Monday, 6 January 2014

Emoticons and their meanings

Did you know that western emoticons can be different to eastern ones?  Have you ever been confused because you didn't understand an emoticon?  Or have you ever wanted to use one, but not known the emoticon for the emotion that you feel?

Well, here is a table to help you!
This can also help you learn adjectives to describe feelings in English!


Icon
Meaning
:-) :) :o) :] :3 :c) :> =] 8) =) :} :^) :)
Smiley or happy face.
:-D :D 8-D 8D x-D xD X-D XD =-D =D =-3 =3 B^D
Laughing, big grin, laugh with glasses
:-))
Very happy or double chin[
>:[ :-( :(  :-c :c :-<  :C :< :-[ :[ :{
Frown, unhappy
:-|| :@ >:(
Angry
:'-( :'(
Crying
:'-) :')
Tears of happiness
D:< D: D8 D; D= DX v.v D-':
Horror, disgust, sadness, great dismay
>:O :-O :O 8-0
Surprise, shock, yawn
:* :^* ( '}{' )
Kiss, couple kissing
;-) ;) *-) *) ;-] ;] ;D ;^) :-,
Wink, smirk
>:P :-P :P X-P x-p xp XP :-p :p =p :-Þ :Þ :þ :-þ :-b :b
Tongue sticking out, cheeky/playful, blowing a raspberry
>:\ >:/ :-/ :-. :/ :\ =/ =\ :L =L :S >.<
Skeptical, annoyed, undecided, uneasy, hesitant
:| :-|
Straight face, no expression, indecision
:$
Embarrassed, blushing
:-X :X :-# :#
Sealed lips or wearing braces
O:-) 0:-3 0:3 0:-) 0:) 0;^)
Angel, saint, innocent
>:) >;) >:-)
Evil
}:-) }:) 3:-) 3:)
Devilish
o/\o ^5 >_>^ ^<_<
High five
|;-) |-O
Cool, bored/yawning
:-& :&
Tongue-tied (you don’t know what to say)
#-)
You partied all night
%-) %)
You’re drunk or confused
:-###.. :###..
Being sick
<:-|
Dumb, stupid
<*)))-{ ><(((*> ><>
Fish, something's fishy, Christian fish
\o/
Cheering: "Yay, yay."


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