{"id":419204,"date":"2022-03-20T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-xd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/"},"modified":"2022-03-20T14:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T11:00:06","slug":"what-does-xd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-xd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does XD Mean, and How Do You Use It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ec368a82b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ec368a82b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-xd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_XD_Mean_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Does XD Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-xd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Dying_of_Laughter\" >Dying of Laughter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-xd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#The_History_of_XD\" >The History of XD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-xd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#An_Emoticon_in_the_Emoji_Age\" >An Emoticon in the Emoji Age<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-xd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#%E2%80%9CLMAO_XD%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cLMAO XD\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-xd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#How_to_Use_XD\" >How to Use XD<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_XD_Mean_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Does XD Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-789818\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/man-laughing-phone.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/man-laughing-phone.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/man-laughing-phone.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Man laughing while holding a smartphone.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/portrait-his-he-nice-attractive-cheerful-1536596180\">Roman Samborskyi\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Don\u2019t be fooled\u2014XD is not an acronym! It\u2019s a great way to express yourself on the internet without busting out the emoji keyboard. Here\u2019s what this text-based emoji means and how you can start using it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dying_of_Laughter\"><\/span>Dying of Laughter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite it being two capital letters, XD is not an acronym or slang term. The letters don\u2019t mean anything. However, if you turn your head to the left, you\u2019ll figure out that it\u2019s a text emoticon that forms the shape of someone smiling with an X for eyes. People usually interpret this emoticon as someone laughing with their eyes squinted. Alternatively, you can imagine it as an animated face with an X for eyes, like a visual metaphor for \u201cdying of laughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>XD is one of the most enduring text-based emoticons in the history of the internet. Despite emojis largely replacing text-based emoticons in private messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s, XD has remained an enduring smiley that nearly everyone knows. Not only is it easy to visualize and type, but it\u2019s also the most \u201ccross-platform\u201d emoticon around. Unlike emoji, which change based on which software or operating system you\u2019re in, \u201cXD\u201d looks the same on every device.<\/p>\n<p>You should take note that XD is only written in uppercase because it does not make the same face in lowercase. There\u2019s a program in the Adobe Suite called \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/xd.adobe.com\/ideas\/\">Adobe Xd<\/a>\u201d that lets you design user interfaces, so you should also avoid confusing it with that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Use Emoji on Your Smartphone or PC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_History_of_XD\"><\/span>The History of XD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While this emoticon doesn\u2019t have an exact origin story, it likely originated in the 1990s and early 2000s in IRC chatrooms and text-based message boards. The first definition for this expression on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=XD\">Urban Dictionary<\/a> was written in March of 2003 and describes it as a \u201claughing face.\u201d Eventually, it grew to widespread prominence during the age of IM, where it was one of the most common text emoticons alongside \u201c:)\u201d and \u201c^_^.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While emoticons started getting phased out in the 2010s, XD stayed on and was adopted by the internet meme community. It became the most common text-based emotion across various <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> websites and internet communities. You\u2019ll find it on plenty of internet memes across the years.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Emoticon_in_the_Emoji_Age\"><\/span>An Emoticon in the Emoji Age<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-789826\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/laughter-emoji-3d.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"376\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/3d-cartoon-smile-icon-floating-emoticons-2054046716\">Voar CC\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You might be wondering \u2014 why is this text emoticon still so prominent, even when every operating system and messaging app already has an emoji system? You can attribute its longevity to two things: its lack of a completely equivalent emoji and its reputation as a massive internet meme.<\/p>\n<p>If you pop open your emoji keyboard, you\u2019ll notice emojis for pretty much everything\u2026 except for a smiling face with a cross for eyes. There\u2019s an emoji called \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/grinning-squinting-face\/\">Grinning Squinting Face<\/a>\u201d that depicts someone grinning with two eyes tightly held together, but it\u2019s not quite as expressive or versatile as XD is. The Unicode Consortium has not made an equivalent emoji yet.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, since it has no precise equivalent, messaging apps that automatically convert emoticons to emojis will have nothing to convert it to. For example, if you type up \u201c:)\u201d in a modern messaging app, it will likely be converted to the basic smiling emoji when sent out. However, when you type up \u201clmao XD,\u201d you\u2019ll get the same text in every single app.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLMAO_XD%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cLMAO XD\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The other big reason is its place as an internet phenomenon in its own right. For nearly a decade, the phrase \u201cLMAO XD\u201d was the de facto internet phrase used to react to something funny, whether on a YouTube comment or in a message board. It became so common that it stopped being funny until it was rescued by the recent resurgence of \u201cironic humor\u201d on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other emoticons that involved symbols such as parenthesis or colons, XD is comprised of two letters. You\u2019ll often hear people in online videos say \u201cLmao XD\u201d ironically to refer to something they found funny at the time or that other people find humor in. In these videos, commentators would say it phonetically, as in \u201cEx Dee,\u201d which adds to the effect.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, no one bats an eye when it\u2019s mixed in with emojis and GIFs in a text thread. Saying \u201cXD\u201d is still a common way of expressing that you find something amusing nearly two decades after its invention.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_XD\"><\/span>How to Use XD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using XD on your messages is pretty straightforward. The next time you reach for the emoji button on your phone, consider sending an XD instead! While it won\u2019t have the visual fidelity of an emoji, nearly everyone will recognize XD as a funny, laughing face. XD doesn\u2019t work in lowercase, so you\u2019re going to want to hold the Shift key for this one.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples of XD in action:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cLMAO XD, that\u2019s hilarious.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWow XD I can\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHave you seen this super funny video? XD\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cXD okay, you got me good that time.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you want to learn about other web slang terms? 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