{"id":16202,"date":"2024-04-01T08:37:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T12:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/?p=16202"},"modified":"2024-04-01T08:37:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T12:37:26","slug":"whats-new-in-simulink-in-r2024a-emojis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/2024\/04\/01\/whats-new-in-simulink-in-r2024a-emojis\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s New in Simulink in R2024a: Emojis!"},"content":{"rendered":"
MATLAB R2024a has been released recently, so I thought I should share my favorite new addition to Simulink: The ability to add emojis everywhere!<\/span><\/div>
As you probably know, it has been possible for many releases now to include emojis in the comments of MATLAB code:<\/span><\/div>
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It is now possible to use emojis in Simulink too! <\/span><\/div>

Including Emojis in blocks and signal names<\/span><\/h2>
When you are editing the name of a block or an annotation, try hitting the shortcut \"<\/span>Win+.<\/span>\" (or Cmd-Ctrl-Space for Mac OS) to launch the emoji dialog:<\/span><\/div>
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Those will not only show up in the editor canvas, they will follow along through your entire workflow.<\/span><\/div>

Stateflow<\/span><\/h2>
Stateflow also supports emojis in comments:<\/span><\/div>
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Visualizing Signals<\/span><\/h2>
Let's look at simulation results in the Simulation Data Inspector:<\/span><\/div>
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Code Generation<\/span><\/h2>
If you generate code using Embedded Coder, emojis will show up in the generated comments:<\/span><\/div>
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Finder<\/span><\/h2>
The Finder also supports searching for emojis in a model:<\/span><\/div>
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Diagnostics Viewer<\/span><\/h2>
If you end up using emojis incorrectly, you will get a clear error. For example, I tried using the \"automobile\" emoji instead of typing \"auto\" for a configuration parameter. (Unfortunately we are not evaluating emojis yet... ☹️)<\/span><\/div>
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I get a clear error:<\/span><\/div>
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Now it's your turn!<\/span><\/h2>
Obviously, emojis are not the greatest addition in Simulink in R2024a... I will follow up in a few days with a post covering my real favorites of R2024a.<\/span><\/div>
Final disclaimer for <\/span>Simulink Check<\/span><\/a> users: Before you start adding emojis everywhere in your Simulink models, you might want to know that they are not <\/span>yet<\/span> approved by the <\/span>MathWorks Advisory Board Guidelines<\/span><\/a> for blocks and signals names. Let us know in the comments below if you think they should!<\/span><\/div>
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