XD LOLZ: A HISTORY OF LAUGHTER IN TEXT

Giggling online is as ancient as the internet itself. Back during emoji and meme-ified faces, we had to get innovative with our typed expressions. "XD" appeared in the late 90s as a way to convey amusement. It was like a text-based representation of bursting with laughter. Then came "LOL" - short for "Laughing Out Loud," it quickly rose to fame a