- upvote context
- Used in comments to mock-officially approve a post or comment, especially in ironic or shitposting subreddits.
- community use
- Appears in r/emoji, r/japan, r/LearnJapanese, and r/unicode discussion threads about obscure emoji.
- subreddit meaning
- In r/okbuddyretard and similar irony-heavy subs, it's used as part of incomprehensible emoji strings for comedic effect.
- karma context
- Posting about the meaning of ๐ in r/todayilearned or r/LifeProTips style contexts can generate moderate karma.