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| A smiley (if you want to sound over-educated, "emoticon") is used to give inflection to a statement since we can't hear each other's voice over the internet. |
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Basic Smileys |
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:-) | The basic smiley. Indicates a sarcastic or joking statement. |
| ;-) | Winky - flirtatious, just kidding. joking. | |
| :-( | Frown - didn't like the last statement. Or is upset or depressed about something. | |
| ;-I | Indifferent | |
| :-> | Smug | |
| >:-> | Devilish | |
| >;-> | Devilishly lewd | |
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Often Used |
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| (-: | User is left handed | |
| %-) | User has been staring at a computer screen way too long. | |
| :*) | User is drunk | |
| [:] | User is a robot | |
| 8-) | User is wearing sunglasses | |
| B-) | Horn-rimmed glasses | |
| B:-) | Sunglasses on head | |
| ::-) | User wears normal glasses | |
| 8:-) | User is a little girl | |
| ;-)-8 | User is a big girl | |
| :-{) | User has a mustache | |
| :-{} | User wears lipstick | |
| {:-) | User wears a toupee | |
| }:-( | Toupee in a windstorm | |
| :-[ | User is a vampire | |
| :-E | Bucktoothed vampire | |
| :-F | Bucktoothed vampire missing one tooth | |
| :-7 | User made a wry statement | |
| :-* | User ate something sour | |
| :-)~ | User drools | |
| :-~) | User has a cold | |
| :'-( | User is crying | |
| :'-) | User is so happy she is crying | |
| :-@ | User is screaming | |
| :-# | User wears braces | |
| :^) | User has a broken nose | |
| :V) | User's nose is broken, but the other way. | |
| :_) | User's nose slid off his face | |
| :<) | User is from an Ivy League School, or is a manager. | |
| :-& | User is tongue tied. | |
| =:-) | User is a hosehead (idiot, or stupid) | |
| -:-( | Punk Rocker (they don't smile) | |
| :=) | User has 2 noses | |
| +-:-) | User is the Pope (or some other highly regarded religious personage) | |
| ':-) | Shaved off one eyebrow this morning. | |
| ,:-) | Same thing - other eye | |
| I-) | User is asleep | |
| I-O | User is asleep and snoring | |
| :-Q | User is a smoker | |
| :-? | User smokes a pipe | |
| 0-) | Scuba diver | |
| O :-) | User is an angel | |
| :-' | User spitting something | |
| :-S | User made an incoherent statement | |
| :-D | User is laughing at you | |
| :-X | User's lips are sealed | |
| :-C | User is very upset | |
| :-/ | User is skeptical | |
| C=:-) | User is a chef | |
| @= | Pro nuclear war (the idiot!) | |
| *<:-) | User is wearing a Santa Claus hat | |
| :-O | Uh oh!! | |
| (8-O | A big Uh oh with a frown | |
| *:o) | User is a clown | |
| 3:} | Pet smiley | |
| 3:{ | Mean pet smiley | |
| X-( | User is dead | |
| :-p | User is sticking out his/her tongue | |
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User is going to get yelled at for putting graphics in email/USENET postings | |
| After I did this page, I came across the Canonical Smiley List -- smiley-lovers' heaven | ||
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