On the Internet in e-mail, chatting, and posted messages, an emoticon (sometimes referred to as a "smiley") is a short sequence of keyboard letters and symbols, usually emulating a facial expression, expressing a feeling that supplements the message. Most of these emoticons use several symbols to create a small face with an expression such as a smile, wink, or turned-down mouth. One of our contributors says that to read these you can either tilt your head or turn the monitor on its side. Here's a basic set
:-) Smile ;-) Smile with a wink :<}) User with moustache, smiling :-|| Mad :-( Sad %*@:-( Hung over >:) Perplexed look .) Keeping an eye out for you 8:-) Glasses on forehead 8:] Normal smiling face of a gorilla 0:-) Angel :V) Duck> 3:-o Cow _8-(|) Homer Simpson |:-)= Abe Lincoln *<:-) Santa Claus :)-) Scuba diver :-{} User with heavy lipstick >:-< Mad *#:-) Scotsman wearing his Scottish tam %-^ User is another Picasso #-) User partied all night <:I Dunce :-| "Have an ordinary day!" Smiley :}{: Kisses (stolen from June bug) oooo(0) (0)oooo Toes (-_-) Secret smile #.-o "Oh, nooooooo Mr. Bill!!!" :0p Rude boy sticking tongue out. :0)/ Having a fag? :0)8 Wearing a dickie bow tie. :0{|D F.S.B.? If you can think of any more just send them to me so i can add them to the site.........A big thanks to Boby boy Forsyth for the latest updates to this page........... |