Emoticons are used to express emotions or facial expressions.
The lack of body language, facial expressions, and tones of voice in correspondence
(particularly casual) can cause mis-understandings. Emoticons (as well as abbreviations and acronyms) help clarify and express emotions. Often emoticons need to be viewed sideways to make sense. Here are the most common emoticons:
:-) or :)
smile
:-)) or :))
big smile (and you can make it bigger :-)))) )
:-( or :(
frown
;-) or :)
wink
:-Ž
sticking out tongue <hold the “alt” key down and use your number pad to press 0222 to make the tongue>
8-) or 8)
smile with glasses
:*| or :*-(
crying
:-D or :D
laughing
:-O or :O
“oh”
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a “hug”
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