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The player said many of the racist messages included photos and emoticons of monkeys or bananas.

Two crucial ones were the < symbol and the number 3, which together made an emoticon heart <3.

Mr. Musk replied on Friday with an emoticon of a bull’s-eye, indicating he thought the user was right on target.

“To all the Tweeps who decided to make today your last day: thanks for being incredible teammates through the ups and downs,” she tweeted with a saluting emoticon.

Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns tweeted in response on Wednesday, using a national flag emoticon for “America.”