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Why does the "chart increasing" emoji show in red?
It's a small but persistent emoji query: one that finds new life whenever there's a new development in the "stonks" discourse: why is the upward line on 📈 Chart Increasing displayed in the seemingly-counterintuitive color red? The answer to this question is actually quite simple, but is an
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Design & UXSociety, Policy & Culture2022
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jan 25, 2022 | Why does the "chart increasing" emoji show in red? by adius | 234 | 118 |
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Linked from 3 Hacker News comments by 3 different people, from Sep 2022 to Sep 2025.
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- jsheard · Sep 3, 2025
- thaumasiotes · Nov 28, 2022
- Lammy · Sep 8, 2022
