Basic Internet Course - Smileys and Emoticons
SMILEYS and EMOTICONS
Note:
- These symbols can be interpreted in several ways. If you tilt your head to the left, these symbols may look appropriate.
- The ---- is used as a spacer between the Emoticons and the definition. It is not to be added to the Emoticons.
:) ---- The original smiley face, "I'm Happy".
:( ---- The original frown
:-) ---- Smiling, happy face; don't take me too seriously
B-) ---- Above, but poster wears glasses or sunglasses
8-) ---- Same as previous; also used to denote wide-eyed look
:-( ---- Sad or angry face
>:-( ---- Even angrier face
@= ---- Flame about nuclear war, power or weapons follows (mushroom cloud)
;-) ---- Winking happy face (something said tongue-in-cheek)
:-P ---- Tongue stuck out
:-b ---- Same as previous
:-B ---- Buck-toothed smile
:-D ---- Wider happy face (or mouth open too much)
:-o ---- "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
#:-o ---- Same as previous
:-)## ---- Person with a beard
@:-)## ---- Person with a beard and a turban
(:-) ---- Messages dealing with bicycle helmets
<:-) ---- Dumb questions
oo ---- "Somebody's head-lights are on" messages
O>-<|= ---- Messages of interest to women
;-) ---- Wink ( take this message with a grain of salt)
|-( ---- Late night messages
:^) ---- Messages teasing people about their noses
:-{#} ---- Messages teasing people about their braces
(:-# ---- Message concerning something that shouldn't have been said
(:-$ ---- Message indicating person is ill
(:-& ---- Message indicating person is angry
(:-* ---- Kiss
(:-( ---- Message indicating person is VERY sad
(:^( ---- Message concerning people with broken noses
(:<) ---- Message concerning blabber mouths
:-(=) ---- Message about people with big teeth.
&:-) ---- Message from a person with curly hair
@:-) ---- Message from a person with wavy hair
?-( ---- Message about people with a black eye
b-) ---- Message about a pirate
*:* ---- Message about fuzzy things
*:** ---- Message about fuzzy people with a fuzzy mustache
%-) ---- Message about people with broken glasses
+<:-| ---- Message from a monk/nun
{0-) ---- Message from cyclops
(:-D ---- Message concerning another blabber mouth
(:-|K- ---- Formal message
B-) ---- Message from Batman
@%&$%& ---- You know what that means
||*( ---- Handshake offered
||*) ---- Handshake accepted
>< >< ---- Message about/to someone wearing ankle socks
:-)<> ---- Message about someone wearing a striped tie
2B|^2B ---- Message about Shakespeare
=|:-)## ---- Message about Uncle Sam
>:-{ ---- Message about Dracula
\:-) ---- Message about Gumby
(-_-) ---- Secret smile
<{:-)} ---- Message in a bottle
<:-)<<| ---- Message from a space rocket
(:-... ---- Heart-breaking message
<<<(:-) ---- Message from a hat sales-man
(O--< ---- A fishy message
(8-) ---- Message from a four-eye
(:>-< ---- Message from a thief: hands up!
:^{ ---- User wears a mustache
:*) ---- Another person wearing a mustache
{ ---- User is Alfred Hitchcock
@>--->---- ---- A rose.
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