Emote
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An emote is an entry into a text-based chat client that indicates an action taking place. Unlike emoticons, they are not text art: They describe the action using words.
, Asheron's Call
, and World of Warcraft
, certain commands entered through the chat interface will print a predefined /me emote to the chat window and cause the character to animate and in some cases produce sound effects. For example, entering /confused into World of Warcraft
's chat interface will play an animation on your avatar and print "You are hopelessly confused." in your chat window.
In Asheron's Call, entering certain words surrounded by asterisks will cause an action emote to occur in addition to text being output to the chat client describing one's character performing the action. For example, entering "*heartylaugh* into chat in Asheron's Call will cause the player's avatar to perform a laughing animation and print "You let out a hearty laugh." to the current player's chat log.
/me
In IRC and other chat clients, entering the command /me will print the user's name followed by whatever text follows. For example, if a user named Joe typed "/me jumps with joy", the client will print this as "Joe jumps with joy" in the chat window.Asterisks
It is also convention to read text surrounded by asterisks as an emote; for example, entering "*jumps with joy*" (to produce something like "Joe: *jumps with joy*") into an IRC log indicates an action being "performed" by the user, though there may be no special formatting support.MMORPGs
Frequently in MMORPGs with avatars, such as EverquestEverQuest
EverQuest, often shortened to EQ, is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game that was released on the 16th of March, 1999. The original design is credited to Brad McQuaid, Steve Clover, and Bill Trost...
, Asheron's Call
Asheron's Call
Asheron's Call is a fantasy MMORPG for Microsoft Windows-based PCs developed and published by Turbine Entertainment. It was published by Microsoft until 2004. Asheron's Call is set on the continent of Dereth and its surrounding islands on the fictional planet of Auberean...
, and World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
, certain commands entered through the chat interface will print a predefined /me emote to the chat window and cause the character to animate and in some cases produce sound effects. For example, entering /confused into World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
's chat interface will play an animation on your avatar and print "You are hopelessly confused." in your chat window.
In Asheron's Call, entering certain words surrounded by asterisks will cause an action emote to occur in addition to text being output to the chat client describing one's character performing the action. For example, entering "*heartylaugh* into chat in Asheron's Call will cause the player's avatar to perform a laughing animation and print "You let out a hearty laugh." to the current player's chat log.