Chat Smileys and Emoticon

Emoticons are a very clever use of standard punctuation marks to express a human emotion. This is a kind of "shorthand" that Internet users have developed so they can express certain thoughts and emotions without wasting valuable time typing them out. Here's how they work. Emoticons are ASCII glyphs originally designed to show an emotional state in plain text messages. Over time they have turned into an art form as well. In most cases, emoticons are constructed to be viewed by tilting your head left so the right side of the emoticon is at the bottom of the "picture."

!-(	Black eye
!-)	Proud of black eye
#-)	Wiped out, partied all night
#:-o	Shocked
$-)	Won the lottery, or money on the brain
%(\|:-)	Propeller-head
*%}**	Inebriated
%+{	Got beat up
%-(	Confused
%-)	Dazed or silly
%-6	Brain-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
>=^ P	Yuck
<:>	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\|^2B	To be or not to be
5:-)	Elvis
7:)	Ronald Reagan
7:^)	Ronald Reagan
8	Infinity
8 :-)	Wizard
8)	Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses
8-#	Death
8-)	Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses
8-o	Shocked
8-O	Astonished
8-P	Yuck!
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
:-,	Smirk
:-/	Wry face
:-6	Exhausted
:-9	Licking lips
:-?	Licking lips, or tongue in cheek
:-@	Screaming
:-C	Astonished
:-c	Very unhappy
:-D	Laughing
:-d~	Heavy smoker
:-e	Disappointed
:-f	Sticking out tongue
:-I	Pondering, or impartial
:-i	Wry smile or half-smile
:-J	Tongue in cheek
:-j	One-sided smile
:-k	Puzzlement
:-l	One-sided smile
:-M	Speak no evil
:-O	Open-mouthed, surprised
:-o	Surprised look, or yawn

:-P	Sticking out tongue
:-p	Sticking tongue out
:-p~	Heavy smoker
:-Q	Tongue hanging out in disgust, or a smoker
:-Q~	Smoking
:-r	Sticking tongue out
:-s	What?!
:-t	Unsmiley
:-V	Shouting
:-X	My lips are sealed; or a kiss
:-x	Kiss, or My lips are sealed
:-Y	Aside 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
:/i	No smoking
:>	What?
:@	What?
:C	Astonished
:e	Disappointed
:P	Sticking out tongue
:X	Hear no evil
:x	Kiss
:\'	Crying
:\'(	Crying
:\'-(	Crying
:\'-)	Tears of happiness
:^D	Happy, approving
:`-(	Shedding a tear
:{	Having a hard time
:~)	A cold
:~-(	Crying
:~/	Confused
; )	Wink
; P	Wink with a raspberry
;(	Crying
;-(	Angry, or got a black eye
;-)	Winkey
;-D	Winking and laughing
= O	Surprised
= X	My lips are sealed
=):-)=	Abraham Lincoln
=:-)	Punk, or hosehead
=====:}	Snake
=^*	Kisses
=^D	Big grin
?(	Black eye
?-(	Black eye
@>--->---	A long-stemmed rose
@==	Atomic bomb
@}->--	Rose
B:-)	Sunglasses on head
d :-o	Hats off to you!
IOHO	In Our Humble Opinion
M-)	See no evil
M-), :X, :-M	See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
M:-)	A salute
O 8-)	Starry-eyed angel
O :-)	Angel
O+	Female
O->	Male
O8-)	Starry-eyed angel
O:-)	Angel
P*	French kiss
Q:-)	College graduate
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
][	Back to back
^ ^ ^	Giggles
^5	High 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
\|-D	Big laugh
\|-O	Yawn
\|-{	Good grief!
\|-\|	Asleep
\|I	Asleep
\|^o	Snoring
}-)	Wry smile
}: [	Angry, frustrated
}{	Face to face
~ :-(	Steaming mad
~:-(	Flame message
~:-\	Elvis
~:o	Baby
~:\	Elvis
~=	Lit candle, indicating a flame (inflammatory message)
~==	Begins a flame (inflammatory message)
~~:-(	Especially hot flame message
~~:[	Net flame
~~~~8}	Snake
~~~~~8}	Snake

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