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- An emoticon is a short sequence of keyboard letters and symbols, usually emulating a facial expression, that complements a text message.

:-)	Smile
;-)	Smile with a wink
:<})	User with mustache, smiling
:-\|\|	Mad
:-(	Sad
:' -(	Crying
:~	Also crying
:-))	Really happy
:-D	Big grin
:-*	A kiss
:-P~	A lick
:-o	Wow! or I'm surprised
:-\|	Grim
:-P	Sticking out your tongue
:-	User happens to be Popeye
:-/	Perplexed
=:O	Frightened (hair standing on end)
=8O	Bug-eyed with fright
:-}	Embarassed smile
:-)<>>>>>	Basic Smiley with a necktie
;-^)	Tongue in cheek
%*@:-(	Hung over
:-~~~	Drooling
>:)	Perplexed look
.)	Keeping an eye out for you
8:-)	Glasses on forehead
8:[	Normal smiling face of a gorilla
0:-)	Angel
]:-\|[	Robot
(:V)	Duck
3:-o	Cow
:-]	Vampire
(_8-(\|)	Homer Simpson
C\|:-=	Charlie Chaplin
=\|:-)=	Abe Lincoln
*<:-)	Santa Claus
-:-)	User sports a mohawk and admires Mr. T
(:)-)	Scuba diver
:-'\|	User has a cold
:-{}	User with heavy lipstick
:-)8	User is well dressed
>:-<	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!!!"
12x @>--->---	A dozen roses

The Japanese have worked out another set of emoticons that fits the nuances of Japanese culture. See Japanese emoticons.

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24 May 2008

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