Gestures

Gestures translate in the online world with texting images and facial expressions. For example a smile face, a frown, or a heart. This indicates to the reader of the text what the person is feeling in a simple sign. Texting is also used as just giving an emotion without words. A heart for example can say you love something or you’re in love. A smile can say you’re happy or enjoyed something etc. Also saying things in quotations can be construed as a gesture. For example “crossing fingers” or “knock on wood”. The quotations make it seem more like you are doing the action. Especially now with facebook and twitter people tend to use gestures to give a sense of their emotions at the moment. It’s more of a short cut instead of writing out a whole status. So if you are happy, sad, in love, or just ok gestures can be helpful online.