Emoticon alt tags

jarograv

Well-Known Member
Proposal
Give alt tags to chat emoticons to allow the emoticons to be included in copy-pasting.

Current Workaround
You could rewrite the emotes in there, but if you are doing a long section of text that can become tedious.

Details
Full idea is to give alt tags to emoticons. An alt tag allows for the emoticon to be copied along with the text and is also displayed in the event that the image isn't able to be loaded (unlikely situation).

Abuse Prevention
Nope.

Visual Aids
Before:
https://i.gyazo.com/199033f27836c7af2fec1b3d557a9002.gif

After:
https://i.gyazo.com/b9a6e1efcbf570a4947d026d4940316b.gif

Summary
As you can see, the "After" image shown above retains all the emoticons and allows them to be pasted as they were in the original message. In some cases the emoticons distinguish a message that is mean from a message where the sender was using sarcasm or being foolish.

Administration
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Does this idea appear on any of the Previously Suggested Ideas List? Yes/No
 
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DeletedUser34295

Yes, I definitely approve of this idea!

The chat in general can be improved quite a bit and this would be a good start!
 
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