How do you type the small 'tsu'?

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Reply #1 - 2013 July 29, 1:10 pm
komma New member
Registered: 2013-07-22 Posts: 3

Also how do you make the little stars that people usually do. Or any of the various emoticons, Japanese style.

Reply #2 - 2013 July 29, 1:21 pm
Vempele Member
Registered: 2013-06-16 Posts: 615

Repeat any consonant except n. You can also make a small anything (though not everything can be made small) by prefixing it with l or x, but that's usually only relevant for things like てぃ. For the rest, see Tip 3 here.

Reply #3 - 2013 July 29, 2:53 pm
mourei Member
Registered: 2012-12-16 Posts: 40

Additionally, てぃ=thi.　And でぃ=dhi, すぃ=swi ... there's probably a list of these too, somewhere.

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Reply #4 - 2013 July 29, 3:09 pm
Vempele Member
Registered: 2013-06-16 Posts: 615

IME Settings->Romaji template (or table). You can even change them or add new ones!

Another way: Kana input mode. Ironically, uppercase kana are little.

Reply #5 - 2013 August 04, 8:28 am
fakewookie Member
From: London Registered: 2010-08-02 Posts: 362

Stars: type ほし.

The same goes for other symbols.　おんぷ, さんかく, etc.

As for kaomoji, type かおもじ and get a bunch.

Reply #6 - 2013 August 04, 9:25 am
Zgarbas Watchman
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2011-10-09 Posts: 1210 Website

All I get for かおもじ　is 顔文字, no actual emoticons.

Reply #7 - 2013 August 04, 9:35 am
daevil Member
Registered: 2012-12-25 Posts: 49

Zgarbas wrote:

All I get for かおもじ　is 顔文字, no actual emoticons.

What IME are you using?
Google IME is working for me.

Reply #8 - 2013 August 04, 10:20 am
Zgarbas Watchman
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2011-10-09 Posts: 1210 Website

Just the basic Windows IME. Good enough for me for the most part.

Reply #9 - 2013 August 04, 11:13 am
EratiK Member
From: Paris Registered: 2010-07-15 Posts: 874

It's not a serious IME if you can't type little snowmen with it (てんき).

Reply #10 - 2013 August 04, 12:21 pm
uisukii Guest

☀☁☃☔☼☂（笑）

Reply #11 - 2013 August 04, 12:40 pm
Vempele Member
Registered: 2013-06-16 Posts: 615

Zgarbas wrote:

Just the basic Windows IME. Good enough for me for the most part.

Which version of Windows? I get emoticons on Windows 8. Also, snowmen.

Reply #12 - 2013 August 04, 1:34 pm
TwoMoreCharacters Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2010-07-10 Posts: 480

Use Google IME and support the snowmen. ☃

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL9SRgSN-lo

Reply #13 - 2013 August 04, 10:03 pm
JimmySeal Member
From: Kyoto Registered: 2006-03-28 Posts: 2279

I get snowmen just fine in the standard Windows IME ☃☃☃

If you don't, you need to follow Tip 4 in Vempele's link.

Reply #14 - 2013 August 05, 12:00 am
s0apgun 鬼武者 ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ
From: Chicago Registered: 2011-12-24 Posts: 453 Website

Nice link, soon I am going to be a pro at this IME stuff. ☃

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