If you are grinning about something while texting your friend or laughing out loud while doing so, why not show it with the help of an emoticon? Find some great examples of emoticon and their meanings in this article.
Scott Elliott Fahlman, a former Carnegie Mellon student is said to be the creator of the first ever ‘smiley’ – 🙂. He did this to distinguish jokes from serious posts on a college message board.
Emoticons, true to their names, make way for a simple and easy medium to convey emotions which otherwise, would be difficult to portray in black and white. For instance, a text message which is actually supposed to be funny may come across as offensive for the other person, when read incorrectly or let’s say, literally. So, adding an emoticon of a smiley can keep things at a lighter level.
List of Emoticons and Their Meanings
To understand the emoticon meanings better, check out the phrases given against each one of them.
| :-), :-], :]
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Smile
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Wow
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| :-(, :(, :-[, :[
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Sad, displeasure
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Man, that was horrible!
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| :-D, 😀
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Laughter
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What? The monkey bit your…
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| 😮
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Surprise
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What? You passed the test!
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| :-@
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Angry
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Why you little…
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| :-\ , :-/
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Confused
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Now what did I do?
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| 😐
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Indifferent
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You got a new house! So…?
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| :-}
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Sarcastic
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My my, aren’t you the God of poor jokes!
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| :p
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Sticking the tongue out
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Pssrrrhhhhh….
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| ;-), ;-}, ;-p
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Wink
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Surprise surprise!
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| B-)
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Wearing shades
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Man you are some bright lady!
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| X-P
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Knocked out unconscious or dead
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You killed me!
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| X-D
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Died laughing
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The donkey kicked your….
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| :-*, :*)
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Kiss
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This is for my buttercup…
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| o:-)
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Innocence
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But I only stole a dollar!
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| 😡
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Annoyed
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Oh you again!
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| :O)
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Clown
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Let’s party!
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| :-~)
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Ailing from cold
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Sniff sniff! Sing me soft kitty!
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| :'(
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Weeping
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My cow died…
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| :-7
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Smirk
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Yeah I am happy, you good for nothing fellow..
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| *<|:o)
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Santa Claus
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Ho Ho Ho…. Merry Christmas!
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| :-9
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Salivating
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Slurp slurp…
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| *-*
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Dazed
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My angel, you make me fly…
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| :*)
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Drunk
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This is your captain speaking!
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| :-)(-:
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Married
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Yeah, just got transferred to hell!
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| <:3 )~
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Mouse
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Squeak squeak
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| O-\-%lt;]:
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Skateboarder
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Come, ride with me
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| (:|
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Tired
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Sigh, sleeping is so tiring!
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| :-E
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Vampire
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Grrr, I am a vampire, grrr
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| |-O
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Yawn
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Yawning is more interesting than my work!
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| (”)-.-(”)
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Bear
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Here’s a gift for you!
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| :-“>
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Blushing
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Gee, thanks!
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| (-_-)
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Boring
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Oh, ha ha! good joke!
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| :=)
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Orangutan
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You look like one…
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| +<:-)
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Pope
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Bless you my child!
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| x_x
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Dead
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Goodbye cruel world!
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| x_O O_x
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Punched in the face
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Take that, you canhead!
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| 🙂 <>>>>>
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Smiling with a tie
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Have an interview today!
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| .)
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Watching you
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I know what you did last summer!
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| (_8-(|)
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Homer Simpson
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Don’t eat me, I have a family, eat them!
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| :**
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Returning kiss
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Here take your kiss back!
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| :-&
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Tongue-tied
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Blah blah blah!.
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| Err:510
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Snake
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Hiss, I will kiss you!
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| Q:-)
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College graduate
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I want a job!
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| [:-|
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Frankenstein
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You.. Me.. Go .. Dating… Have .. Fun…zzzzzz
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| |-|
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Asleep
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Zzzzz
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| ~:\
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Elvis
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Ain’t That Lovin’ You, Baby!
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| $__$
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Sees money
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Am I money minded?
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| 8)~~*
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Frog catching a fly
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Hmmm.. tastes like chicken!
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With that fly having slurped away by frog, I come to the conclusion of my full-of-expression article on emoticon meanings and their symbols. In this table, or if I may say, emoticon dictionary, as you can see, there are all kinds of expression you may think of. Also, you can slightly change the smiley face, by using a semi colon instead of a colon. While, : represents the eyes, ; stands for a wink. I think it will take a while for you to learn and remember all these symbols and meanings. So, whenever you are confused about any of these meanings, :-\, drop in and leave with a smile 🙂. Cheers!