Definitions[]
An emoticon (a concatenation of the words EMOTion and ICON) is a textual expression representing the face of a writer's mood or facial expression.
An emoticon is
“ | “‘a group of keyboard characters ... that typically represents a facial expression or suggests an attitude or emotion and that is used especially in computerized communications (as e-mail).’" [1] | ” |
Overview[]
In web forums, instant messages and online games, text-based emoticons are often automatically replaced with small, corresponding images, which are also called emoticons.
Popular emoticons include:
- @>-->-- - a rose for you
- >:-( - angry; grimacing
- :-J - being tongue-in-cheek
- :-| - blank expression; no reaction; scowling
- :-s - confused
- :’-( - crying
- :-/ - doubtful; uncommitted
- :-+ - exhausted
- #-) - feeling no pain
- <g> - grin
- :-) - happy
- ((hug)) - hug
- :-* - kisser
- :-D - laughter
- :-x - lips are sealed
- :-( - sad
- :-@ - screaming; swearing
- :-C - shocked
- :-O - shocked
- :-] - silly grin
- :-) - smile
- %-) - staring at the screen too long
- :-o - surprised; shocked
- :-P - tongue sticking out
- :-& - tongue-tied
- :-D - very happy
- :-< - very sad
- (:-( - very unhappy
- 8-| - what next?
- ;-) - wink
- :-} - wry
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ United States v. Cochran, 534 F.3d 631, 632, fn. 1 (7th Cir.2008).
External resources[]
- Karianne Skovholt, Anette Grønning & Anne Kankaanranta, "The Communicative Functions of Emoticons in Workplace E-Mails: :-)", Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (Jan. 2014) (full-text).