIREWORK SPARKLER | 👿 | 1F47F IMP | 📭 | 1F4ED OPEN MAILBOX WITH LOWERED FLAG | ||
| 🎈 | 1F388 BALLOON | 💀 | 1F480 SKULL | 📯 | 1F4EF POSTAL HORN | ||
| 🎉 | 1F389 PARTY POPPER | 💁 | 1F481 INFORMATION DESK PERSON | 🔬 | 1F52C MICROSCOPE | ||
| 🎊 | 1F38A CONFETTI BALL | 💂 | 1F482 GUARDSMAN | 🔭 | 1F52D TELESCOPE | ||
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refresh comments!Discussion
I'm not sure that "This is an obvious parody" counts as an explanation of the cartoon. I looked up "Magic 8 ball" (with which I was unfamiliar). I looked up "Emoji" (with which, too, I was unfamiliar). I then turned back to the cartoon, and I still don't understand it. What's more, there is no explanation of the practically unique absence of mouseover text. BinaryDigit (talk) 05:55, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- Lack of mouseover / alt and title attributes is common in **interactive** comics. --JakubNarebski (talk) 06:23, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- Randall has published several interactive comics: 1350: Lorenz, 1110: Click and Drag, and 1416: Pixels. All of these have title text. The only other without was this year's April Fools (which was also interactive. However, this is definitely not a common feature of interactive comics. Djbrasier (talk) 13:20, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- See Category:No title text --Kynde (talk) 21:03, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- Randall has published several interactive comics: 1350: Lorenz, 1110: Click and Drag, and 1416: Pixels. All of these have title text. The only other without was this year's April Fools (which was also interactive. However, this is definitely not a common feature of interactive comics. Djbrasier (talk) 13:20, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
It seems that this comic may be poking fun at the reliance of the modern generation on emoji for communication. By trying to answer serious questions only in emoji, their inadequacy in conveying information is shown. After all, a telephone and party ball hardly answer how one will die. It's all left to the imagination. 173.245.56.179 06:01, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
There might be a horoscope component to it too, i.e. you can interpret the emoji as a meaningful answer no matter which one you get. 108.162.215.162 06:30, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- I believe you may mean to refer to tarot cards. I had a similar thought. Azule (talk) 07:16, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- Both horoscopes and tarot cards qualify; they're two ways of eliciting the same sort of Rorschach test. 173.245.52.183 11:58, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- It also bears similarities - particularly with its default question of "How will I die?" - to the fictional Machine of Death, which tells a person how they will die, often in a particularly obtuse or cryptic manner. Randall has previously submitted a short story to the collection: Machine of Death Podcast 33 Studley (talk) 07:21, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm guessing Randall is using Unicode emoji characters, i.e. from a font I don't have. I get a small rectangle with "01F40C" (two rows of three characters), which is indicative of "A character I have no font support for", in the browser I'm using (although from previous experience it isn't a browser thing, it's that I haven't deliberately installed the specialist font involved). Which rather spoils things for me, this time round, but I suppose doesn't cause problems for most people who have been persuaded to install emoji-characters to use in the place of 'mere' emoticons... 141.101.98.213 06:36, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- (reply to self), I've found a good guide, for someone like me, would be to consult the document http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F300.pdf to see what one should see. Apparently "How will I die?" is answered by a snail, and my flippant "Where do I get the Emoji font from?" is answered by a man's face. It remains to be seen whether that's 100% correct on both counts. ;) 141.101.98.213 07:58, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
Linux folks can install the ttf-ancient-fonts package to add support for the Unicode emoji characters.
- Ok, I've given in. As a non-Linux folk, I followed various signposts and went to http://users.teilar.gr/~g1951d/ and went straight for the "Symbola: 08-03-2015" download (extracted and installed the .ttfs by the age-old method). In case anyone else as out-of-date as me needs and wants to do it manually. It instantly converted my "Man's Face" code (see reply-to-self, above) into the actual man's face, on that browser tab. FYI. 141.101.98.213 08:12, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- On Fedora: sudo yum install gdouros-symbola-fonts
- On Ubuntu: apt get ttf-ancient-fonts
- On Debian: sudo apt-get install ttf-ancient-fonts
- Spongebog (talk) 04:36, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
- On Gentoo: emerge symbola
- --Quazgar (talk) 21:25, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
- ON OpenSUSE: sudo zypper install gdouros-symbola-fonts
- --Tom 141.101.92.18 11:19, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Note that, although the emojis do seem to be chosen at random (I haven't attempted to check any code), the URL is changed to encode your question and the result, so this link encodes my question and a three-emoji result. Mark Hurd (talk) 07:07, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- Is that 3-emoji result hack free? I've only gotten 1 or 2 emoji results so far. Edit: Nevermind. I clicked a bunch in a row and got a 3 emoji result. Now the question is: Can 4 be hacked in? Azule (talk) 07:19, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- I had to be horrible and hack every single emoji into the page. For the lovers of overflow! Azule (talk) 07:54, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- From the code there appears to be an 8/19 chance (42.1%) of one character, 10/19 (52.6%) of two, and 1/19 (5.2%) of three.--Laverock (talk) 07:52, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- It is just a base64 encoding of the question and answer characters as a JSON object, the part of the link given by Markhurd after the "#" is the encoding of {"q":"Is this a good question to immortalise?","a":["🍥","🐐","🍝"]}. So you can add extra characters to the answer array, but after 3 they start clipping out of the triangle. 108.162.249.158 07:32, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
In the edit history it is noted that the emoji are in color. They are in color for me, too. But I question whether this is universal (where the glyphs are supported). Anyone having a black and white experience? Azule (talk) 07:36, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
From the code, here's the list of possible characters: 🙅, 🙆, 🙇, 🙋, 🙌, 🙍, 🙎, 🙏, ✂, ✈, ✉, ✊, ✋, ✌, ✏, ❄, ❤, 🚀, 🚃, 🚄, 🚅, 🚇, 🚉, 🚌, 🚏, 🚑, 🚒, 🚓, 🚕, 🚗, 🚙, 🚚, 🚢, 🚤, 🚥, 🚧, 🚨, 🚩, 🚪, 🚫, 🚬, 🚲, 🚶, 🚽, 🛀, ⌚, ⌛, ⏰, ⏳, ☁, ☎, ☔, ☕, ♨, ♻, ♿, ⚓, ⚡, ⚽, ⚾, ⛄, ⛅, ⛪, ⛲, ⛳, ⛵, ⛺, ⭐, ⛽, 🃏, 🌀, 🌁, 🌂, 🌃, 🌄, 🌅, 🌆, 🌇, 🌈, 🌉, 🌊, 🌋, 🌏, 🌙, 🌛, 🌟, 🌠, 🌰, 🌱, 🌴, 🌵, 🌷, 🌸, 🌹, 🌺, 🌻, 🌼, 🌽, 🌾, 🌿, 🍀, 🍁, 🍂, 🍃, 🍄, 🍅, 🍆, 🍇, 🍈, 🍉, 🍊, 🍌, 🍍, 🍎, 🍏, 🍑, 🍒, 🍓, 🍔, 🍕, 🍖, 🍗, 🍘, 🍙, 🍚, 🍛, 🍜, 🍝, 🍞, 🍟, 🍠, 🍡, 🍢, 🍣, 🍤, 🍥, 🍦, 🍧, 🍨, 🍩, 🍪, 🍫, 🍬, 🍭, 🍮, 🍯, 🍰, 🍱, 🍲, 🍳, 🍴, 🍵, 🍶, 🍷, 🍸, 🍹, 🍺, 🍻, 🎀, 🎁, 🎂, 🎃, 🎄, 🎅, 🎆, 🎇, 🎈, 🎉, 🎊, 🎋, 🎌, 🎍, 🎎, 🎏, 🎐, 🎑, 🎒, 🎓, 🎠, 🎡, 🎢, 🎣, 🎤, 🎥, 🎦, 🎧, 🎨, 🎩, 🎪, 🎫, 🎬, 🎭, 🎮, 🎯, 🎰, 🎱, 🎲, 🎳, 🎴, 🎵, 🎶, 🎷, 🎸, 🎹, 🎺, 🎻, 🎽, 🎾, 🎿, 🏀, 🏁, 🏂, 🏃, 🏄, 🏆, 🏈, 🏊, 🏠, 🏡, 🏢, 🏣, 🏥, 🏦, 🏧, 🏨, 🏩, 🏪, 🏫, 🏬, 🏭, 🏮, 🏯, 🏰, 🐌, 🐍, 🐎, 🐑, 🐒, 🐔, 🐗, 🐘, 🐙, 🐚, 🐛, 🐜, 🐝, 🐞, 🐟, 🐠, 🐡, 🐢, 🐣, 🐤, 🐥, 🐦, 🐧, 🐨, 🐩, 🐫, 🐬, 🐭, 🐮, 🐯, 🐰, 🐱, 🐲, 🐳, 🐴, 🐵, 🐶, 🐷, 🐸, 🐹, 🐺, 🐻, 🐼, 🐽, 🐾, 👀, 👂, 👃, 👄, 👅, 👆, 👇, 👈, 👉, 👊, 👋, 👌, 👍, 👎, 👏, 👐, 👑, 👒, 👓, 👔, 👕, 👖, 👗, 👘, 👙, 👚, 👛, 👜, 👝, 👞, 👟, 👠, 👡, 👢, 👣, 👤, 👦, 👧, 👨, 👩, 👪, 👫, 👮, 👯, 👰, 👱, 👴, 👶, 👷, 👸, 👹, 👺, 👻, 👼, 👽, 👾, 👿, 💀, 💁, 💂, 💃, 💄, 💅, 💆, 💇, 💈, 💉, 💊, 💋, 💌, 💍, 💎, 💏, 💐, 💑, 💒, 💓, 💔, 💕, 💖, 💗, 💘, 💙, 💚, 💛, 💜, 💝, 💞, 💟, 💠, 💡, 💢, 💣, 💤, 💥, 💦, 💧, 💨, 💩, 💪, 💫, 💬, 💮, 💯, 💰, 💲, 💳, 💵, 💸, 💺, 💻, 💼, 💽, 💾, 💿, 📀, 📃, 📅, 📆, 📈, 📉, 📌, 📍, 📎, 📓, 📔, 📕, 📖, 📞, 📟, 📠, 📡, 📣, 📦, 📧, 📫, 📰, 📱, 📷, 📹, 📺, 📻, 📼, 🔊, 🔋, 🔌, 🔎, 🔐, 🔑, 🔒, 🔓, 🔔, 🔜, 🔥, 🔦, 🔧, 🔨, 🔩, 🔪, 🔫, 🔮, 🗻, 🗼, 🗽, 🗾, 🗿, 😴, 🚁, 🚂, 🚆, 🚈, 🚊, 🚍, 🚎, 🚐, 🚔, 🚖, 🚘, 🚛, 🚜, 🚝, 🚞, 🚟, 🚠, 🚡, 🚣, 🚦, 🚮, 🚵, 🚿, 🛁, 🌍, 🌎, 🌜, 🌝, 🌞, 🌲, 🌳, 🍋, 🍐, 🍼, 🏇, 🏉, 🏤, 🐀, 🐁, 🐂, 🐃, 🐄, 🐅, 🐆, 🐇, 🐈, 🐉, 🐊, 🐋, 🐏, 🐐, 🐓, 🐕, 🐖, 🐪, 👬, 👭, 📬, 📭, 📯, 🔬, 🔭 108.162.249.158 07:38, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- Those are mostly the SAME character. An eye chart.108.162.238.191 14:12, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- I added them to the page body in table form (my two new favourite tools for the day: Bulk unicode code converter and Excel to Mediawiki table converter). However, even converted to three columns, it does seem to take over the page somewhat; it's nice to have the descriptions, but maybe a simple character list like yours would be better. Studley (talk) 07:44, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- Moved the emoji list to a separate page, problem solved (or at least deferred). Studley (talk) 08:04, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- No numerals, weirdly enough. The Twenty-second. The Not So Only. The Nathan/Nk22 (talk) 12:09, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
- Moved the emoji list to a separate page, problem solved (or at least deferred). Studley (talk) 08:04, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
Most of the characters show up as squares with hex digits for me, both on the comic itself and on this wiki. Bad choice of font, I guess... Randall should learn how to use web fonts. 141.101.91.91 09:04, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
I wonder if this is related to "Machine of Death" (see http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Death-Collection-Stories-People/dp/0982167121). It's a collection of stories that were written by many different people. The story-starter was that a machine existed that could tell you the manner in which you would die, The day you turned a certain age, you could insert money or a credit card, it would take a tiny blood sample, and spit out a piece of paper with your manner of death. But no specifics were given. Thus, "swimming pool" might cause you to avoid swimming in pools, but one day you'd die after being hit by a truck delivering a prefab pool to some distant location. I believe the xkcd cartoonist (I'm blanking on his name--sorry--it's early and I'm old) had a hand in that book. The emoji concept is similar--even after you decipher "your" symbol's/symbols' meaning, you know nothing. 173.245.52.150 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- You're thinking of Ryan North, of Dinosaur comics. Munroe (the actual author of XKCD) is clearly well aquinted with (at least that part of) North's body of work, so the "How will I die" line could be a reference. Then again, it's a common enough question (along with "does Bobby like me") 108.162.254.164 12:54, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- Machine of death is a collection of short stories. Munroe wrote one of them. He is well acquainted with MoD. I would suggest that Machine of Death be added to the description as a reference for "how will I die?" as the default question. 173.245.54.182 13:48, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
This comic does not have a title text which is uncommon. Should this be mentioned in the article? 141.101.92.135 11:03, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
I see this cartoon as a comment on the stupid questions asked of these "magic 8-ball"-type devices, and the expectation that the answer gained will have any relevance - i.e., ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer." Grutness (talk) 12:07, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- I think it is a shame that this was not tested on linux. I see a bunch of squares with numbers. I am running a modern version of Mint and I have no intention of installing icon based fonts on my system. How very windows. 173.245.48.160 13:56, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
Could someone on a system with the right fonts replace the picture above with a picture showing emoji, i.e. showing the after-clicking-the-button version of the picture rather than the before version. Or better yet, an animated GIF showing both states. I think that would really help explain it for those for whom the interactive version isn't working properly and they're only seeing squares.-boB (talk) 14:04, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
The number of people in this discussion who simply don't understand the concept of Unicode is appalling. Come on, people... there is no "right" font or "wrong" font. There are only fonts (and operating systems) with complete Unicode support, and fonts (or operating systems) without complete Unicode support. NO, you don't need to install an icon font, because the font has nothing to do with the Unicode specification. NO, there is no need for Randall to use web fonts (forcing every user to see the comic with the same font) because the whole point of having a Unicode standard is that many different OSes and fonts can support it. If your system doesn't render Unicode emoji properly, then update your system. (The latest versions of OS X and iOS, for example, have no trouble rendering this comic, regardless of what font your browser is set to use.) Don't blame Randall for the fact that you're running out-of-date technology. I thought XKCD readers were generally more technically-literate than that. 108.162.238.187 21:02, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
Try using a smartphone .Emoji are made for smartphone. 108.162.231.53 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- Nope. Black squares on a smart phone. I'm fairly sure the joke is that people think they're sending you emoticons when they're sending you useless eye charts or black squares. There's nothing here. No emoji. Nothing. Checked on all all sorts of sources, and others are saying the same thing. You can't fool me. I'm not afraid to say the emperor isn't wearing any clothes. The question is, are you?108.162.238.191 17:04, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
People act all superior when they talk down to people who use emoji, but what do you care how other people communicate? Yourlifeisalie (talk) 16:00, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
I see gun, is it a price question? 141.101.89.223 16:40, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
Chrome users can install the [1](Emojify) extension to view this comic properly. I downloaded it specifically to view this comic, so I have no idea if it contains malware or hogs resources. 173.245.54.194 17:51, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
When I clicked the initial 'How Will I Die?,' I got the symbols for Bank and pushpin, so presumably I will die in a bank stickup. Not the worst way, but my next bank visit may be a bit fraught. Miamiclay (talk) 23:06, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
Hmmm... I don't think that this is an emoji The Twenty-second. The Not So Only. The Nathan/Nk22 (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
References to meaningless square symbols only make sense on systems that don't support Emoji, like most Windows boxes. On any current Apple device, the emoji show up properly. I don't think the explanation on meaningless symbols actually fits...108.162.222.167 04:45, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
I asked what life would be like after Covid-19. The choice of emoji it responded with wasn't very upbeat... --141.101.98.152 03:54, 28 February 2021 (UTC) What does tree and cyclone mean?172.69.68.88 17:22, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
Seems pretty accurate... [2] or [3] PoolloverNathan[talk]U•T•S•c 17:42, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
