And emoticons can express but also widely misunderstood.

表情符号可以表达，但也被广泛误解。

That is the bench of understanding a text of emoticons.

这是理解一组表情符号文本的基础。

Before emoji, emoticons had let you express how you felt by using combinations of punctuation marks.

在 emoji 出现之前，表情符号可以让你通过使用标点符号的组合来表达你的感受。

Between 2004 and 2018 there's been a surge of emoticons and now emojis in the courtroom.

2004 年至 2018 年间，颜文字（作为证据）大量出现在法庭上，现在又轮到了表情符号。

That's right. When we use emoticons—facial expressions made out of keyboard characters—we can signpost the feelings we intend.

没错。当我们使用表情符号——用键盘上的标点组成的符号时，我们就可以表达出所要表达的情感。

Therefore she fired me and later admitted that the appearance of the emoticon was useless because she misunderstood it.

因此她将我解雇并随后承认说，那个表情符号的出现毫无意义，因为她误解了它（的含义）。

I think it's why we have emoticons.

我想这就是我们有表情符号的原因。

Also, do not use emoticons and colored fonts in business emails.

此外，不要在商务电子邮件中使用表情符号和彩色字体。

And remember, emoticons are only appropriate for informal emails.

请记住，表情符号仅适用于非正式电子邮件。

Be very careful with emoticons. They aren't appropriate for formal emails.

• 小心使用表情符号。它们不适合用于正式电子邮件。