How to tell if she likes you over text
Ignore emojis and reply times. Look at investment: does she ask you questions, start conversations and say yes to plans? That's the whole test.
Signs that matter
She asks about you instead of just answering. She texts first sometimes. She remembers small details. And most of all — she moves toward meeting, or happily agrees when you suggest it.
Signs guys overthink
Exact reply times, how many "ha"s she typed, a smiley or no smiley. These depend on the person and her mood. Reading into them is how a perfectly normal chat turns into an investigation.
Warning signs
Short answers that never come back with a question, conversations you always start, and dodged invites. Any one of them can be a fluke. All three together is an answer.
The real test
Ask her out, concretely. Interest shows up as a yes or a counter-offer. "Maybe sometime" with no alternative is a polite no.