"To do" Emojis

Abstract

This repo contains a set of "to do" emojis:

You can use them in applications to create simple text-based to-do lists, without plugins:

They were created by Dave Stewart for use in the Weekend Club Slack channel; an Indie Hackers in-person and virtual network based in London.

Usage in Slack

Installation

To get the emojis into Slack:

• download the zip with the png files
• follow the instructions to add emojis here

Use the emojis in the /high folder to support high-DPI displays.

When you add the emojis, be sure to name them the same as the filenames, i.e.:

• todo
• todo_doing
• todo_done
• todo_cancel
• todo_pause

Create a to do list

Once added, just type :todo then choose the emoji from the list:

Then, add the text of the todo (and any other todo's, of course):

Share progress

You can use the todo_doing emoji to indicate you've started a task:

When you've completed your task, edit the message and change the emoji to todo_done:

If you want to let folks know you can't complete a task, use the todo_pause or todo_cancel emoji:

It's the simplest way to share updates in Slack!

Tips

Shortcuts

You can create checkboxes even quicker using Slack's auto-complete:

:do   ->  :todo
:don  ->  :todo_done
:doi  ->  :todo_doing
:pau  ->  :todo_pause
:ca   ->  :todo_cancel

Copy and paste is also an option!

Make a channel

Because you and your team will only be creating and updating a single message per day (or week) you may find it useful to create a dedicated channel, such as #todos, #tasks, #today or maybe #shipped.

Having a dedicated area for todo's means tasks won't get lost in a sea of other messages, and also provides a nice log of what got done and when.

Are you using Todo Emojis?

Let me know!

• Tweet me
• Comment here
• Comment on Product Hunt

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Twitter is also another great place to share:

• https://twitter.com/dave_stewart/status/1309861492007862277

Thanks :)

Artwork

If you want to modify the emojis, the original Sketch file is in the artwork folder, along with some alternate designs:

This work is licensed as CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0).