Emoticon

Updated: 11/06/2021 by Computer Hope
Smiley face emoticon.

Alternatively known as a smiley face, smile, wink, or winky, an emoticon is a way to show emotion in text-based communication, like e-mail, chat, and SMS (short message service), using letters or symbols. For example, :-) (colon, hyphen, and close parenthesis) when your head is turned to the left represents a smiley. The smiley face is often credited as being first suggested by Professor Scott Fahlman on a bulletin board on September 19, 1982, when he made the below post.

19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-)
From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c>
I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:
:-)
Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use
:-(

Below is a listing of some commonly-used emoticons and a description of what they represent.

:) Smile (: Smile
:D Smile =D Smile
:-) Smile =) Smile
=-) Smile :> Smile
8) Smile !) Wink
XD Laughing smile !-) Wink
;) Wink 8( Sad
;-) Wink ): Sad
:( Sad =( Sad
:-( Sad :P Face with tongue out.
:-| Indifferent :-P Face with tongue out.
:-> Sarcastic q: Face with tongue out.
>:-> Devilish >:) Devilish
:-o Surprised >=) Devilish
:-S Incoherent :-$ Incoherent
:8) Pig :P~ Face with tongue out.
:=8) Baboon <:-L Dunce
7:>) Ronald Reagan C=:-) Chef
0-) Cyclopes P-( Pirate
%-) Dazed :-X Big wet kiss
:-* Kiss :-# Lips are sealed
:-& Tongue Tied :-(*) Sick
:-)X Person with bow tie. :---) Pinocchio
H-) Cross Eyed ]-) Smile with sunglasses
V^) Smile with sunglasses shown from one side. BI Frog
=:-( Punk :-! Foot in mouth
:#) Drunk Smile $-) Yuppie smile
|:-) Smile with flat top 8-) Big eyed Smile
:-E Vampire :`( Crying smile
d:-) Smile with baseball cap X:-) Brain dead Smile
:-C Really unhappy smile 8(:-) Mickey mouse
(-0-) Imperial Tie Fighter from "Star Wars" m(__)m Bow
<3 Heart (I love you). </3 Broken heart
T_T Crying T-T Crying
<g> Grin *G* Grin

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