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Emoticon :)
Not to be confused with emoji.
Emoticon (emotion icon) is a short group of text characters that together by their look resemble a simple picture, very often a facial expression (but also other common symbols), for example :-), O_O or =[. Emoticons are used to communicate feelings and emotions in text-only communication, such as Internet chat, where body language is missing to provide this function. Emoticons are different from emoji (which serve basically the same purpose but are true, small pictures inserted in text) and smileys (smiling faces, both emoticon and emoji).
History of emoticons reaches far back before computers, possibly even to 17th century; invention of emoticons in computer communication is generally attributed to american Scott Fahlman who, as a teacher in 1982, suggested to mark jokes on the school BBS with :-), exactly for the reason that some people didn't get jokes because of the absence of body language.
Using Unicode in emoticons is considered cheap cheating, so we won't do that here, pure ASCII emoticons are best. There are literal emoji pictures in Unicode so if you allow its use, you can just use that and not bother with emoticons. Also multi-line emoticons don't count, that's already ASCII art.
There are different types of emoticons, mainly western, which are 90 degrees flipped, e.g. :-) or :{ (the nose symbol is sometimes missing), and eastern, which are not flipped, e.g. <[o_o]> or (^.^). Western ones can additionally also be flipped, e.g. (-: instead of :-), but doing it is not very common.
Here are some emoticons:
: ; = 8 B X
) :) :-) :o) ;) ;-) ;o) =) =-) =o) 8) 8-) 8o) B) B-) Bo) X) X-) Xo)
:') :^) :~) ;') ;^) ;~) =') =^) =~) 8') 8^) 8~) B') B^) B~) X') X^) X~)
( :( :-( :o( ;( ;-( ;o( =( =-( =o( 8( 8-( 8o( B( B-( Bo( X( X-( Xo(
:'( :^( :~( ;'( ;^( ;~( ='( =^( =~( 8'( 8^( 8~( B'( B^( B~( X'( X^( X~(
| :| :-| :o| ;| ;-| ;o| =| =-| =o| 8| 8-| 8o| B| B-| Bo| X| X-| Xo|
:'| :^| :~| ;'| ;^| ;~| ='| =^| =~| 8'| 8^| 8~| B'| B^| B~| X'| X^| X~|
/ :/ :-/ :o/ ;/ ;-/ ;o/ =/ =-/ =o/ 8/ 8-/ 8o/ B/ B-/ Bo/ X/ X-/ Xo/
:'/ :^/ :~/ ;'/ ;^/ ;~/ ='/ =^/ =~/ 8'/ 8^/ 8~/ B'/ B^/ B~/ X'/ X^/ X~/
\ :\ :-\ :o\ ;\ ;-\ ;o\ =\ =-\ =o\ 8\ 8-\ 8o\ B\ B-\ Bo\ X\ X-\ Xo\
:'\ :^\ :~\ ;'\ ;^\ ;~\ ='\ =^\ =~\ 8'\ 8^\ 8~\ B'\ B^\ B~\ X'\ X^\ X~\
{ :{ :-{ :o{ ;{ ;-{ ;o{ ={ =-{ =o{ 8{ 8-{ 8o{ B{ B-{ Bo{ X{ X-{ Xo{
:'{ :^{ :~{ ;'{ ;^{ ;~{ ='{ =^{ =~{ 8'{ 8^{ 8~{ B'{ B^{ B~{ X'{ X^{ X~{
} :} :-} :o} ;} ;-} ;o} =} =-} =o} 8} 8-} 8o} B} B-} Bo} X} X-} Xo}
:'} :^} :~} ;'} ;^} ;~} ='} =^} =~} 8'} 8^} 8~} B'} B^} B~} X'} X^} X~}
[ :[ :-[ :o[ ;[ ;-[ ;o[ =[ =-[ =o[ 8[ 8-[ 8o[ B[ B-[ Bo[ X[ X-[ Xo[
:'[ :^[ :~[ ;'[ ;^[ ;~[ ='[ =^[ =~[ 8'[ 8^[ 8~[ B'[ B^[ B~[ X'[ X^[ X~[
] :] :-] :o] ;] ;-] ;o] =] =-] =o] 8] 8-] 8o] B] B-] Bo] X] X-] Xo]
:'] :^] :~] ;'] ;^] ;~] ='] =^] =~] 8'] 8^] 8~] B'] B^] B~] X'] X^] X~]
O :O :-O :oO ;O ;-O ;oO =O =-O =oO 8O 8-O 8oO BO B-O BoO XO X-O XoO
:'O :^O :~O ;'O ;^O ;~O ='O =^O =~O 8'O 8^O 8~O B'O B^O B~O X'O X^O X~O
P :P :-P :oP ;P ;-P ;oP =P =-P =oP 8P 8-P 8oP BP B-P BoP XP X-P XoP
:'P :^P :~P ;'P ;^P ;~P ='P =^P =~P 8'P 8^P 8~P B'P B^P B~P X'P X^P X~P
p :p :-p :op ;p ;-p ;op =p =-p =op 8p 8-p 8op Bp B-p Bop Xp X-p Xop
:'p :^p :~p ;'p ;^p ;~p ='p =^p =~p 8'p 8^p 8~p B'p B^p B~p X'p X^p X~p
D :D :-D :oD ;D ;-D ;oD =D =-D =oD 8D 8-D 8oD BD B-D BoD XD X-D XoD
:'D :^D :~D ;'D ;^D ;~D ='D =^D =~D 8'D 8^D 8~D B'D B^D B~D X'D X^D X~D
3 :3 :-3 :o3 ;3 ;-3 ;o3 =3 =-3 =o3 83 8-3 8o3 B3 B-3 Bo3 X3 X-3 Xo3
:'3 :^3 :~3 ;'3 ;^3 ;~3 ='3 =^3 =~3 8'3 8^3 8~3 B'3 B^3 B~3 X'3 X^3 X~3
C :C :-C :oC ;C ;-C ;oC =C =-C =oC 8C 8-C 8oC BC B-C BoC XC X-C XoC
:'C :^C :~C ;'C ;^C ;~C ='C =^C =~C 8'C 8^C 8~C B'C B^C B~C X'C X^C X~C
c :c :-c :oc ;c ;-c ;oc =c =-c =oc 8c 8-c 8oc Bc B-c Boc Xc X-c Xoc
:'c :^c :~c ;'c ;^c ;~c ='c =^c =~c 8'c 8^c 8~c B'c B^c B~c X'c X^c X~c
S :S :-S :oS ;S ;-S ;oS =S =-S =oS 8S 8-S 8oS BS B-S BoS XS X-S XoS
:'S :^S :~S ;'S ;^S ;~S ='S =^S =~S 8'S 8^S 8~S B'S B^S B~S X'S X^S X~S
* :* :-* :o* ;* ;-* ;o* =* =-* =o* 8* 8-* 8o* B* B-* Bo* X* X-* Xo*
:'* :^* :~* ;'* ;^* ;~* ='* =^* =~* 8'* 8^* 8~* B'* B^* B~* X'* X^* X~*
: ; = 8 X
) ): )-: )o: ); )-; )o; )= )-= )o= )8 )-8 )o8 )X )-X )oX
)': )^: )~: )'; )^; )~; )'= )^= )~= )'8 )^8 )~8 )'X )^X )~X
( (: (-: (o: (; (-; (o; (= (-= (o= (8 (-8 (o8 (X (-X (oX
(': (^: (~: ('; (^; (~; ('= (^= (~= ('8 (^8 (~8 ('X (^X (~X
| |: |-: |o: |; |-; |o; |= |-= |o= |8 |-8 |o8 |X |-X |oX
|': |^: |~: |'; |^; |~; |'= |^= |~= |'8 |^8 |~8 |'X |^X |~X
/ /: /-: /o: /; /-; /o; /= /-= /o= /8 /-8 /o8 /X /-X /oX
/': /^: /~: /'; /^; /~; /'= /^= /~= /'8 /^8 /~8 /'X /^X /~X
\ \: \-: \o: \; \-; \o; \= \-= \o= \8 \-8 \o8 \X \-X \oX
\': \^: \~: \'; \^; \~; \'= \^= \~= \'8 \^8 \~8 \'X \^X \~X
{ {: {-: {o: {; {-; {o; {= {-= {o= {8 {-8 {o8 {X {-X {oX
{': {^: {~: {'; {^; {~; {'= {^= {~= {'8 {^8 {~8 {'X {^X {~X
} }: }-: }o: }; }-; }o; }= }-= }o= }8 }-8 }o8 }X }-X }oX
}': }^: }~: }'; }^; }~; }'= }^= }~= }'8 }^8 }~8 }'X }^X }~X
[ [: [-: [o: [; [-; [o; [= [-= [o= [8 [-8 [o8 [X [-X [oX
[': [^: [~: ['; [^; [~; ['= [^= [~= ['8 [^8 [~8 ['X [^X [~X
] ]: ]-: ]o: ]; ]-; ]o; ]= ]-= ]o= ]8 ]-8 ]o8 ]X ]-X ]oX
]': ]^: ]~: ]'; ]^; ]~; ]'= ]^= ]~= ]'8 ]^8 ]~8 ]'X ]^X ]~X
O O: O-: Oo: O; O-; Oo; O= O-= Oo= O8 O-8 Oo8 OX O-X OoX
O': O^: O~: O'; O^; O~; O'= O^= O~= O'8 O^8 O~8 O'X O^X O~X
q q: q-: qo: q; q-; qo; q= q-= qo= q8 q-8 qo8 qX q-X qoX
q': q^: q~: q'; q^; q~; q'= q^= q~= q'8 q^8 q~8 q'X q^X q~X
C C: C-: Co: C; C-; Co; C= C-= Co= C8 C-8 Co8 CX C-X CoX
C': C^: C~: C'; C^; C~; C'= C^= C~= C'8 C^8 C~8 C'X C^X C~X
c c: c-: co: c; c-; co; c= c-= co= c8 c-8 co8 cX c-X coX
c': c^: c~: c'; c^; c~; c'= c^= c~= c'8 c^8 c~8 c'X c^X c~X
S S: S-: So: S; S-; So; S= S-= So= S8 S-8 So8 SX S-X SoX
S': S^: S~: S'; S^; S~; S'= S^= S~= S'8 S^8 S~8 S'X S^X S~X
* *: *-: *o: *; *-; *o; *= *-= *o= *8 *-8 *o8 *X *-X *oX
*': *^: *~: *'; *^; *~; *'= *^= *~= *'8 *^8 *~8 *'X *^X *~X
:-1 >-) :)) :^} :'-( B{|} >:( xD
_ - ~ . v w o ...
OO O_O (O_O) O-O (O-O) O~O (O~O) O.O (O.O) OvO (OvO) OwO (OwO) OoO (OoO) O...O (O...O)
[O_O] {O_O} [O-O] {O-O} [O~O] {O~O} [O.O] {O.O} [OvO] {OvO} [OwO] {OwO} [OoO] {OoO} [O...O] {O...O}
oo o_o (o_o) o-o (o-o) o~o (o~o) o.o (o.o) ovo (ovo) owo (owo) ooo (ooo) o...o (o...o)
[o_o] {o_o} [o-o] {o-o} [o~o] {o~o} [o.o] {o.o} [ovo] {ovo} [owo] {owo} [ooo] {ooo} [o...o] {o...o}
Oo O_o (O_o) O-o (O-o) O~o (O~o) O.o (O.o) Ovo (Ovo) Owo (Owo) Ooo (Ooo) O...o (O...o)
[O_o] {O_o} [O-o] {O-o} [O~o] {O~o} [O.o] {O.o} [Ovo] {Ovo} [Owo] {Owo} [Ooo] {Ooo} [O...o] {O...o}
00 0_0 (0_0) 0-0 (0-0) 0~0 (0~0) 0.0 (0.0) 0v0 (0v0) 0w0 (0w0) 0o0 (0o0) 0...0 (0...0)
[0_0] {0_0} [0-0] {0-0} [0~0] {0~0} [0.0] {0.0} [0v0] {0v0} [0w0] {0w0} [0o0] {0o0} [0...0] {0...0}
QQ Q_Q (Q_Q) Q-Q (Q-Q) Q~Q (Q~Q) Q.Q (Q.Q) QvQ (QvQ) QwQ (QwQ) QoQ (QoQ) Q...Q (Q...Q)
[Q_Q] {Q_Q} [Q-Q] {Q-Q} [Q~Q] {Q~Q} [Q.Q] {Q.Q} [QvQ] {QvQ} [QwQ] {QwQ} [QoQ] {QoQ} [Q...Q] {Q...Q}
PP P_P (P_P) P-P (P-P) P~P (P~P) P.P (P.P) PvP (PvP) PwP (PwP) PoP (PoP) P...P (P...P)
[P_P] {P_P} [P-P] {P-P} [P~P] {P~P} [P.P] {P.P} [PvP] {PvP} [PwP] {PwP} [PoP] {PoP} [P...P] {P...P}
^^ ^_^ (^_^) ^-^ (^-^) ^~^ (^~^) ^.^ (^.^) ^v^ (^v^) ^w^ (^w^) ^o^ (^o^) ^...^ (^...^)
[^_^] {^_^} [^-^] {^-^} [^~^] {^~^} [^.^] {^.^} [^v^] {^v^} [^w^] {^w^} [^o^] {^o^} [^...^] {^...^}
;; ;_; (;_;) ;-; (;-;) ;~; (;~;) ;.; (;.;) ;v; (;v;) ;w; (;w;) ;o; (;o;) ;...; (;...;)
[;_;] {;_;} [;-;] {;-;} [;~;] {;~;} [;.;] {;.;} [;v;] {;v;} [;w;] {;w;} [;o;] {;o;} [;...;] {;...;}
'' '_' ('_') '-' ('-') '~' ('~') '.' ('.') 'v' ('v') 'w' ('w') 'o' ('o') '...' ('...')
['_'] {'_'} ['-'] {'-'} ['~'] {'~'} ['.'] {'.'} ['v'] {'v'} ['w'] {'w'} ['o'] {'o'} ['...'] {'...'}
.. ._. (._.) .-. (.-.) .~. (.~.) ... (...) .v. (.v.) .w. (.w.) .o. (.o.) ..... (.....)
[._.] {._.} [.-.] {.-.} [.~.] {.~.} [...] {...} [.v.] {.v.} [.w.] {.w.} [.o.] {.o.} [.....] {.....}
UU U_U (U_U) U-U (U-U) U~U (U~U) U.U (U.U) UvU (UvU) UwU (UwU) UoU (UoU) U...U (U...U)
[U_U] {U_U} [U-U] {U-U} [U~U] {U~U} [U.U] {U.U} [UvU] {UvU} [UwU] {UwU} [UoU] {UoU} [U...U] {U...U}
-- -_- (-_-) --- (---) -~- (-~-) -.- (-.-) -v- (-v-) -w- (-w-) -o- (-o-) -...- (-...-)
[-_-] {-_-} [---] {---} [-~-] {-~-} [-.-] {-.-} [-v-] {-v-} [-w-] {-w-} [-o-] {-o-} [-...-] {-...-}
~~ ~_~ (~_~) ~-~ (~-~) ~~~ (~~~) ~.~ (~.~) ~v~ (~v~) ~w~ (~w~) ~o~ (~o~) ~...~ (~...~)
[~_~] {~_~} [~-~] {~-~} [~~~] {~~~} [~.~] {~.~} [~v~] {~v~} [~w~] {~w~} [~o~] {~o~} [~...~] {~...~}
>< >_< (>_<) >-< (>-<) >~< (>~<) >.< (>.<) >v< (>v<) >w< (>w<) >o< (>o<) >...< (>...<)
[>_<] {>_<} [>-<] {>-<} [>~<] {>~<} [>.<] {>.<} [>v<] {>v<} [>w<] {>w<} [>o<] {>o<} [>...<] {>...<}
** *_* (*_*) *-* (*-*) *~* (*~*) *.* (*.*) *v* (*v*) *w* (*w*) *o* (*o*) *...* (*...*)
[*_*] {*_*} [*-*] {*-*} [*~*] {*~*} [*.*] {*.*} [*v*] {*v*} [*w*] {*w*} [*o*] {*o*} [*...*] {*...*}
<(o)_(o)> \[@]_[@]/ <>_<> [(O___O)] (> 0 _0)> (~_~;) (=^.^=) m(_ _)m
salutations: o/ \o o7 \o/
8====D {|} ,,|,, (. (. ) ( . Y . )
@}->-- <3 </3
SOS: ...---...
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