Basic Smileys
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Your basic smiley. This smiley is used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection over e-mail.
* ;-) Winky smiley. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smiley.
* :-( Frowning smiley. User did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about something.
* :-I Indifferent smiley. Better than a `:-(' but not quite as good as a `'.
* :-> User just made a really biting sarcastic remark. Worse than a `;-)'.
* >:-> User just made a really devilish remark.
* >;-> Winky and devil combined. A very lewd remark was just made.
Widely used Smileys
* (-: User is left handed.
* %-) User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight.
* :*) User is drunk.
* [:] User is a robot.
* User is wearing sunglasses.
* B Sunglasses on head.
* : User wears normal glasses.
* B-) User wears horn-rimmed 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 an updraft.
* :-[ User is a vampire.
* :-E Bucktoothed vampire.
* :-F Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing.
* :-7 User juust made a wry statement.
* :-* User just ate something sour.
*~ User drools.
* :-~) User has a cold.
* :'-( User is crying.
* :'-) User is so happy, s/he is crying.
* :-@ User is screaming.
* :-# User wears braces.
* :^) User has a broken nose.
* :v) User has a broken nose, but it's the other way.
* :_) User's nose is sliding off of his face.
* :<) User is from an Ivy League School.
* :-& User is tongue tied.
* = User is a hosehead.
* - User is a punk rocker.
* -:-( Real punk rockers don't smile.
* :=) User has two noses.
* +- User is the Pope or holds some other religious office.
* ` User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning.
* , Same thing...other side.
* |-I User is asleep.
* |-O User is yawning/snoring.
* :-Q User is a smoker.
* :-? User smokes a pipe.
* O-) Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, user is a scuba diver)
* O User is an angel (at heart, at least).
* :-` User spitting out its chewing tobacco.
* :-S User just made an incoherent statement.
* :-D User is laughing (at you!)
* :-X User's lips are sealed.
* :-C User is really bummed.
* <|-) User is Chinese.
* <|-( User is Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes.
* :-/ User is skeptical.
* C= User is a chef.
* @= User is pro-nuclear war.
* *< User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat.
* :-o Uh oh!
* (8-o It's Mr. Bill!
* *) And Bozo the Clown!
* 3:] Pet smiley.
* 3:[ Mean Pet smiley.
* d8= Your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat.
* E- User is a Ham radio operator.
* :-9 User is licking his/her lips.
* %-6 User is braindead.
* [ User is wearing a walkman.
*I User is an egghead.
* <:-I User is a dunce.
* K User is a little kid with a propeller beenie.
* @ User is wearing a turban.
* :-0 No Yelling! (Quiet Lab)
* :-: Mutant smiley; the invisible smiley.
* .-) User only has one eye.
* ,-) Ditto...but he's winking.
* X-( User just died.
* 8 User is a wizard.
* -=* User is a TeX wizard.
Midget Smileys
A lot of these can be typed without noses to make midget smileys.
* :] Gleep...a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend.
* =) Variation on a theme...
* :} What should we call these? (what?)
* :> What?
* What?
* Laughter.
* :I Hmmm...
* :[ Real Downer.
* :< What?
* :{ What?
* :O Yelling.
* :C What?
* :Q What?
* :,( Crying.
* [] Hugs and ...
* :* Kisses.
* |I Asleep.
* ^o Snoring.
Mega Smileys
* C=}>;*{)) A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin.
* }:^#}) Updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a double-chin.
Usenet Smileys
In some Usenet articles you might also find these smileys which form a certain "dialect" developed and used in this most creative environment.
* ~~:-( Net.flame
* O |-) Net.religion
* 8 :-I Net.unix-wizards
* X-( Net.suicide
* E-:-I Net.ham-radio
Emotional Smileys
* ha ha
* |-) hee hee
* |-D ho ho
* :-> hey hey
* :-( boo hoo
* :-I hmmm
* :-O oops
* nyahhhh!
*
Your basic smiley. This smiley is used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection over e-mail.* ;-) Winky smiley. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smiley.
* :-( Frowning smiley. User did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about something.
* :-I Indifferent smiley. Better than a `:-(' but not quite as good as a `
'.* :-> User just made a really biting sarcastic remark. Worse than a `;-)'.
* >:-> User just made a really devilish remark.
* >;-> Winky and devil combined. A very lewd remark was just made.
Widely used Smileys
* (-: User is left handed.
* %-) User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight.
* :*) User is drunk.
* [:] User is a robot.
*
User is wearing sunglasses.* B
Sunglasses on head.* :
User wears normal glasses.* B-) User wears horn-rimmed 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 an updraft.
* :-[ User is a vampire.
* :-E Bucktoothed vampire.
* :-F Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing.
* :-7 User juust made a wry statement.
* :-* User just ate something sour.
*
~ User drools.* :-~) User has a cold.
* :'-( User is crying.
* :'-) User is so happy, s/he is crying.
* :-@ User is screaming.
* :-# User wears braces.
* :^) User has a broken nose.
* :v) User has a broken nose, but it's the other way.
* :_) User's nose is sliding off of his face.
* :<) User is from an Ivy League School.
* :-& User is tongue tied.
* =
User is a hosehead.* -
User is a punk rocker.* -:-( Real punk rockers don't smile.
* :=) User has two noses.
* +-
User is the Pope or holds some other religious office.* `
User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning.* ,
Same thing...other side.* |-I User is asleep.
* |-O User is yawning/snoring.
* :-Q User is a smoker.
* :-? User smokes a pipe.
* O-) Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, user is a scuba diver)
* O
User is an angel (at heart, at least).* :-` User spitting out its chewing tobacco.
* :-S User just made an incoherent statement.
* :-D User is laughing (at you!)
* :-X User's lips are sealed.
* :-C User is really bummed.
* <|-) User is Chinese.
* <|-( User is Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes.
* :-/ User is skeptical.
* C=
User is a chef.* @= User is pro-nuclear war.
* *<
User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat.* :-o Uh oh!
* (8-o It's Mr. Bill!
* *) And Bozo the Clown!
* 3:] Pet smiley.
* 3:[ Mean Pet smiley.
* d8= Your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat.
* E-
User is a Ham radio operator.* :-9 User is licking his/her lips.
* %-6 User is braindead.
* [
User is wearing a walkman.*
I User is an egghead.* <:-I User is a dunce.
* K
User is a little kid with a propeller beenie.* @
User is wearing a turban.* :-0 No Yelling! (Quiet Lab)
* :-: Mutant smiley; the invisible smiley.
* .-) User only has one eye.
* ,-) Ditto...but he's winking.
* X-( User just died.
* 8
User is a wizard.* -=*
User is a TeX wizard.Midget Smileys
A lot of these can be typed without noses to make midget smileys.
* :] Gleep...a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend.
* =) Variation on a theme...
* :} What should we call these? (what?)
* :> What?
*
What?* Laughter.
* :I Hmmm...
* :[ Real Downer.
* :< What?
* :{ What?
* :O Yelling.
* :C What?
* :Q What?
* :,( Crying.
* [] Hugs and ...
* :* Kisses.
* |I Asleep.
* ^o Snoring.
Mega Smileys
* C=}>;*{)) A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin.
* }:^#}) Updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a double-chin.
Usenet Smileys
In some Usenet articles you might also find these smileys which form a certain "dialect" developed and used in this most creative environment.
* ~~:-( Net.flame
* O |-) Net.religion
* 8 :-I Net.unix-wizards
* X-( Net.suicide
* E-:-I Net.ham-radio
Emotional Smileys
*
ha ha* |-) hee hee
* |-D ho ho
* :-> hey hey
* :-( boo hoo
* :-I hmmm
* :-O oops
*
nyahhhh!
