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A <b>smiley</b> is a graphic representation of a smiling human face. In the context of the [[Internet]], "smiley" sometimes means the same as "[[emoticon]]" (a short string of characters representing a human face) but more frequently means an emoticon that represents a ''smiling'' human face. Smileys are usually used in [[email]] messages or in [[chat]]. To more easily recognise them, put your head on your left shoulder. |
A <b>smiley</b> is a graphic representation of a smiling human face. In the context of the [[Internet]], "smiley" sometimes means the same as "[[emoticon]]" (a short string of characters representing a human face) but more frequently means an emoticon that represents a ''smiling'' human face. Smileys are usually used in [[email]] messages or in [[Internet chat room|chat]]. To more easily recognise them, put your head on your left shoulder. |
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Revision as of 17:47, 12 September 2001
A smiley is a graphic representation of a smiling human face. In the context of the Internet, "smiley" sometimes means the same as "emoticon" (a short string of characters representing a human face) but more frequently means an emoticon that represents a smiling human face. Smileys are usually used in email messages or in chat. To more easily recognise them, put your head on your left shoulder.
Some basic examples:
:-) is a smile
;-) is winking
B-) or 8-) has (sun)glasses
There are a lot of possibilities, people are very good at interpreting pictures as smiles.
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