Emoji

Depending on where you are writing you markdown you may be able to use emojis. For a full list see the Emoji Cheatsheet

:smile:

Would produce:

:smile:

The full list of supported Emojis on GitHub can be found at emoji-cheat-sheet.com or scotch-io/All-Github-Emoji-Icons.

The top 5 used Ejmojis on GitHub are:

1. :shipit: - :shipit:
2. :sparkles: - :sparkles:
3. :-1: - :-1:
4. :+1: - :+1:
5. :clap: - :clap: