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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.
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rōmaji internet-slang puns
How do Japanese people use ️-substitution, if at all?
In the last few years has become very popular. It is an abbreviation for ばばあ
'an old woman' (hag).
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> 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.
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