XD LOLZ: A HISTORY OF LAUGHTER IN TEXT

Giggling online is as old-school as the internet itself. Back during emoji and meme-ified faces, we had to get innovative with our textual expressions. "XD" popped up in the early 90s as a way to express amusement. It was like a digital version of bursting with laughter. Then came "LOL" - standing for "Laughing Out Loud," it quickly took over the