Idea

We should have the option to turn off auto-emoji and just be able to write the emoticon.

see I cant do it this guy is right

Like this? : )

You can make the face like this: , then add the letter after: D, then delete the emoji and put the eyes: :D

That's actually crazy! :D

thats too much work and far too complex for something that should be so simple, an option to turn it off would just be better

both of you guys are right! :D

cool! but I still think there should be an option to turn it off.

It’s a lot but if your type fast its easy :)

I don't type fast

i mean sure you can do that but its just so much more convenient to have the option to turn it off

Indeed.

agree

did not know you could do that, if you put regular characters, such as Space, between them and remove them it still corrects.

but yeah the current method is definitely sub-optimal

space?

yeah if you try

1. :
2. : 
3. : D
4. :D

it doesn't work, and you just get

also this method doesn't work at all in club chats :/

Yes, I put a space and it works perfectly : )