List of emoticons
 | This article possibly contains original research. (October 2011) |
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. 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][4] version without colon common in Russia |
>:D :-D :D 8-D 8D x-D xD X-D XD =-D =D =-3 =3 |
Laughing,[1][2] big grin,[3][4] |
:'( ;*( :_( T.T T_T Y.Y Y_Y |
Crying[1][5] |
>:[ :-( :( :-c :c :-< :< :-[ :[ :{ >.> <.< >.< |
frown[1][2][3][4] |
D:< D: D8 D; D= DX v.v D-': |
horror, disgust, sadness, great dismay[1][3][4] |
:-9 |
licking chops[1] |
>;] ;-) ;) *-) *) ;-] ;] ;D |
wink[1][2][3][4] |
>:P :-P :P X-P x-p xp XP :-p :p =p :-Þ :Þ :-b :b |
tongue sticking out, cheeky/playful[1][2][5], blowing a raspberry[citation needed] |
>:o >:O :-O :O °o° °O° :O o_O |
surprise, shock[1][2][5] |
>:\ >:/ :-/ :-. :/ :\ =/ =\ :S |
skeptical, annoyed, undecided, uneasy, hesitant[1][2][5] |
:| |
straight face[3] disgusted, grim, no expression[1] |
:)~ :-)>.... =F |
Drooling[1] |
>:X :-X :X :-# :# :$ |
Sealed lips, embarrassed[1][2][5] |
O:-) 0:-3 0:3 O:-) O:) |
Angel[1][2][3] innocent[5] |
3:) 3;) |
Devil |
>:) >;) >:-) |
evil[3] |
>B] B) B-) 8) 8-) |
shades[5] |
</3 |
broken heart, no love[6] |
\,,/ \m/ |
Rock on, sign of the horns[7] |
o/\o ^5 >_>^ ^<_< |
High five[8] |
@}-;-'--- |
Rose[2] |
( ) |
Hug, commonly called a cyberhug [citation needed] |
(y) |
Thumbs up, signifies good/go ahead |
(n) |
Thumbs down, signifies bad/don't go ahead |
d:-) qB-) |
cap, backwards cap (incorporating elements of the "shades" emoticon)[citation needed] |
:-* :* |
Kiss |
D:< >:( >:-C >:C >:O D-:< >:-( :-@[1] ;( `_´ D< |
Angry, mad |
<3 <33333333 |
Love, heart, lots of hearts |
\o/ *\o/* |
Praise, excitement, jumping for joy |
o/*\o |
HIGH FIVE! |
\o o/ |
Greeting, hello, goodbye |
\(:|) O7 ":D |
Salute |
:& |
Fail Face |
:u |
Gape |
:3 |
Coyness |
<°))>< <'))>< |
Fish |
>.< -.- |
Frustration, annoyance, fed up with something |
(v)(;,,;)(v) |
Why not Zoidberg? |
/)^3^(\ |
Why Wub Woo (Also known as "So Awesome" or "Dash-face") |
Eastern emoticons
Users from East Asia popularized a style of emoticons endemic to their region.
| Icon | Meaning |
|---|---|
| d^_^b d-_-b | listening to music, thumbs up[5] |
| (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ | flipping over a table |
| ┬──┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ) | putting back the table |
| (^_^) (^-^) (^ ^) (^.^) ??? ^_^ '_' | smiley[5] |
| (~_^) (^_~) ~.^ ^.~ | wink[5] |
| (>_<) (>.<) (>_>) | cartman[5] angry, |
| (¬_¬) | eyeroll |
| (-_-) | upset, not amused[5] |
| (^o^) | singing, laughing[5] |
| (^3^) | kiss[5] |
| (^_^') ^_^_^') ^^" ^^^_.^') ^^_^^; ^&^^.^;& ^^^; ^^^7 | nervous, sweat-drop, embarrassed[5] |
| d(>w<)b | double thumbs up |
| q(;^;)p | double thumbs down |
| 9(x.x)9 (;.;)9 | shaking fist |
| (;_;) (T_T) (T~T) (ToT) (T^T) ಥ_ಥ ㅠ.ㅠ | crying[5] |
| (._.) (,_,) | disappointed, bitter |
| ಠ_ಠ | look of disapproval |
| ［(－－)］ZZzzz... | sleeping[5] |
| (X_X) x_x | dead or unconscious[5] |
| 0.o O_o @_@ O_O ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ರೃ (*_*) | surprise, disbelief, unamused, or disapproval[5] |
| ^///^ >///< >///> o///o -///- =///= | blushing, embarrassed[5] |
| ( °٢° ) | drooling[5] |
| _|_ (-.-) _|_ t(>.<t) | flipping off[5] |
| (V)!_!(V) | Crab[5] |
| Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ | Butterfly[5] |
| ツ | Smile[5] |
| ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | Shrug face - "Sup son"[9] |
| ʘ‿ʘ | Innocent face[5] |
| \m/*.*\m/ | Rocker smiley |
| O?O | what?[5] |
| &_& | Eye roll[5] |
=^_^= =>.>= =<_<= =>.<= |
Happy blushing, embarrassed blushing, bashful [can be used with = symbol or + symbol: {[jml}] |
| 0-0 | Sweet![5] |
| (^^^) | SHARK[5] |
| (\_/) | Bunny ears |
c.c C.C |
Eye roll, disapproval |
| x_O O_x | Punched in the face |
| O|¯|_ OTL orz | Depressed, despairing, anime/manga fall-down gag, bowing, worshipping[10] |
| ಥ⌣ಥ ಥ‿ಥ | Tears of joy |
| ಠ⌣ಠ ಠ‿ಠ | Devious smile |
e.e O.e O.e |
Creeped out |
d'-' d'_' d'-'b d'_'b |
Thumbs up, gig 'em, listening to music, headphones |
^>.>^ ^<.<^ ^>_>^ ^<_<^ |
look that way, sarcasm, irony |
2channel emoticons
The Japanese language is usually encoded using double-byte character codes, which can be reproduced as ASCII art.
| Icon | Meaning |
|---|---|
| m9(^Д^) | jeering laughter |
| m(_ _)m | kowtow as a sign of respect, or dogeza for apology[11] |
| (´･ω･`) | snubbed or deflated[11] |
| <`∀´> or <丶｀∀´> | stereotypical Korean character (Nidā)[12] |
| ［ (★) ］ <丶´Д｀> |
stereotypical North Korean character (Kigā)[13] |
| ∧＿∧ （ ；´Д｀） |
stereotypical Japanese character (Monā)[13] |
| ∧∧ ／ 中＼ （ ｀ハ´） |
stereotypical Chinese character (Sinā)[13] |
| ∧∧ ／ 台＼ （ ＾∀＾） |
stereotypical Taiwanese character (Wanā)[13] |
| ∧∧ ／ 越 ＼ （ ・∀・ ） |
stereotypical Vietnamese character (Venā)[13] |
| γ~三ヽ (三彡０ﾐ) （ ´∀｀） |
stereotypical Indian Character (Monastē)[13] |
| |￣￣| ＿☆☆☆＿ （ ´_⊃｀） |
stereotypical American character (Samū)[13] |
| ┏━┓ ━━━━━━ ﾐΘc_Θ-ﾐ |
stereotypical Jewish character (Yudā)[13] |
| ＿＿ │〓.│ ━━━━━ ﾐ ´_＞｀） |
stereotypical English character (Jakū)[13] |
| ____ （〓__＞ ξ ・_>・） |
stereotypical French character (Torirī)[13] |
| _、,_ ﾐ _⊃） |
stereotypical German character (Gerumandamu)[13] |
| ≡≡彡 彡 ´_)｀ ） |
stereotypical Austrian character (Osutō)[13] |
| ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ﾐ;;;,,,,,,,ﾐ （ ｀_っ´） |
stereotypical Russian character (Rosukī)[13] |
| _γ⌒ヽ_ lXXXXXXXXl （ ´ｍ｀） |
stereotypical Mexican character (Amīgo)[13] |
| _ <(o0o)> (>ミ - ミ )> |
stereotypical Persian character (jujø)[13] |
| (`･ω･´) | feel perky[12] |
| ＿|￣|○ | given up[12] |
| (｀-´)> | salute[12] |
| (´；ω；`) | terribly sad[12] |
| ヽ(´ー｀)ﾉ | peace of mind[12] |
| ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ | be irritable[12] |
| (＃ﾟДﾟ) | angry[12] |
| （ ´Д｀） | yelling, or panting[12] |
| （ ﾟДﾟ） | surprised, or loudmouthed[12] |
| ┐('～`；)┌ | don't know the answer[12] |
| （´∀｀） | carefree[12] |
| （ ´_ゝ`） | indifferent[12] |
| Σ(゜д゜;) | shocked[12] |
| ( ﾟヮﾟ) | happy, upbeat[12] |
| キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!! | "It's here", Kitaa!, a general expression of excitement that something has appeared or happened or "I came".[11] |
| ｷﾀﾜァ*･゜ﾟ･*:.｡..｡.:*･゜(n‘∀‘)ηﾟ･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･* !!!!! | Girlish version of "It's here".[12] |
| ⊂二二二（ ＾ω＾）二⊃ | "bu-n", being carefree and above, with arms stretched out while running/soaring.[12] |
| (*´Д`)ﾊｧﾊｧ | Erotic stirring, haa haa[12] |
| ( ´Д｀)ﾉ(´･ω･`) ﾅﾃﾞﾅﾃﾞ | Patting, nade nade[12] |
| (((( ；ﾟДﾟ))) | Spook[12] |
| Σ(ﾟДﾟ) | Huge surprise[12] |
| ( ´∀｀)σ)∀`) | Jog someone's cheek[12] |
| （・∀・ ）ヾ(- -；)コラコラ | Blaming "now now"[12] |
| ( ﾟдﾟ) | Amazed[12] |
| (´ー`)y-~~ | Smoking[12] |
| （ ^_^）o自自o（^_^ ） | Toast "Cheers"[12] |
| m9(・∀・) | Flash of intuition[12] |
| ヽ(´ー`)人(´∇｀)人(`Д´)ノ | Friendly[12] |
| ('A`) | Lonely[12] |
| （ ´,_ゝ`) | Depressed, unsatisfied (based on indifferent)[12] |
| （´-`）.｡oO( ... ) | Thinking[12] |
| (ﾟДﾟ;≡;ﾟДﾟ) | Impatience[12] |
| ( ´д)ﾋｿ(´Д｀)ﾋｿ(Д｀ ) | Whispers[12] |
| （･∀･)つ⑩ | Carrying money[12] |
| ⊂（ﾟДﾟ⊂⌒｀つ≡≡≡(´⌒;;;≡≡≡ | Sliding on belly, "whooaaa!!!"[12] |
| (ﾟдﾟ) | Unforeseen[12] |
| (ﾟ⊿ﾟ) | "I don't need it"[12] |
| щ(ﾟДﾟщ)(屮ﾟДﾟ)屮 | Come on[12] |
| （・∀・） | Mocking, "good"[12] |
| （・Ａ・） | "That's bad"[12] |
| (ﾟ∀ﾟ) | Discharged drug-in-brain, goofing around, "A-HYA!"[12] |
| （ つ Д ｀） | Sad[12] |
| エェェ(´д｀)ェェエ | Not convincing[12] |
| (￣ー￣) | Simper, Snorlax[12] |
| ( ﾟ∀ﾟ)ｱﾊﾊ八八ﾉヽﾉヽﾉヽﾉ ＼ / ＼/ ＼ | Evil laugh (literally ahahaHAHA...)[12] |
| [ﾟдﾟ] | Deflagged[12] |
| ♪┏(・o･)┛♪┗ ( ･o･) ┓♪┏ ( ) ┛♪┗ (･o･ ) ┓♪┏(･o･)┛♪ | Happy expressions, dancing to the music[12] |
| d(*⌒▽⌒*)b | Happy expression[12] |
| ＿|￣|○, STO or OTZ or OTL | Despair. The "O" or "o" represents one's head on the ground, "T" or "r" forms the torso and "S" or "z" forms the legs.[11] |
| (╬ ಠ益ಠ) | Extreme Distaste, meant to appear as an exaggerated grimace[12] |
| (≧ロ≦) | Shouting[12] |
| (ΘεΘ;) | Pretending not to notice, asleep because of boredom[12] |
| お(^o^)や(^O^)す(^｡^)みぃ(^-^)ﾉﾞ | Kana reading "O ya su mi" meaning "Good night" or "Night"[12] |
| (*ﾟﾉOﾟ)<ｵｵｵｵｫｫｫｫｫｫｫｰｰｰｰｰｲ! | Calling out, "Ooooi!"[12] |
| ＼| ￣ヘ￣|／＿＿＿＿＿＿＿θ☆( *o*)/ | Kick[12] |
| （‐＾▽＾‐）オーホッホ | Chuckle |
| ┌(；`～,)┐ | Discombobulated[12] |
| ε=ε=ε=┌(;*´Д`)ﾉ | Running[12] |
| ヽ(´▽`)/ | Happy[12] |
| ^ㅂ^ | Happy[12] |
| (l'o'l) | Shocked[12] |
| ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ | really angry[12] |
| o/ o_ o/ o_ | "It's here" |
| (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ or ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) | "Do it"[12] |
| ☜(⌒▽⌒)☞ | Angel[12] |
Graphic emoticons
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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