• enkers@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    “o7” is a saluting text emoji. The ‘o’ represents a head, and the ‘7’ is a raised arm. It’s usually used in internet culture when a fictional character dies, or when one dies in a video game.

    Similarly, there’s the “Press F to pay respects” meme, which appeared as a quick time event in a video game cut scene (Call of Duty, I think?), and was adopted into sarcastic use by the internet, so “F” and “o7” are kinda used interchangeably.

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      7 months ago

      It’s also used in Elite: Dangerous as a radio sign off, “Oh-Seven, Commander.” When you’re leaving the station and a few other scenarios.

      Just tossing that out there because that was the first time I came across it.