List of emoticons

A simple smiley
This is a list of notable and commonly used emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's mood
or facial expression in the form of icons. The Western use of emoticons is quite different from
Eastern usage, and Internet forums, such as 2channel, typically show expressions in their own
ways. In recent times, graphic representations, both static and animated, have taken the place
of traditional emoticons in the form of icons. These are commonly known as emoji.[1]
Emoticons can generally be divided into three groups: Western or Horizontal (mainly from
America and Europe), Eastern or Vertical (mainly from east Asia), and 2channel style
(originally used on 2channel and other Japanese message boards). The most common
explanation for these differences is how the different cultures value different parts of the face,
i.e. eyes often play a bigger part in figuring out mood in the East while the West puts the eyes
as equal to the rest of the face.[2]
Contents

1 Western

2 Eastern

3 2channel emoticons

4 Unicode characters

5 References

Western
See also: Emoticon Western style
Western style emoticons are mostly written from left to right as though the head is rotated
counter-clockwise 90 degrees. One will most commonly see the eyes on the left, followed by
1

the nose (often not included) and then the mouth. Typically, a colon is used for the eyes of a
face, unless winking which uses a semicolon. However, an equal sign, a number 8, and a
capital letter B are also used interchangeably to refer to normal eyes, widened eyes or those
with glasses. One can also add a "}" after the mouth symbol-"(", ")", etc.to indicate a beard.
Icon
:-) :) :D :o) :] :3 :c) :>

Meaning
=]

8)

=) :} :^) :)
:-D 8-D 8D x-D xD X-D XD

Smiley or happy face.[3][4][5]

Laughing,[3] big grin,[4][5] laugh with glasses[6]

=-D =D =-3 =3 B^D

:-))
Very happy or double chin[6]
>:[ :-( :( :-c :c :-< : C :< :Frown,[3][4][5] sad[7]
[ :[ :{
Winky frowny, used to signify sadness, with a bit of sarcasm.
;(
It is easily misunderstood.[8]
:-|| :@ >:(
Angry[6]
:'-( :'(
Crying[7]
:'-) :')
Tears of happiness[7]
D:< D: D8 D; D= DX v.v D-': Horror, disgust, sadness, great dismay[4][5]
>:O :-O :O :-o :o 8-0 O_O o-o
Surprise,[2] shock,[3][9] yawn[10]
O_o o_O o_o O-O
:* :^* ( '}{' )
Kiss, couple kissing[6]
;-) ;) *-) *) ;-] ;] ;D ;^) :-,
Wink,[3][4][5] smirk[9][10]
>:P :-P :P X-P x-p xp XP :-p :p
Tongue sticking out, cheeky/playful,[3] blowing a raspberry
=p :- : : :- :-b :b d:
>:\ >:/ :-/ :-. :/ :\ =/ =\ :L =L :S
Skeptical, annoyed, undecided, uneasy, hesitant[3]
>.<
:| :-|
Straight face[4] no expression, indecision[7]
:$
Embarrassed,[5] blushing[6]
:-X :X :-# :#
Sealed lips or wearing braces[3]
O:-) 0:-3 0:3 0:-) 0:) 0;^)
Angel,[3][4][9] saint,[7] innocent
>:) >;) >:-)
Evil[4]
}:-) }:) 3:-) 3:)
Devilish[7]
o/\o ^5 >_>^ ^<_<
High five[10]
|;-) |-O
Cool,[7] bored/yawning[9]
:-J
Tongue-in-cheek[11]
:-& :&
Tongue-tied[7]
#-)
Partied all night[7]
%-) %)
Drunk,[7] confused
:-###.. :###..
Being sick[7]
<:-|
Dumb, dunce-like[9]
2

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<*)))-{ ><(((*> ><>
\o/
*\0/*
@}-;-'--- @>-->-~(_8^(I)
5:-) ~:-\
//0-0\\
*<|:-)
=:o]
,:-) 7:^]
<3 </3

Look of disapproval[12] The Unicode character is from the

Kannada alphabet and can be called differently in HTML
notation: &#3232; and &#x0CA0; (for Unicode)
Fish, something's fishy,[9] Christian fish[6]
Cheer "Yay, yay."[6]
Cheerleader[6]
Rose[3][9]
Homer Simpson[9]
Elvis Presley[9][10]
John Lennon[9]
Santa Claus[13]
Bill Clinton[13]
Ronald Reagan[13]
Heart and broken-heart (reverse-rotation)[14]

Eastern
Eastern emoticons generally are not rotated, and may include non-Latin characters to allow
for additional complexity.
Icon
Meaning
(>_<) (>_<)>
Troubled[15][16]
(';')
Baby[15]
(^^(^_^;)(-_-;)(~_~;)(;)( Nervous, embarrassed,[15] troubled, shy,[16]
_;)(;)^^;^_^; (#^.^#) (^ ^;)
sweat drop[6]
.oo.
Bubbles[15]
<:
Squid[15]
(^^)y-.o (--)y-
Smoking[15]
(-_-)zzz
Sleeping[15]
(^_-) (^_-)-
Wink[15]
((+_+))(+o+) () (-) (.) (_)
Confused[15]
(_>) ()
(o|o)
Ultraman [15]
[15]
<(^)>
^_^ (o) (^_^)/ (^O^) (^o^) (^^)/ ()/
Joyful[15][16][17]
(/)/ (^o^) ( ) ( ) ^^
(__) _(._.)_ _(_^_)_ <(_ _)> <m(__)m> Kowtow as a sign of respect, or dogeza for
m(__)m m(_ _)m
apology[15][16]
()
Tadpole[15]
( ^^) _U~~( ^^) _~~
Cup of tea[15]

Shooting star[15]
()? () "Where am I?", "Who am I?"[15]
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?
>))) (Q )) >< ())<< >)))) <)))
>)) <+ ))><< <*)) >=<
('_') (/_;) (T_T) (;_;) (;_; (;_:) (;O;) (:_;) (ToT) (

Fish[15]
Sad, crying[9][15][16]

) ;_; ;-; ;n; ;; Q.Q T.T QQ Q_Q

(_)!!(-.-)(-_-) ( )(_)
Shame[15]
:
Octopus[15]
(=_=)
Tired[15]
~>)
Snake[15]
_
Bat[15]
(=^^=)(=^^=)=^_^=
Cat[15][17]
(..) (._.)
Looking down[15]
[15]
^m^
(? (?_?)
Confusion[15]
>^_^< <^!^> ^/^ *^_^* ^^ (^<^) (^.^) (^
^) (^^) (^^) (^_^.) (^_^) (^^) (^J^) (*^^*) Normal laugh[15]
^_^ (#^.^#)
(^^)/~~~ (^_^)/~ (;_;)/~~~ (^.^)/~~~ ($ )/~~~

Waving[15]

(@^^)/~~~ (T_T)/~~~ (ToT)/~~~

*
Bomb[15]
(V)oo(V)
Alien Baltan[15]
(~o~) (^o^) (-o-) (^^)
Excited[15]
(^o^) (*^0^*)
(*_*) (*_*; (+_+) (@_@) (@_@ (_;)
Amazed[15]
(o)
[15]
(-_-)/~~~!!
[15]
!(^^)!
(*^^)v (^^)v (^_^)v ()
Laughing, cheerful[15][16]
-*)
[15]
(~o~) (~_~)
[15]
(^^
[15]
(p_-)
Headphones/listening to drum and bass
((d[-_-]b))
music.[15]
(-"-) ( ) (^_^ ) (-_- ) (
(~_~)()()<`><`> Worried[15][16]
(;)
(^0_0^)
Eyeglasses[15]
( ..) (..)
Note[15]
[15]
:-P :-O |:3 :-> 8-< :-) :-< :( :-( :) :| :-|
o Happy[15][16]
4

 ( ^)o(^ ) (^O^) (^o^) (^^) )^o^( (*^^*)

()

o O :O o_O o_0 o.O (o.o)

** (*)=3

(*m)
\_()_/
(`) (A`)
(*^3^)/~
.....()

Grinning[16]
Surprised[2][16]
Infatuation[16]
Shocked, surprised[16]
Dissatisfied[16]
Mellow, shrug[16]
Snubbed or deflated[16]
Blowing a kiss[18]
Studying is good[18]
"It's here", Kitaa!, a general expression of

()!!!!!

excitement that something has appeared or

happened.[16]
Despair. The "O" or "o" represents one's

|| STO OTZ OTL orz

head on the ground, "T" or "r" forms the

torso and "S" or "Z" forms the legs.[16]

( \_() (`
) ( _ ) ( )

Table flip[19]

2channel emoticons
Main article: Emoticon 2channel style
The Japanese language is usually encoded using double-byte character codes, which can be
reproduced as ASCII art.
Icon
m9(^^)

Meaning
jeering laughter
kowtow as a sign of respect, or dogeza for

m(_ _)m

apology[16]
snubbed or deflated[16]
stereotypical Korean character (Nid)[20]

(`)
<`> or <>

()
<>

stereotypical North Korean character (Kig)[21]

stereotypical Japanese character (Mon)[21]

stereotypical Chinese character (Sin)[21]

stereotypical Taiwanese character (Wan)[21]

stereotypical Vietnamese character (Ven)[21]

) stereotypical Indian Character (Monast)[21]

|

stereotypical American character (Sam)[21]

stereotypical Jewish character (Yud)[21]

c_-

stereotypical English character (Jak)[21]

_
____

_>
_

stereotypical French character (Torir)[21]

__

,_ stereotypical

_
_
lXXXXXXXXl

character

(Gerumandamu)[21]

_)
,,,,,,,,,,,,,

German

;;;,,,,,,,

stereotypical Austrian character (Osut)[21]

stereotypical Russian character (Rosuk)[21]

_
stereotypical Mexican character (Amgo)[21]

_
<(o0o)>

stereotypical Persian character (juj)[21]

(> - )>
(`)
||

feel perky[20]
given up[20]
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(-)>
(`)
()
(`)
(
)

('`)

_`
(;)
(
)

salute[20]
terribly sad[20]
peace of mind[20]
be irritable[20]
angry[20]
yelling, or panting[20]
surprised, or loudmouthed[20]
don't know the answer[20]
carefree[20]
indifferent[20]
shocked[20]
happy, upbeat[20]
"It's here", Kitaa!, a general expression of

()!!!!!

excitement that something has appeared or

happened or "I came".[16]

*
*:. .. .:* (n)
*:.. ..:*
* !!!!!

(*`)
()(`)
((((
)))
( )
( ))`)
(- -)
( )
(`)y-~~
^_^o o^_^
m9()
(`)()(`)
('A`)
,_`)
-`.oO( ... )
( ;; )
( )()( )
)

(;;;
( )
()
( )(
)

()

Girlish version of "It's here".[20]

"bu-n", being carefree and above, with arms
stretched out while running/soaring.[20]
Erotic stirring, haa haa[20]
Patting, nade nade[20]
Spook[20]
Huge surprise[20]
Jog someone's cheek[20]
Blaming "now now"[20]
Amazed[20]
Smoking[20]
Toast "Cheers"[20]
Flash of intuition[20]
Friendly[20]
Lonely[20]
Depressed, unsatisfied (based on indifferent)[20]
Thinking[20]
Impatience[20]
Whispers[20]
Carrying money[20]
Sliding on belly, "whooaaa!!!"[20]
Unforeseen[20]
"I don't need it"[20]
Come on[20]
Mocking, "good"[20]
"That's bad"[20]
Discharged drug-in-brain, goofing around, "A7


()
()
( )

/ /
[ ]
(o) ( o) ( ) (o
) (o)
d(**)b
||, STO or OTZ or OTL

( )
()
(;)
(^o^)(^O^)(^^)(^-^)
(* O )<!
| |( *o*)/

(`,)
===(;*`)
(`)/
^^
(l'o'l)
(`)
o/ o_ o/ o_
(
) or (
)
()

HYA!"[20]
Sad[20]
Not convincing[20]
Simper, Snorlax[20]
Evil laugh (literally ahahaHAHA...)[20]
Deflagged[20]
Happy expressions, dancing to the music[20]
Happy expression[20]
Despair. The "O" or "o" represents one's head
on the ground, "T" or "r" forms the torso and
"S" or "z" forms the legs.[16]
Extreme Distaste, meant to appear as an
exaggerated grimace[20]
Shouting[20]
Pretending not to notice, asleep because of
boredom[20]
Kana reading "O ya su mi" meaning "Good
night" or "Night"[20]
Calling out, "Ooooi!"[20]
Kick[20]
Chuckle
Discombobulated[20]
Running[20]
Happy[20]
Happy[20]
Shocked[20]
really angry[20]
"It's here"
"Do it"[20]
Angel[20]