XD LOLZ: A HISTORY OF LAUGHTER IN TEXT

Chuckling online is as vintage as the internet itself. Back before emoji and meme-ified faces, we had to get creative with our digital expressions. "XD" appeared in the early 90s as a way to communicate amusement. It was like the ASCII equivalent of bursting with laughter. Then came "LOL" - standing for "Laughing Out Loud," it quickly took over t