What has happened to the emoticons?

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Instead of the grinning face, I have the word showing on other peoples posts with a little box around it.

I came here to say exactly the same!

Ive just popped in here to ask the same too.

Me too, on some posts I get the emoticon, on others the weirdly box-word thing.

Me too!

That does sound very strange - usual question: how are you accessing MN?
tablet/desktop/mob (OP I don't recognise that browser screen but my eyes are a bit tired today)

Me too only one visible is funnily enough!

I'm on an iPad on safari.

^^^ but I can see my own

Me four! I thought I'd been on the forums too long.
I'm on my IPad

I am getting similar, Chrome on Desktop

Same

Same here. iPhone 5 safari. Some of them are normal, but most are a word in a box.

iPad safari. It's doing it on some threads but not others.

Yep, iPhone 4 safari.

Same here on laptop using firefox.

For a few mins earlier, I got "send query" where the hide button usually is

sorry, it's submit query

and it's happening again

Sorry folks - we'll get Tech to take a look. Even if you can't see my , I'm on the inside for all of you.