With WhatsApp you can format text passages with special characters. The asterisk ensures something to be greased. In combination with a single emoji, however, it has a different effect.
Emojis add emotion to WhatsApp messages. (Source: georgejmclittle /depositphotos.com)
- You can use special characters to format text passages on WhatsApp.
- The asterisk is such a special character.
- It allows you to change the size of individually sent emojis.
You probably already know that with WhatsApp you can write text passages in bold, strikethrough or italic by placing certain special characters before and after the text. But do you know what happens if you send a single emoji on WhatsApp and put an asterisk in front of and behind it?
With * * you can reduce the size of individually sent emojis in the chat. (Source: Screenshot WhatsApp)
In fact, you are reducing the size of the emoji. Because if only a single emoji is sent without text, WhatsApp displays it greatly enlarged. Put an asterisk in front of it and behind it it is displayed in the regular size. The picture on the right shows you the two variants in a size comparison.
In everyday life, however, the feature is likely to be seldom relevant. It is much more important that you use these emojis correctly, as they often cause misunderstandings. We’ll also tell you on Netzwelt how to create your own emojis for WhatsApp.
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