List of emoticons
This is a list of notable and commonly used emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's mood or facial expression in the form of icons. The Western use of emoticons is quite different from Eastern usage, and Internet forums, such as 2channel, typically, show expressions in their own ways. In recent times, graphic representations, both static and animated, have taken the place of traditional emoticons in the form of icons.
Western
The emoticon in Western style is written most often from left to right, more easily read by tilting the head. Thus, most commonly, one will see the eyes on the left, followed by the nose and mouth. Typically, a colon is used for the eyes of a face. However, an equal sign, a number 8, and a capital letter B are also used interchangeably.
| Icon | Meaning |
|---|---|
>:] :-) :) :o) :] :3 :c) :> =] 8) =) :} :^) |
Smiley or happy face,[1][2][3] a version without colon is common in Russia |
>:D :-D :D 8-D 8D x-D xD X-D XD =-D =D =-3 =3 8-) |
Laughing,[1] big grin,[2][3] laugh with spectacles[4] |
:-)) |
Very happy[4] |
>:[ :-( :( :-c :c :-< :< :-[ :[ :{ >.> <.< >.< |
Frown[1][2][3], sad[5] |
:-|| |
Angry[4] |
D:< D: D8 D; D= DX v.v D-': |
Horror, disgust, sadness, great dismay[2][3] |
>;] ;-) ;) *-) *) ;-] ;] ;D ;^) |
Wink[1][2][3], smirk[6] |
>:P :-P :P X-P x-p xp XP :-p :p =p :-Þ :Þ :-b :b |
Tongue sticking out, cheeky/playful[1], blowing a raspberry |
>:o >:O :-O :O °o° °O° :O o_O o_0 o.O 8-0 |
Surprise, shock[1][6] |
>:\ >:/ :-/ :-. :/ :\ =/ =\ :S |
Skeptical, annoyed, undecided, uneasy, hesitant[1] |
:| :-| |
Straight face[2] disgusted, grim, no expression, indecision,[5] strict[4] |
>:X :-X :X :-# :# :$ |
Sealed lips, embarrassed[1] |
O:-) 0:-3 0:3 O:-) O:) 0;^) |
Angel[1][2][6], innocent |
>:) >;) >:-) |
Evil[2] |
o/\o ^5 >_>^ ^<_< |
High five[7] |
|;-) |-O |
Cool[5], bored/yawning[6] |
}:-) }:) |
Devilish[5] |
:-& :& |
Tongue-tied[5] |
#-) %-) %) |
Partied all night, drunk, confused[5] |
:-###.. :###.. |
Being sick[5] |
:'-( :'( :'-) :') |
Crying, tears of happiness[5] |
<:-| |
Dumb, dunce-like[6] |
(-_-) |
Secret smile[8] |
ಠ_ಠ |
Look of disapproval[9] |
<*)))-{ |
Fish, something's fishy[6] |
*\0/* |
Cheerleader |
@}-;-'--- @>-->-- |
Rose[1][6] |
~(_8^(I) |
Homer Simpson[6] |
5:-) |
Elvis Presley[6] |
//0-0\\ |
John Lennon[6] |
*<|:-) |
Santa Claus[10] |
=:o] |
Bill Clinton[10] |
,:-) 7:^] |
Ronald Reagan[10] |
Eastern
Eastern emoticons generally don't require tilting the head to read, and with the inclusion of non-Latin characters allow for additional complexity.
| Icon | Meaning |
|---|---|
| (>_<) (>_<)> | Troubled[11][12] |
| (';') | Baby[11] |
| (^^ゞ (^_^;) (-_-;) (~_~;) (・。・; (・_・;) (・・;) ^^; ^_^; (#^.^#) (^ ^;) | Nervous, embarrassed[11], troubled, shy,[12] cold sweat[4] |
| .。o○ ○o。. | Bubbles[11] |
| <コ:彡 | Squid[11] |
| (^。^)y-.。o○ (-。-)y-゜゜゜ | Smoking[11] |
| (-_-)zzz | Sleeping[11] |
| (^_-) (^_-)-☆ | Wink[11] |
| ((+_+)) (+o+) (゜゜) (゜-゜) (゜.゜) (゜_゜) (゜_゜>) (゜レ゜) | Confused[11] |
| (o|o) | [11] |
| <(｀^´)> | [11] |
| (゜o゜) (^_^)/ (^O^)／ (^o^)／ (^^)/ (≧∇≦)/ (^o^)丿 ∩( ・ω・)∩ ( ・ω・) | Joyful[11][12] |
| (__) _(._.)_ _(_^_)_ <(_ _)> <m(__)m> m(__)m m(_ _)m | Kowtow as a sign of respect, or dogeza for apology[12][11] |
| (_0_) (*^_^*;) | Sorry[4] |
| (゜゜)～ | Tadpole[11] |
| ( ^^) _U~~ ( ^^) _旦~~ | Cup of tea[11] |
| ☆彡 ☆ミ | Shooting star[11] |
| ＼(゜ロ＼)ココハドコ? (／ロ゜)／アタシハダアレ? | "Where is it?"[11] |
| >゜)))彡 (Q )) ><ヨヨ (゜))<< >゜))))彡 <゜)))彡 >゜))彡 <+ ))><< <*)) >=< | Fish[11] |
| ('_') (/_;) (T_T) (;_;) (;_; (;_:) (;O;) (:_;) (ToT) (Ｔ▽Ｔ) | Sad, crying[11][12] |
| (ー_ー)!! (-.-) (-_-) ( 一一) (；一_一) | [11] |
| Ｃ:。ミ | Octopus[11] |
| (=_=) | Tired[11] |
| ~>゜)～～～ | Snake[11] |
| ～゜・_・゜～ | Bat[11] |
| (=^・^=) (=^・・^=) =^_^= | Cat[11] |
| (..) (._.) | Looking down[11] |
| ^m^ | [11] |
| (・・? (?_?) | [11] |
| (^o^;>) | "Pardon!"[4] |
| >^_^< <^!^> ^/^ （*^_^*） §^。^§ (^<^) (^.^) (^ム^) (^・^) (^。^) (^_^.) (^_^) (^^) (^J^) (*^。^*) ^_^ (#^.^#) （＾－＾） | Normal laugh[4][11] |
| (^^)/~~~ (^_^)/~ (;_;)/~~~ (^.^)/~~~ ($・・)/~~~ (@^^)/~~~ (T_T)/~~~ (ToT)/~~~ | [11] |
| ●～* | Bomb[11] |
| (V)o￥o(V) | [11] |
| ＼(~o~)／ ＼(^o^)／ ＼(-o-)／ ヽ(^。^)ノ ヽ(^o^)丿 (*^0^*) | Excited[11][4] |
| (*_*) (*_*; (+_+) (@_@) (@_@。 (＠_＠;) ＼(◎o◎)／！ | [11] |
| (-_-)/~~~ピシー!ピシー! | [11] |
| !(^^)! | [11] |
| (*^^)v (^^)v (^_^)v (＾▽＾) （・∀・） （ ´∀｀） （⌒▽⌒） （＾ｖ＾） （’-’*) | Laughing,[12][11] normal laugh[4] |
| (~o~) (~_~) | [11] |
| (^^ゞ | [11] |
| (p_-) | [11] |
| (-"-) (ーー゛) (^_^メ) (-_-メ) (｀´） (~_~メ) (－－〆) (・へ・) <`～´> <`ヘ´> (ーー;) | Worried[11][12] |
| (^0_0^) | Eyeglasses[11] |
| ( ..)φメモメモ φ(..)メモメモ | [11] |
| :-P :-O |:3ミ :-> 8-< :-) :-< :( :-( :) :| :-| | [11] |
| （●＾o＾●） （＾ｖ＾） （＾ｕ＾） （＾◇＾） ( ^)o(^ ) (^O^) (^o^) (^○^) )^o^( (*^▽^*) | Happy[11][12] |
| （￣ー￣） | Grinning[12] |
| （￣□￣；） | Surprised[12] |
| （*´▽｀*） (*°∀°)=3 | Infatuation[12] |
| （ ﾟ Дﾟ） （゜◇゜） | Shocked, surprised[12] |
| (*￣m￣) | Dissatisfied[12] |
| ヽ（´ー｀）┌ | Mellow[12] |
| (´･ω･`) (‘A`) | Snubbed or deflated[12] |
| (*^3^)/~☆ | Blowing a kiss[13] |
| .....φ(・∀・＊) | Studying is good[13] |
| キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!! | "It's here", Kitaa!, a general expression of excitement that something has appeared or happened or "I came".[12] |
| ＿|￣|○ STO OTZ OTL | Despair. The "O" or "o" represents one's head on the ground, "T" forms the torso and "S" or "Z" forms the legs.[12] |
Unicode characters
Some emoticons are included in the Unicode standard, three in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, and over sixty in the Emoticons block.
| Miscellaneous Symbols (partial)[1] Unicode.org chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| U+263x | ☰ | ☱ | ☲ | ☳ | ☴ | ☵ | ☶ | ☷ | ☸ | ☹ | ☺ | ☻ | ☼ | ☽ | ☾ | ☿ |
Notes
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| Emoticons[1] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| U+1F60x | 😀 | 😁 | 😂 | 😃 | 😄 | 😅 | 😆 | 😇 | 😈 | 😉 | 😊 | 😋 | 😌 | 😍 | 😎 | 😏 |
| U+1F61x | 😐 | 😑 | 😒 | 😓 | 😔 | 😕 | 😖 | 😗 | 😘 | 😙 | 😚 | 😛 | 😜 | 😝 | 😞 | 😟 |
| U+1F62x | 😠 | 😡 | 😢 | 😣 | 😤 | 😥 | 😦 | 😧 | 😨 | 😩 | 😪 | 😫 | 😬 | 😭 | 😮 | 😯 |
| U+1F63x | 😰 | 😱 | 😲 | 😳 | 😴 | 😵 | 😶 | 😷 | 😸 | 😹 | 😺 | 😻 | 😼 | 😽 | 😾 | 😿 |
| U+1F64x | 🙀 | 🙁 | 🙂 | 🙃 | 🙄 | 🙅 | 🙆 | 🙇 | 🙈 | 🙉 | 🙊 | 🙋 | 🙌 | 🙍 | 🙎 | 🙏 |
Notes
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