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 creative with our digital expressions. "XD" popped up in the mid 90s as a way to express amusement. It was like a text-based representation of crackin' up. Then came "LOL" - standing for "Laughing Out Loud," it quickly became as the go-t