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Emoticons and Smileys 101

[size=44]Emoticons and Smileys 101
An Introduction to 21st Century Hieroglyphs


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By Paul Gil
December, 2014

Emoticons are "emotional icons" for messaging.Also known as "smileys", these modern-day glyph shapes are used to add emotion and style to email. Emoticons, when used well, can add the subtleties of vocal inflection, facial expression, and body language to a written note.

Emoticon use is actually quite simple: you type simple keyboard characters and view the majority of these shapes sideways. It is particularly useful when the mood of your written message could be easily misconstrued.

Example 1a:
Yeah, but you're never on time, anyways.

Example 1b:
Yeah, but you're never on time, anyways. ;-)

Notice above how example 1a has an ambiguous mood, and could easily be taken as a cutting remark. Example 1b, however, conveys a warmth and jokingness by simply adding the three emoticon characters for winking: ;-)

Here is another emoticon example:

Example 2a:
I'm looking forward to Friday night.

Example 2b:
I'm looking forward to Friday night. @>--->----

Example 2a is strictly a statement. Example 2b, with the rose flower emoticon, is a statement with innuendo. Definitely more romance factor with example 2b!Emoticon "smileys" are not for all correspondences, especially not for professional business documents.

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Emoticons, however, are very common in personal emails in an informal setting, or in chatrooms and online discussion forums.

Click here for an exhaustive list of Internet emoticons and smileys...


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:-)

The classic "smiley" emoticon above was created in 1982 by a Carnegie Mellon student named Scott Fahlman. He was spurred to do this when a fellow student's bulletin board joke was misunderstood.

FYI History Note: this is the original 1982 conversation that started modern-day emoticons.

Here is a beginning list of some popular emotional icons:
(remember to tilt your head and view them sideways)

t('.'t)Those are fighting words! Put 'em up!
:-)I am smiling in a classic way
:PI am sticking out my tongue
:^PI am sticking out tongue, and I have a nose
B^PI am sticking out tongue, and I have sunglasses
:{I am having a hard time
;-)Winking at you
;(I am crying
:-DI am laughing happily
@}->--Rose for you (to show affection)
|^oI am snoring
>:-(I am annoyed

C):-)I am a cowboy
C=:-)I am a chef
o{-<]:I am skateboarder
:( )I have a big mouth. 
@=I am pro-nuclear war.
*<:-)I am wearing a Santa Claus Hat.
:-[I am a vampire.
:-oUh oh!
|-)Hee hee!

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3:]My pet.
3:[My mean pet.
%-)I am brain dead right now.
:-||I am seriously angry.
><((((o>Fish
>^..^<Cat
(='.'=)Fat Cat
//o-o\\John Lennon
(_x_)Kiss my butt
(_)>Want to have some coffee?
8-OOmigod!!
:{}I have big lips and I want to kiss you
>;->I am winking in a devilish way, because I just made a lewd or suggestive remark
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Here is a list of "emoticons" (emotional icons or "smileys"). Note that some of these emoticons are obvious at first glance, but others require more creative imagination on the part of the reader.

<:3)~~~~Mouse
____/\___\o/___Shark
:)Piggy
(B^|Secret agent
(8<|Darth Vader
=^-.-^=Kitten, version 1
^..^Kitten, version 2
IIIIII8^)X Cat in the Hat
¿Horizontal face (use Alt keystroke plus 0169, 0191, 0169)
ö¿öHorizontal face 2 (use Alt + 148, 168, 148)
[{--Crayon--]}>crayon (especially effective when typed in different font colors)
(_)3Beer mug
[>ODiamond ring
<;;;;;;;;;;;|===0Sword
****:-)Marge Simpson
*<:-)>Santa Claus
-:(Punk rocker with a Mohawk
@>--->----Rose, version 1
--<--@Rose, version 2
12x--<--@A dozen roses
:-[x>Count Dracula
B-]Batman
C):-)Cowboy
O>-</Snowboarder
o{-<]:Skater Dude
==):-)=Abraham Lincoln
:-.)Cindy Crawford
:+(Scared
<:-OEeek!; Eeek! Just saw a mouse
B*)Sunglasses smile
: )Regular smile
:^)Regular smile with a nose
: (Unhappy, frown
: ^(Unhappy, frown with a nose
:-PSticking out tongue
:-pSticking tongue out, version 2
:-p~Heavy smoker
:-QTongue hanging out in disgust, or a smoker
:-Q~Smoking
:-rSticking tongue out, version 3
:-sWhat?!

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:-tUnsmiley
:-VShouting
\ ^_^ /Joyful! (Japanese)


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:~-(Crying
:~/Confused
; )Wink
; PWink with a raspberry
O+Female
O->Male
O8-)Starry-eyed angel
O:-)Angel
P*French kiss
Q:-)College graduate
:XHear no evil
:xKiss
:\'Crying
:\'(Crying
:\'-(Crying
:\'-)Tears of happiness
:^DHappy, approving
:`-(Shedding a tear
:{Having a hard time
:~)A cold
;(Crying
;-(Angry, or got a black eye
;-)Winkey
;-DWinking and laughing
= OSurprised
= XMy lips are sealed
IIIIII8^)XCat in the Hat
:-XMy lips are sealed; or a kiss
:-xKiss, or My lips are sealed
:-YAside comment
:-[Unsmiling blockhead; also criticism
:-\'|Sniffles
:-]Smiling blockhead; also sarcasm
:-{)Smile with moustache
:-{)}Smile with moustache and beard
:-{}Blowing a kiss
:-|Indifferent, bored or disgusted
:-| :-|Deja vu
:-||Very angry
:-}Mischievous smile
:-~)A cold
:-~|A cold
:.(Crying
:/)Not funny
:/iNo smoking
:>What? 
:@What?
:CAstonished
:eDisappointed
:PSticking out tongue
=):-)=Abraham Lincoln
=:-)Punk, or hosehead
=====:}Snake
=^*Kisses
=^DBig grin
?(Black eye
?-(Black eye
@>--->---A long-stemmed rose
@==Atomic bomb
@}->--Rose
B:-)Sunglasses on head
d :-oHats off to you!

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M-)See no evil
M-), :X, :-MSee no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
M:-)A salute
O 8-)Starry-eyed angel
O :-)Angel
X-(Just died
[:-)Wearing a Walkman
[:-]Square head
[:-|Frankenstein
[:]Robot
[:|Frankenstein
[:|]Robot
[[ ]]Hug Insert a name in the brackets of the one who is being hugged,as: [[Marcia]]
[]Hug
\')Winky
\'-)Winky
\_/Empty glass
\~/Full glass
]:->Devil
]:-)Happy devil
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:p~~I'm drooling
:-OOpen-mouthed, surprised
:-oSurprised look, or yawn
%')Finished off a fifth for lunch
%)Cross-eyed; Artistic face; Picasso
%*@:-(Hung Over

%*}Very drunk%+\Messed up; Spaced out; Effected; Scrambled; Out-to-lunch
%+{Lost a fight
%+|Beaten up
%-Drunk with laughter
%-(Glasses broken; Sad confused; Practical joker who got beat up
%-()Monkey face
%-(I)Laughing out loud
%-(|)Laughing out loud
%-)Stared too long at monitor; Confused; Cross-eyed;
%-/Brain dead; Hung over
%-6Brain dead
%-Drunk with laughter
%-<|>Drunk with laughter
%-\Hung over
%-^)Pablo Picasso
%-{Sad; Not amused
%-|Been working all night
%-}Amused
%-~Pablo Picasso
^5High five
`:-)Raised eyebrow
{{ }}Hug; the one whose name is in the brackets is being hugged; Example: {{MJ}}
{}No comment
|(Sleepy (on late night email message)
|-<>Puckered up for a kiss
|-(Sleepy, struggling to stay awake, or sleeping badly
|-DBig laugh
|-OYawn
|-{Good grief! 
|-|Asleep
|IAsleep
|^oSnoring
}-)Wry smile
}: [Angry, frustrated
}{Face to face
~ :-(Steaming mad
~:-(Flame message
~:-\Elvis
~Baby
~:\Elvis
~=Lit candle, indicating a flame (inflammatory message)
~==Begins a flame (inflammatory message)
~~:-(Especially hot flame message
~~:[Net flame
~~~~8}Snake
!-(Black eye
!-)Proud of black eye
#-)Wiped out, partied all night
#:-oShocked
&#36;-)Won the lottery, or money on the brain
%(|:-)Propeller-head
:-,Smirk
:-/Wry face
:-6Exhausted
:-9Licking lips
:-?Licking lips, or tongue in cheek
:-@Screaming
:-CAstonished
:-cVery unhappy
:-DLaughing
:-d~Heavy smoker
:-eDisappointed
:-fSticking out tongue
:-IPondering, or impartial
:-iWry smile or half-smile
:-JTongue in cheek
:-jOne-sided smile
:-kPuzzlement
:-lOne-sided smile
:-MSpeak no evil
%*}Inebriated
%+{Got beat up
%-(Confused
%-)Dazed or silly
%-6Brain-dead
%-\Hung over
%-{Ironic
%-|Worked all night
%-}Humorous or ironic
%\Hangover
>>:-<<Furious
>-Female
>->Winking devil
>-<Furious
>-)Devilish wink
>:)Little devil
>:->Very mischievous devil
>:-<Angry
>:-<Mad
>:-(Annoyed
>:-)Mischievous devil
>=^ PYuck
<:>Devilish expression
<:->Devilish expression
<:-(Dunce
<:-)Innocently asking dumb question
<:-|Dunce
<:|Dunce
( 8(|)Homer
( <> .. <> )alienated
(( )):**Hugs and kisses
((()))Lots of hugging (initials or a name can be put in the middle of the one being hugged)
()Hugging
(-:Left-handed smile, or smiley from the southern hemisphere
(:&Angry
(:-Unsmiley
(:-&Angry
(:-(Unsmiley
(:-)Smiley variation
(:-*Kiss
(:-\Very sad
(::()::)Bandaid, meaning comfort
(:|Egghead
*Kiss
*<:-)Santa Claus
*<|:-)Santa Claus, or a clown
*-)Shot to death
+<:-)Religious leader
+<:-|Monk or nun
+<||-)Knight
+:-)Priest
+O:-)The Pope
-)Tongue in cheek
-=Snuffed candle to end a flame message
-=#:-)Wizard
/\/\/\Laughter
0:-) Angel
12x@>--->---A dozen roses
2B|^2BTo be or not to be
5:-)Elvis
7:)Ronald Reagan
7:^)Ronald Reagan
8Infinity
8 :-)Wizard
Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses
8-#Death
8-)Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses
8-oShocked
8-OAstonished
8-PYuck!

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8-[Frayed nerves; overwrought
8-]Wow!
8-|Wide-eyed surprise
: (Sad
: )Smile
: [Bored, sad
: |Bored, sad
:( )Loudmouth, talks all the time; or shouting
:*Kiss
:*)Clowning
:**:Returning kiss
:+(Got punched in the nose
:,(Crying
:-Male
:-#My lips are sealed; or someone wearing braces
:-&Tongue-tied
:->Smile of happiness or sarcasm
:-><Puckered up to kiss
:-<Very sad
:-(Frown
:-)Classic smiley
:-*Kiss