Notices by Fedi.Tips 🎄 (feditips@mstdn.social), page 20

@Miname

No one does, that's why there will never be an "official" one.

But :fediverse: is probably the closest we will get to an official one as it is so widely used.

@Miname @mark

The Fediverse doesn't necessarily mean AP, other protocols have been used in the past, and maybe in the future there will be other protocols replacing AP.

The Fediverse still remains whatever protocol it uses, so it needs a symbol separate from specific protocols.

@synlogic

I think love between consenting adults is very wholesome ❤️

I know this may be a challenging concept for some people depending on their background and upbringing, but the reality of it is usually much more reassuring and friendly than the sensationalist/misleading images used in certain conservative parts of the media.

@RaymondPierreL3

Gosh, you're right:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxing_(Chinese_philosophy)

Maybe that was some kind of inspiration for the designer?

If you've wondered what the rainbow pentagon thing is on here, it's the Fediverse logo :fediverse:

It's a public domain design, you can use it for any purpose, there's a high quality copy at:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg

Technically there can never be an official logo as there's no central authority on the Fediverse, but this is by far the most widely used symbol of this place.

It represents all the different kinds of servers that make up this shared network. (More info: https://fedi.tips/what-other-kinds-of-servers-are-on-the-fediverse/)

p.p.s. Further update thanks to @fribygda

You can search for custom emoji too.

When you select a custom emoji its alt text surrounded by colons will appear. To search for it, you may have to type in the custom emoji's alt text without the colons :: around it.

For example, searching for blobsad will show posts and profiles with :blobsad: in them.

(Some apps may allow searches with the alt text's colons included, but the web interface doesn't, which is why I suggest removing them.)

@fribygda @TimWardCam

Ahaa... it looks like you just need to type the text without the ::

By default the custom emoji don't have spaces in their alt text, so the colons : mess it up if you try to search for a custom emoji directly.

But if you remove the colons the alt text alone works.

Interesting!

@bros @ahimsa_pdx

Not officially, but there are some third party apps that allow this such as Fedilab and Subway Tooter on Android, Ice Cubes on iPhone/iPad.

@luna

I'm using the web client and it works fine? You can see a screenshot of it in the original post.

Maybe the emoji you're searching for isn't in any posts that your server can see? Try an emoji that is really commonly used?

@luna

What are you using to access Mastodon?

@Stefan_S_from_H

Of course, that's a definite downside, I'm not advocating nationalism.

But for most countries flags are just a brief way of indicating location / language on your profile that doesn't use many characters.

@fribygda @TimWardCam

How are you getting custom emoji into the search box?

If I type custom emoji it produces the word code surrounded by ::, and that doesn't work in search.

@vintprox

Ahh okay those things... I guess they're not used any more as the flag emoji are more convenient and easy to understand?

@vintprox

Which symbols do you mean?

Do you mean the language codes? Those are in a separate feature which is nothing to do with emoji. You can choose your post's language using the letter codes below the post.

https://fedi.tips/setting-your-language-preferences-on-mastodon-and-filtering-out-posts-in-other-languages/

@ahimsa_pdx

p.s. Searching for flag emoji is a good way of finding accounts from particular countries.

@Xucaen

Android or iOS?

@moraym

Hey there!

There are lots of ways to discover people to follow, there's a round-up of them all at:

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

@ratcatcher @trunksapp

Ah, sorry to hear. Hopefully they get it done soon.

@ratcatcher

Unfortunately no, as this doesn't work for custom emoji.

However, you can switch off automatic animation in your Preferences.

@Desmoric

p.s. 🔓 means unlisted, which is similar to public but it doesn't appear in the Federated, Local or Explore timelines.