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On Dev.to, what description field is used for?

When creating a post there's a field called description. I filled that and expected that description to appear below the title in the listing view or somewhere else. But I didn't see it anywhere. So...

What is that description field used for?

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Adam Martin. • Edited

Meta description for the page and SEO.

Metadescription of this page

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Max Ehsan

What's the unicorn button on the left-side for?

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Mirat

Good point

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Leoni Mella

I think that is just a different reaction to use, so instead of “like” (heart) you react with an unicorn.

Maybe its not this, but I think it is hahahaha

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Max Ehsan

I thought so myself initially. But why would one dilute likes by spreading the reaction to another type? I think the unicorn serves a different purpose.

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Leoni Mella • Edited

It turns out that is exactly that, just another reaction to a post. I did a little research and I found this discussion: dev.to/ben/comment/57d9, from 2018.

I think this close the question hahahaha

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Nočnica Mellifera

I know on some sites when you share a link the “description” contents show up in the card. I just checked and I t doesn’t on Twitter or Slack 😂 maybe LinkedIn? Anyway it will show up sometimes on other pages as user readable, but you shouldn’t assume your readers will see it before reading your article, that’s for sure!

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Nočnica Mellifera

Checked LinkedIn, it also doesn’t display the “description” so it looks like the only place it’s visible for sure is in google search results.