How do Japanese people use ️-substitution, if at all?


A common internet meme is to use ️ as a replacement for B's in a word, such as
"️oneless" or "trou️le". Sometimes it's additionally done for C's, such as
"️o️a ️ola". Is this a thing ever done in Japanese text, and if so, is there a
convention as to how? It's not as straightforward, since B's won't occur
individually.

For instance, I could imagine "バス停" being rewritten as "️ァス停", or as "️️ス停",
or "️ａス停" (with either a fullwidth or ASCII a), to name a few options. I could
also imagine it just never being imitated because of the awkwardness.




In the last few years has become very popular. It is an abbreviation for ばばあ
'an old woman' (hag).




> Is this a thing ever done in Japanese text

If you specifically mean "replacing B/C (and _only_ B and C) with the
red/squared emoji ️", then, no, that has never been a thing in Japan. I did
not know such a phenomenon until today, and its cultural background (according
to
[this](https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5q0rvr/why_am_i_seeing_a_redblock_b_emoji_everywhere/))
is not something Japanese people are familiar with. Of course people can read
️️ス停, but virtually no one will understand why you are doing it.

