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 |
| 😀 | Big grin |
| :-* | A kiss |
| :-P~ | A lick |
| 😮 | Wow! or I'm surprised |
| 😐 | Grim |
| 😛 | 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.