I have noticed people trying to use emoji a lot on steemit, but usually what happens is the emoji shows as a blank square.
This happens pretty often, hold on a minute I'll go find an example...
Example Post: | 
the result is lame, and looks like junk.
this obviously doesn't look the way they intended...
but that's ok, I have something more reliable for you to use:
ASCII SYMBOLS THAT WORK ON STEEMIT.COM
๑•ิ.•ั๑ ๑۩۞۩๑ ♬✿.｡.:* ★ ☆ εїз℡❣·۰•●○●ōゃ ♥
♡๑۩ﺴ ☜ ☞ ☎ ☏♡ ⊙◎ ☺ ☻✖╄ஐﻬ ► ◄ ▧ ▨ ♨ ◐ ◑ ↔
↕ ▪ ▫ ☼ ♦ ▀ ▄ █▌ ▐░ ▒ ▬♦ ◊ ◦ ☼ ♠♣ ▣ ▤ ▥ ▦ ▩ ◘ ◙
◈ ♫ ♬ ♪ ♩ ♭ ♪ の ☆ → あ ぃ ￡ ❤＃ ＠ ＆ ＊ ❁ ❀ ✿ ✾ ❃
✺ ❇ ❈ ❊ ❉ ✱ ✲ ✩ ✫ ✬ ✭ ✮ ✰ ☆ ★ ✪ ¤ ☼ ☀ ☽
☾ ❤ ♡ ღ☻ ☺ ❂ ◕ ⊕ ☉ Θ o O⇜๖ۣۜО乡 ♋ ☯ ㊝ ⊙ ◎◑ ◐ ۰ • ● ▪ ▫
｡ ﾟ ๑ ☜ ☞ ☂ ♨ ☎ ☏ × ÷ ＝♔〖Ḱℕ〗 ≠ ≒ ∞ ˇ ± √ ⊥▶ ▷ ◀ ◁ ☀
☁ ☂ ☃ ☄Şℓⱥʏᶓℜ ★ ☆ ☇ ☈ ☉ ☊ ☋ ☌ ☍ ☑ ☒☢ ☸ ☹ ☺ ☻
☼ ☽ ☾ ♠ ♡ ♢ ♣ ♤ ♥ ♦ ♧ ♨ ♩ ✙ ✈ ✉ ✌ ✁♝ ♞♯♩♪♫♬♭
♮ ☎ ☏ ☪ ♈ ♨ ₪ ™ ♂✿ ♥ の ↑ ↓ ← → ↖ ↗ ↙ ↘ ㊣ ◎ ○ ●
⊕ ⊙ ○ △ ▲ ☆ ★ ◇ ◆ ■ □ ▽ ▼ § ￥ 〒 ￠ ￡ ※ ♀ ♂ &⁂ ℡
ↂ░ ▣ ▤ ▥ ▦ ▧ ✐✌✍✡✓『Øδ』✔✕✖ ♂ ♀ ♥ ♡ ☜ ☞ ☎ ☏ ⊙ ◎
☺ ☻ ► ◄ ▧ ▨ ♨ ◐ ◑ ↔ ↕ ♥ ♡ ▪ ▫ ☼ ♦ ▀ ▄ █ ▌ ▐ ░ ▒ ▬ ♦
◊ ◘ ◙ ◦ ☼ ♠ ♣ ▣ ▤ ▥ ▦ ▩ ◘ ◙ ◈ ♫ ♬ ♪ ♩ ♭ ♪ ✄☪☣☢☠░
▒ ▬ ♦ ◊ ◦ ♠ ♣ ▣ ۰•● ❤ ●•۰► ◄ ▧ ▨ ♨ ◐ ◑ ↔ ↕ ▪ ▫ ☼ ♦♧♡
♂♀♠♣♥❤☜☞☎☏⊙◎ ☺☻☼▧▨♨◐◑↔↕▪ ▒ ◊◦▣▤▥ ▦▩◘ ◈
◇♬♪♩♭♪の★☆→あぃ￡Ю〓§♤♥▶¤๑⊹⊱⋛⋌⋚⊰⊹ ๑۩۩.. ..۩۩๑ ๑۩۞
۩๑ ✲ ❈ ✿ ✲ ❈ ➹ . ◕‿- ❣ ✚ ✪ ✣ ✤ ✥ ✦❉ ❥ ❦ ❧
❃ ❂ ❁ ❀ ✄ ☪ ☣ ☢ ☠ ☭ღღღ ▶ ▷ ◀ ◁ ☀ ☁ ☂ ☃ ☄ ★ ☆
☇ ☈ ⊙ ☊ ☋ ☌ ☍ⓛⓞⓥⓔ๑•ิ.•ั๑ ๑۩۞۩๑ ♬✿ ☉♡ ♢ ♣ ♤ ♥
♦ ♧ ♨ ♩ ✙✈ ✉ ✌ ✁ ✎ ✐ ❀ ✰ ❁ ❤ ❥ ❦❧ ➳ ➽ εїз℡❣
☾ ♠ ♝ ♞♯♩♪♫♬♭♮ ☎ ☏ ☪ ♈ ♨ ºº ₪ ¤ 큐 « »™ ♂✿ ♥ の ↑ ↓
·۰•●○●ゃōゃ♥ ♡๑۩ﺴ ☜ ☞ ☎ ☏♡ ⊙◎ ☺ ☻✖╄ஐﻬ ► ◄ ▧ ▨ ♨ ◐
◑ ↔ ↕ ▪ ▫ ☼ ♦ ▀ ▄ █▌ ▐░ ▒ ▬♦ ◊ ◦ ☼ ♠♣ ▣ ▤ ▥ ▦ ▩ ◘ ◙
◈ ♫ ♬ ♪ ♩ ♭ ♪ の ☆ → あ ぃ ￡ ❤ ❁ ❀ ✿ ✾ ❃ ✺ ❇ ❈ ❊ ❉ ✱
✲ ✩ ✫ ✬ ✭ ✮ ✰ ☆ ★ ✪ ¤ ☼ ☀ ☽ ☾ ❤ ♡ ღ☻ ☺ ❂ ◕ ⊕ ☉
Θ o O ㊝ ⊙ ◎ ◑ ◐ ۰ • ● ▪ ▫ ｡ ﾟ ๑ ☜ ☞ ☂ ♨ ▶ ▷ ◀ ◁
☀ ☁ ☂ ☃ ☄ ★ ☆ ☇ ☈ ☉ ☊ ☋ ☌ ☍ ☑ ☒☢ ☸ ☹ ☺ ☻ ☼ ☽
← → ↖ ↗ ↙ ↘ ㊣ ◎ ○ ● ⊕ ⊙ ○ △ ▲ ☆ ★ ◇ ◆ ■ □ ▽ ▼ § ￥〒
￠ ￡ ※ ♀ ♂ © ® ⁂ ℡ ↂ░ ▣ ▤ ▥ ▦ ▧ ✐✌✍✡✓✔✕✖ ♂ ♀
♥ ♡ ☜ ☞ ☎ ☏ ⊙ ◎ ☺ ☻ ► ◄ ▧ ▨ ♨ ◐ ◑ ↔ ↕ ♥ ♡ ▪ ▫ ☼ ♦ ▀ ▄
✮✯✰ ✱✲✳❃❂❁❀✿✾✽✼✻✺✹✸✷ ✶✵✴❄❅❆❇❈
█ ▌ ▐ ░ ▒ ▬ ♦ ◊ ◘ ◙ ◦ ☼ ♠ ♣ ▣ ▤ ▥ ▦ ▩ ◘ ◙ ◈ ♫ ♬ ♪ ♩ ♭
♪ ✄☪☣☢☠㊊㊋㊌㊍㊎㊏ ㊐㊑㊒㊓㊔㊕㊖㊗㊘㊜㊝㊞㊟㊠㊡㊢
㊣㊤㊥㊦㊧㊨㊩㊪㊫㊬㊭㊮㊯㊰✗✘✚✪✣✤✥✦✧✩✫✬✭
❉❊❋❖☀☂☁【】┱ ┲ ❣ ✪ ✣ ✤ ✥ ✦ ❉ ❥ ❦ ❧ ❃ ❂ ❁ ❀
✄ ☪ ☣ ☢ ☠ ☭ ♈ ➸ ✓ ✔ ✕ ✖ .: ◢ ◣ ◥ ◤ ▽ ▧ ▨ ▣ ▤ ▥ ▦ ▩
◘ ◙ ▓ ▒ ░ ™ ℡ 凸 の ๑۞๑ ๑۩ﺴ ℜѻɣคŁ♛ﺴ۩๑ o(‧”’‧)o ❆ べò⊹⊱⋛⋋ ⋌⋚
⊰⊹ ⓛⓞⓥⓔ ☀ ☼ ☜ ☞ ⊙® ♜◈ ♦ ◊ ◦ ◇ ◆ εїз❃❂❁❀✿✾✽✼
✻✺✹✸✷ ✶✵✴❄❅❆❇❈❉ ❊❋❖❤❥❦❧↔ ↕ ▪ → ︷
╅╊✿ (¯•..• •..•¯)(¯•¸•¯) ❤•.¸¸.•¯•• .¸¸.•¯•. ⨀⃝⃟⃞
•●•۰• ••.•¯•.•• ••.•¯•.••—¤÷([¤* ¤])÷¤——(•·÷[ ]÷
·•)— ①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩ ⑪⑫⑬⑭⑮⑯⑰⑱⑲⑳ ⒶⒷⒸⒹ
ⒺⒻ ⒼⒽⒾⒿⓀⓁ ⓂⓃⓄⓅⓆⓇ ⓈⓉⓊⓋⓌⓍ ⓎⓏ ⓐⓑⓒ
ⓓⓔⓕ ⓖⓗⓘⓙⓚⓛ ⓜⓝⓞⓟⓠⓡ ⓢⓣⓤⓥⓦⓧ ⓨⓩ(⊙▂⊙
✖ )(づ ￣ ³￣)づ ( c//”-}{-\x)(-’๏๏’-)(◐ o ◑ )(⊙…⊙ )๏[-ิ•ิ]๏
(•ิ•ิ)(•ิ•ิ) (/•ิ_•ิ)(︶︹︺)
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They are black/white, but at least it looks like something other than a square!
These also work with markdown!!
☯ - header
☯ - normal
☯ - italic
☯ - bold
☯ - etc.
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