Emoticons for Discussion Boards?

[StressFrakture]

There seem to be so few I can get for use in the discussion boards.

I wanted to get anything for Halloween and the few emoticons I found only are available to people who bought the game that goes with it.

How do I sort the Points Shop selections so that only the emoticons I CAN buy are visible?

Why are there not more generic ones anyone can buy for points?

(Or are there and I haven't found them yet? If so please direct me there?)

Thank you.

[SuperFly]

You can use anything you own on the discussion boards by manually applying the associated tagging.
The name of your emoticon is bracketed with : :, and that's how you apply them to forum posting.
Names can be gleaned from your chatbox, or the Points Store.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

You can always use regular emojis.

[StressFrakture]

Originally posted by SuperFly:

You can use anything you own on the discussion boards by manually applying the associated tagging.
The name of your emoticon is bracketed with : :, and that's how you apply them to forum posting.
Names can be gleaned from your chatbox, or the Points Store.

Thanks, the emoticons are available in the smiley icon bar. But I wanted to know how I can buy more varied ones. Thanks.

[StressFrakture]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

You can always use regular emojis.

:qr:

There aren't many of them.

There aren't any holiday or Halloween ones that I know of, either.

(If you mean the usual chat emoji that are found on most platforms -- I don't seem to have that option.)

[SuperFly]

Originally posted by StressFrakture:

Originally posted by SuperFly:

You can use anything you own on the discussion boards by manually applying the associated tagging.
The name of your emoticon is bracketed with : :, and that's how you apply them to forum posting.
Names can be gleaned from your chatbox, or the Points Store.

Thanks, the emoticons are available in the smiley icon bar. But I wanted to know how I can buy more varied ones. Thanks.

Easily go to Store>Points Shop -- and they are available there.
They are, of course, purchased with Steam Points (which are given at 1/1 ratio to your actual currency spent on games).

You must own the associated game to which the emoticon is attached, and have over 2 hours of playtime, in order to purchase them.

Be aware that you cannot (as yet) delete them, so be careful about overloading your inventory/chatbar with things you won't use.

[StressFrakture]

Hi @SuperFly yes I was in the point shop thanks anyway.

I want to know where to find more generic ones that anyone can buy, without having to also own the game.

I want to know how to sort the point shop emoticon offerings so that only the ones I CAN buy are visible.

Thanks.

[SuperFly]

Originally posted by StressFrakture:

Hi @SuperFly yes I was in the point shop thanks anyway.

I want to know where to find more generic ones that anyone can buy, without having to also own the game.

I want to know how to sort the point shop emoticon offerings so that only the ones I CAN buy are visible.

Thanks.

Ohhh, I don't think there are any emoticons like that -- but I'm certainly not an authority.
I'm just a dude who spent too many points on trash and am hoping for a way to de-clutter my inventories and chat functions.

There are a lot of stickers that are available without game ownership, though.
Best of luck in your quest.

[StressFrakture]

Thank you @SuperFly and all who responded. I appreciate that.

[IFIYGD]

👻🎃🦇 are available as Windows emoticons- if you are running Windows.
[ Windows Key ] + [ . ] will bring up the Windows Emotes mini-window- type "halloween" into the search box.
As afar as others go- keep in mind that if you are finding some that you cannot buy with points in the points shop- many are available in the Steam Marketplace as well, and you don't need to own the game to buy them-0 but it will cost real money from your Steam Wallet.

Here's a few for you to look at (or for) that could be used for Halloween:

[StressFrakture]

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

👻🎃🦇 are available as Windows emoticons- if you are running Windows.
[ Windows Key ] + [ . ] will bring up the Windows Emotes mini-window- type "halloween" into the search box.
As afar as others go- keep in mind that if you are finding some that you cannot buy with points in the points shop- many are available in the Steam Marketplace as well, and you don't need to own the game to buy them-0 but it will cost real money from your Steam Wallet.

Here's a few for you to look at (or for) that could be used for Halloween: :paperdeath::devild::Bad_Pet::zombface::_pumpkin_::cyclops::coolskull::skelly::the_bats::miss_dead::f1_bat::goetia_bat::goetia_moon::AetherRay::domino::mommy::4in1de::monsterskull::mskull::Maul::AwesomeBorn::cwalker::horatio::happy_pumpkin::spazhorror::ghostcat::mummymouse::zombiecat::RedStrain::Bostanul::TABColonist::TABInfected::TABInfection::TABSoldier::reyesscared::mysticalskull::wftosad:

Thanks. I appreciate it.

I am not sure how to type that prompt? It looks like some of the same keys at once?

I might copy and paste the spelled out version of the emoticons in your comment though, thanks.

I did peek into the Marketplace the day I posted the topic but I couldn't figure out how to find what I wanted...It looked like mostly icons from battle games. I'm sure those are the most popular.

Thanks again.

[StressFrakture]

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

👻🎃🦇 are available as Windows emoticons- if you are running Windows.
[ Windows Key ] + [ . ] will bring up the Windows Emotes mini-window- type "halloween" into the search box.

By the way! Just to update: I took the above information and it worked. I had no. clue. that was ever there. Thank you!

I also saw that there is a tab there that has symbols in it. Very needed. Thank you.

I had wondered why commenters on various sites seemed to have emoji and I didn't. I assumed it was on my side. Well in a way it was. They must've been using that the whole time too.

I misunderstood at first and was trying to hold down the Windows key plus a bracket key. Then I tried to hold down both bracket keys. Then I just tried the period. Windows sign plus period key worked.

Thank you!

Oh and I went back to the market here and tried to figure out how to find and buy what I wanted, so now I have holiday emoticons also.

I am so happy. Thanks very much to all who replied.

[IFIYGD]

Oh, heck. Sorry about that! I blame lack of coffee. Apparently the formatting used on Steam does not like the words "Windows key" and the punctuation "." being typed between brackets. It auto-edits it out. Which is weird, but it's Steam so...

[StressFrakture]

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Oh, heck. Sorry about that! I blame lack of coffee. :coffeeTLD: Apparently the formatting used on Steam does not like the words "Windows key" and the punctuation "." being typed between brackets. It auto-edits it out. Which is weird, but it's Steam so...

Oh no I think it read properly, you did nothing wrong. I just didn't know to ignore the brackets on the 2nd key.

I mean it when I say I am very happy and appreciative. Thanks again 😁

[zaphodikus]

The steam UI is terrible. I use https://steam.tools/emoticons/#/ to quickly search.

The store is just organised in a way to create unnecessary friction and hard to use than it needs to be. So I usually have multiple browser tabs open to let me choose and pick or compare emoticons, and that works for me.

[StressFrakture]

Thanks for the tips @zaphodikus much appreciated.