Smileys are a strange and fun Internet phenomenon, more
correctly known as emoticons, which have the purpose of conveying
emotion. They are used particularly in online chat rooms and in e-mails.
There are no strict rules for composing smileys, and so numerous varieties have been
invented and are in use. The principle is to create a face (viewed by tipping
the head to the side) using standard keyboard characters and punctuation.
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:o) |
happy |
:o# |
lips are sealed |
|
:o( |
sad |
>:o| |
frowning |
|
;o) |
winking |
:o| |
hmm |
|
|oO |
yawning |
:o9 |
licking lips |
|
: * |
kiss |
Xo) |
cross eyed |
|
:oP |
sticking tongue out |
(:o) |
bald |
|
:~( |
crying |
:o)> |
has a beard |
|
:oD |
laughing |
:o)' |
drooling |
|
(o: |
left handed |
8o) |
wearing glasses |
|
C|:o) |
wearing a bowler hat |
[:o) |
wearing headphones |