> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://smiley-1.gitbook.io/smileypaper/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://smiley-1.gitbook.io/smileypaper/overview/a-face-that-can-be-taken-seriously.md).

# A face that can be taken seriously

We ask the reader: what could Elon Musk, Changpeng Zhao, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, and Oprah Winfrey possibly have in common? They all frequently tweet Smiley Faces.

The Smiley Face has become a ubiquitous symbol in all business communication. Quite simply, if an email or a tweet has a lot of Smiley Faces, it is probably conveying something seriously important. You may even be able to estimate the importance of a message from the number of Smiley Faces it contains. Why else would Elon Musk and Satya Nadella both use Smiley Faces with such high frequency?<br>

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