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# Throwback Thursday: May 28, 2026
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2026-05-28/
- Published: 2026-05-28T17:26:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-28T17:26:11.000Z
- Description: In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we explore different techniques for incorporating emoji and other visual glyphs into your Access applications.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday

*With over a million words scattered across more than 1,800 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.*

*That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.*

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## Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

[Using Emoji as Button “Images” in AccessOne easy way to make your Access applications appear more modern is to embed emoji in the command button text.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/icon/NLS_Icon_square-031c598cf5de0b65aeaa6a9390fe6631bbe82a0d7056ef3f01bd1dfbd20800b6.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/thumbnail/Emoji-Design-1--ec8f06bc4a53ef66b32a9fce6ee9ff71b3bbc8fd11252d3d77f93069be6f9c70.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/emoji-as-button-images/)

[Quick Tip: Emoji Lookup in WindowsLooking for the fastest way to look up and insert emojis in Windows? This shortcut makes it quick and easy.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/thumbnail/Emoji-Lookup-QuickTip-78fcf9ab905d64afc70d62bbd1ae8b92e17183a134a0301b57b52f68ba94c857.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/quick-tip-emoji-lookup-in-windows/)

[Quick Tip: Alt Codes in WindowsCheckmarks, bulleted lists, section symbols, pi, daggers, copyrights, etc. Each of these symbols can be entered in Windows using an easy keyboard shortcut.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/thumbnail/Alt-Codes-QuickTip-562ec99aa6afb7b6d443cdd156b9cafff47dc8d8d42769c14ce5045bfa7ef017.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/quicktip-alt-codes-in-windows/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

And "*What about emoji on message boxes?*" you ask...

[New Style Access Message Boxes With TimeoutThe MsgBoxT function was designed to create new style message boxes in Access 365 with a timeout feature. However, it can create each of the following message box types with or without a timeout: - new style message box with red header - Access 365 Current Channel or faster) - old style message box with a bold first line - standard message box with no formatting![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/icon/favicon-16d3b5ba2136969c9b5eff04f1630e26b5a313abd7e81768292bfca649bc0ad6.png)Isladogs on AccessColin Riddington![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/thumbnail/logoOG-0685a3a78a917403b51cb559f731ab06870eccf043ddd0d080585d5882616e3f.png)](https://isladogs.co.uk/new-style-msgbox-timeout/index.html)

[gitmojiAn emoji guide for your commit messages.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/icon/apple-icon-180x180-767049b0982d82961a0a97ed8521b079117cf419735286b101a067d23a80c449.png)An emoji guide for your commit messagesCarlos Cuesta![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/thumbnail/gitmoji-6015526853e70186c0d29508d5a1e1dc650c3d35a6615e236450cff559c37e0f.gif)](https://gitmoji.dev/)

## Developer Humor

twinBASIC has full Unicode support in its IDE. Which means you can do things like use emoji characters as variable identifiers. 

What could go wrong? 😂

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2026/05/image-3.png)](https://discord.com/channels/927638153546829845/927638154192748606/1180233639305416794)

<https://old.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/187yi2u/ihateemojis/>

> [iHateEmojis](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/187yi2u/ihateemojis/)  
> by [u/hypnofedX](https://www.reddit.com/user/hypnofedX/) in [ProgrammerHumor](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/) 

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