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What is an Emoticon?

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The word, emoticon, is a portmanteau; it was formed by combining two words: emotion and icon. Emoticons (also called smiley) are created using symbols and letters found on the keyboard and assist in quickly conveying feelings through email, text messaging and other forms of electronic media.

List of Emoticon (Smiley)

Similar to how we read, emoticons are typically written from left to right beginning with the eyes (:), sometimes a nose ( – ) and then a mouth ( ] ).

Happy and Laughing Emoticon

IconMeaning
:-), : ), (:-), :}, :^), :> and :o) Smiley or happy face
:-] Happy – grinning
:-{) Happy with a mustache
:-{)} Happy with a
moustache and beard
;-D, ;D, :^D and |-D Laughing or joking
;-), ;), '-), >;], ;-], ;D and ;^) Playful or winking
:-> Smirk or joking
:-)) Very happy (or double chin)
:-oTalking

The following are also commonly used to create a smiley face: equal sign, 8, and a bracket, e.g., 8D or =]. Many different variations exist today to create a happy emoticon, we listed our favorites.

Angry Emoticon

IconMeaning
{:-[, >:-[, >:@ and >:-< Angry
:-< and :-[ Frowning or miserable
:-(, :(, (:-(, :{, :^(, and :o( Sad, unhappy or upset
:[email protected] Screaming
:-O Shouting
:-Q and >:-QTongue out - disgusted
>:-P, :-P, :P, >:-p, :-p,

:p, >:-f, :-f and :f

Sticking out tongue
D:< and D: Horror or disgust
:-| Indifferent, who cares?

Surprised Emoticon

IconMeaning
:-o, :o, >:-o, and =o Surprised
:-O, >:-O, :O and =O Flabbergasted - uh oh!
#:-O Shock
>:-\, >:-/, :-\, :-/, :\ and :-/ Confused, not sure or skeptical
%-) Dazed or silly

Kissing Emoticon

IconMeaning
: -*, :* and :^* Kissing
[ ]** Hugs and Kisses
:-{} Blowing a kiss
or wearing lipstick

Crying Emoticon

IconMeaning
:'-(, :' and :'( Crying
:'-) and :') Tears of Happiness

Sleepy Emoticon

IconMeaning
|-I Sleeping
|-O and |-o Tired - yawning
%-) Exhausted or cross-eyed
:-() Bored

Funny Emoticon

IconMeaning
*.o) Clowning around
|;-) Cool
<:-) Dunce
(:-| Egghead
:$ and :-$ Embarrassed or blushing
: () Loud mouth or talks a lot
>:-x, :-X and :X My lips are sealed!
It's a secret.
:-| Straight faced
:-& and :& Tongue tied

People Emoticon

IconMeaning
0:-), 0:) and 0:^) Angel; angelic
>:), >:-), >:^), }:-) and }:) Devil; evil
:-)>= Boy or man
8:-) Girl or women
O+ Female
O-> Male
+:-) Priest
*<|:-) and *<:-) Santa
+O:-) The Pope
Q:-) College graduate
8:-) Wizard

Animal Emoticon

IconMeaning
<()(-)<< Fish
"@(*0*)@ Koala bear
<:3 )~ Mouse
3:] Pet: cat, dog or cow
====:} and ~~~~~8} Snake

Miscellaneous Emoticon

IconMeaning
(:::[]:::) Band-aid
!-) Black eye
\_/7 Cup of coffee
\_/ Empty glass
@-)- Flower, rose
[email protected])- Dozen roses
^5 High Five
[:-] Robot or square head
$-) Greedy, money on mind
8 Infinity
(-: Left-handed writer
:-)X Wearing a bowtie
{:-) Wearing a toupee
:-# and :# Wearing braces
B-) Wearing dark-rimmed glasses
[:-) Wearing earphones
::-) Wearing regular glasses
8-) Wearing sunglasses

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