Short for "emotion icon." Usually some variant on the standard happy face [:-)], intended to express some emotion or concept behind the bare words of a message. Essentially, an emoticon is the E-mail equivalent of tone of voice. (Sometimes called "smileys.")
E-mail emotions, or faces that you insert to express moods. Examples: Smiley face :-) or unhappy face
A symbol used in a graphical user interface on a computer to indicate human feeling.
Also known as a smiley. An emoticon is a group of keyboard characters that are put together to create a picture. Smileys or emoticons often show the feelings or emotions of the sender. The most common emoticon is :-) indicating a happy or smiling person. If you don't see the smile, simply look at the emoticon while leaning your head to the left.
an icon or symbol used to express an emotion which cannot easily be conveyed by the words used. (Kay House)
For fear that cynicism and other nuances are misunderstood while communicating online, these sideways glyphs can relate the attitude of the communicator. :-) or :-( or ;-) or :-/ etc.
A representation of a face constructed from punctuation marks used in text to indicate emotion. Sarcasm, for example doesn't go over well on line; emoticons help to clarify the sentiment behind possibly ambiguous words. Frequently used emoticons are :-) (often called smilies) and :-(. If the faces weren't clear, tilt your head to the left and look again. Watch out for overusing emoticons; when possible, let your words stand for themselves.
Also known as a 'smiley', a combination of ASCII characters that suggests an emotion when read sideways ;-)
A guide to the writer's feelings, represented by typed characters, such as the Smiley :-). Helps readers understand the emotions underlying a written message.
Punctuation symbols that when viewed sideways resemble faces. These are used to convey the mood or tone of a statement. For example: ;-)
Short for emotion icon, a series of punctuation characters that indicates the writer's mood or how an e-mail or chat message should be interpreted. For example, :-) stands for a smiling face and indicates that the message should be interpreted lightly. Emoticons are also referred to as smileys.
Word for smileys or symbols used to work facial or body-language into messages that would remain otherwise unseen: :)
A small icon made up of punctuation characters. It shows how a sender wants a message to be interpreted; e.g., a smiling emoticon (for example, :-), often called a smiley) indicates a joke.
A common symbol used to denote a particular emotion in an e-mail. A happy face would be :-) A sad face would be :-( (you may need to look at them sideways!). Also known as smileys".
Characters of punctuation used to represent emotions. (Hence, "emotion icons.) For example, :-) is a smiley face. Used in email and other text-based media to represent facial expressions.
keyboard-constructed icon used in email to indicate the writer's intended feelings.
A series of keyed characters used especially in e-mail, forums or instant messenging to indicate an emotion, such as pleasure :-) or sadness :-( . These symbols can be more easily distinguished by tilting your head to the left.
Sideway faces express emotions without words on the Internet using special characters on the keyboard. The best-known emoticon is the smiley :-). If you can't see the face, turn you head and look again. Other emoticons include the smiling pirate .-) and the sad person :-(.
A way to describe emotion online. Look at this with your head tilted to the left :-). There are scores of these emoticons, from grumpy to quizzical. Also called Smiley.
A symbol that uses the characters on a computer keyboard to convey emotion or tone in an electronic message, such as the sideways smiley face. :-)
A cute sideways face created by using special characters on the keyboard. Used to express emotions without words. For example, this winking face ;-) indicates "I'm joking", this sad face :-( expresses sadness or "I'm sulking". If this makes no sense, turn your head sideways and look again. Also known as a "smiley".
Symbols representing human-face drawings. They are created using text characters on your keyboard and help express emotions online. For example, :-) is a smiling face (tilt your head to the left to see this properly).
Icons used to express the poster's emotion. When typing post comment, one can use symbols such as :), :( to express his/her emotion locally. And Tamado can translates those symbols into icons like or .
A symbol to compensate for the absence of nonverbal clues when commicating on the Internet For example signifies a "grin", :} or :-} a "smile", when inserted in the text of an e-mail message and alerts the reader not to take it seriously. | français
Characters which express human emotions - you may need to put the side of you head on your left hand shoulder to appreciate them - however some word processor s such as word will automatically convert these to the icon s. Examples include: Happy - :-) Sad - :-( Indifferent - :-| A big smile - : D Boredom - :-o A smile & a wink ;-)
A symbol used to communicate information online that, in real life, would be communicated non-verbally -- through your tone of voice, or facial expression. For instance, the symbol :-) (tilt your head to the left if you don't get it) is an emoticon known as a "smiley." Learn about other emoticons.
A symbol used to communicate information online (in chats, e-mail and on Web sites) that, in real life, would be communicated nonverbally. The symbol ; , for instance, means that a statement was made tongue-in-cheek. (We have a guide to emoticons here in the Member Help Center.)
A symbol used to communicate information online (in chats email and on Web sites) that in real life would be communicated nonverbally. For instance, the symbol ;- means that a statement was made tongue-in-cheek. (We have a guide to emoticons here on the SBC Yahoo! Help Site.)
a small character that shows someone how you feel during an IM conversation, such as happy , sad , or laughing .
A "proper" name for smileys
a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; ":-( and :-) are emoticons"
a combination of letters, symbols, or numbers that paint a picture (often when viewed sideways)
a graphical character that you can use in very much the same way
a graphical figure, usually a face, that you can use to express a feeling or something else you want to convey on your Web site
a graphic device combining simple punctuation marks in conventoional combinations, to express simple emotions non-verbally in text on the Internet
a little picture, a quick slice of visual communication seemlessly integrated into text
an icon that represents a facial expression
a sequence of characters that are used in email, chat, and instant messages
a sequence of characters that look visually like a face and are used in text chat to convey emotion
a sequence of typed characters that creates a rough picture of something, such as a facial expression
a series of keyboard characters grouped together to represent a facial expression or an emotion
a small character inserted in an instant message to show a contact how you feel during an IM conversation , such as happy , sad , or laughing
a small image often characterizing an expression of the face being used to make pass a feeling while emotisons them are noises being used for supporting a matter or surprising its interlocutor
a special type of icon that can be inserted in your post to express emotion or visually communicate a thought
a symbolic facial expression made by typing a sequence of characters on the computer keyboard
a symbol made up of characters on the keyboard, and allows participants in online communication to let others know how they feel
a symbol that compensates for the absence of nonverbal cues when communicating on the Internet
a version of shorthand developed by Internet users to help express emotions and thoughts without typing out the words
A group of characters that when viewed in a particular way, such as sideways, looks like a face or an object. Emoticons are used to add expression to text. For example, the following group of characters when viewed sideways looks like a smiling face or smiley. :-) Finger A program that displays information about users on a given system on the Internet. Finger can often be used to find someone's email address.
A character-based drawing used to convey emotion. Smiley, :) , is the most common and is used to convey that a comment is meant humorously. You are cautioned against overuse ( e.g. more than once per paragraph). Other facial expressions, such as frowney :( , are less frequently encountered. These are but the most common examples of ASCII art--drawing pictures using keyboard/display characters.
A simple face, sometimes animated, that expresses an emotion, for use in e-mail, chat, and instant messaging. Emoticons let you show someone online how you are feeling.
A symbol that can be typed using one or more characters to foster more expressive and efficient communication. For example, :-) and :) are used to represent a grin or smile. These are also used to denote that a sentence is to be interpreted as a joke.
Emotion icons, little sideways faces formed with punctuation. They are supposed to provide a clue as to your current emotion. Examples: happy :-) sad :-( wink ;-)
using keyboard characters to express a feeling :) is a smile
A graphic symbol that is normally represents a human face in its various expressions by which a person can express their mood in an electronic form: " :-) ".
An ASCII glyph used to indicate an emotional state, typically used in email or Usenet messages. Although originally intended mostly as jokes, emoticons or some other explicit humor indication are virtually required under certain circumstances in high-volume text-only communication forums such as Usenet. The lack of verbal and visual cues can otherwise cause what were intended to be humorous, sarcastic, ironic or otherwise non-serious comments to be badly misinterpreted, resulting in arguments and flame wars.
When we speak, our tone of voice and facial expressions convey shades of meaning. When we write, sometimes meanings are misinterpreted or blurred. Because of this lack of emotional bandwidth in writing, people have invented ways to let the reader know how they are feeling through the use of emoticons. Emoticons involve the use of a few common keyboard characters to form visual icons. Currently, there are over 200 facial symbols, called smileys, that people use in their e-mail messages to add emotion and feelings. Some examples are: :-) Smile, :-( Frown, ;D Big Smile, ;-) Wink. However, before you use emoticons in your online courses, check with your instructor. In online courses, like any college courses, you should always use proper grammar.
a symbol, also known as a smiley, which uses characters from the computer keyboard to express feelings or intended tone of a communication (e.g. joke). Such symbols are common in informal channels of electronic communication especially chat rooms. For example: ;-) winking smiley :-( sad smiley
Characters used to express feeling. :-) is a smiley.
A combination of simple keystrokes found on any keyboard to express emotions,thoughts and actions. Also called smilies, they are commonly found in email, usenet,newsgroups, chat rooms, and mailing lists. For example ;-) is a wink, :-) is a happysmiley, and :-( is a sad smiley (just look at them sideways!).
Emoticons refer to a series of keystrokes put together in such way that resemble facial expressions or body language. These are often added in online chats or discussion forums to express the emotion of the user.
The graphic figures created by text characters in the form of happy faces :-) , winks ;-} , frowns ;-( etc. that are used to express emotion, irony or other affective communications.
the expressive, sometimes annoying, pictures made using symbols on the keyboard and viewed by tilting your head horizontally: smiley face : ) sad face : ( Santa Claus
A picture drawn in letters and punctuation marks to show how you are feeling
ASCII figures used to show emotional content of a message. :-)
These are the little text-based faces and objects that you often see in e-mail and online chat, for example :-)
Combining "emotion" and "icon," a typographical symbol for an emotional state. Emoticons evolved from widespread use of e-mail, a textual medium in which tone and emotion can be difficult to convey. Emoticons are read counterclockwise by turning one's head to the left. The first widely-used emoticon was :-) or :), the smiley face, used to express a humorous or joking intention; entire dictionaries of other emoticons have evolved for more subtle emotions or purely for entertainment value.
Describes punctuation symbols used in electronic communication in place of words to convey an emotion. For example, :-) is an emoticon that means the sender is happy, or the message is intended as a joke and should be treated humorously. See Module 4.
Another name for a "smiley," an emoticon is a sequence of keyboard characters used to punctuate a message or posting by expressing the writer's emotional state.
Clusters of punctuation such as : ) and : that are used to set the tone for the sentence that precedes them.
Sets of characters used to represent facial emotions. For example :-) is a smiley face.
A series of ascii text characters used in sychronous communications to express emotion. " :-) " for example is the traditional symbol for a cyber-smile. (Tip your head slightly to the left to see the face.)
Set of keyboard characters used in emails to denote joking, sarcasm, boredom and so on. For instance, :) indicates a joke; :( unhappiness.
Punctuation used to express emotion in email messages. Example :-) means the writer is smiling or intending the message to be humorous.
A pictogram that users type into their E-mail, newsgroup or chat message to convey an emotion. By typing :-) , for instance, a user indicates that he or she is happy (to view an emoticon properly, rotate it 90 degrees to the right). Other common emoticons include: :-( frown :-/ confusion ;-) wink surprise/shock :-* kiss laughter/joy boredom disgust Emoticons are also known as "smilies." Go to Top
Little text based faces and objects you see in email and online chat (see also smiley).
Characters which, when viewed sideways, reflect the emotional state of the writer of the message. Because electronic mail does not allow for body language or other emotional clues, emoticons are very useful. Examples— Happy: :-), Sad: :-( , Surprised =8-o.
A series of keyboard characters used to depict emotion or draw a picture. The most common one is :-). See Smiley.
A group of characters typed into a document (primarily in emai or IRC) that display an emotion. Examples include a smiley face :) a winky face ;) and a frown
Also known as smilies, they are keyboard characters used in combination to produce whimsical symbols representing a range of emotions. Examples are happy :-) and sad :-(. Emoticons are used in electronic communication to show humor and express emotions that are difficult to communicate in a text-based environment.
A character that is used to convey an emotion.
These are graphics made from keyboard characters that you can use in your e-mail to indicate how you feel about what you’ve written. (See Section 6)
Any of a number of different "emotions" displayed using ASCII characters to express humor (or other emotions) in electronic telecommunications. The most widely used and well known is the "smiley face", when viewed sideways, looks like this :-)
A typewritten picture of a facial expression, used in e-mail and when communicating on the Internet, to indicate emotion.
(also smiley) Little faces made out of keyboard characters, used to express smiles :-) winks ;-) surprise :-0 and more. (If you don't see the faces, put your left ear on your left shoulder and look again.)
A combination of keyboard characters meant to represent a facial expression. Frequently used in electronic communications to convey a particular meaning, much like tone of voice is used in spoken communications. Examples: the characters :-) for a smiley face or ;-) for a wink.
Characters typed out to represent something, usually a face, in order to spice up dull e-mail messages and news group postings.
In e-mail, a combination of letters and symbols that indicates how the sender is feeling. For example, :-) (turn this page horizontally and you will see a "smiling face" just before this sentence).
(EMOTion ICON) A group of symbols used to indicate emotions in email or newsgroups. The most popular is the smiley :-) or :) (look at it sideways), but there are lots of variations including the sad face :-( , the wink ;-) , and the astonished face :-0 .
Also call a smilie, Emoticon comes from two words: emotion and icon. It's a small icon composed of punctuation characters that indicates how an e-mail message should be interpreted (that is, the writer's mood).
Little caricatures that look like faces, made by typing keyboard characters.
Is short for Emotion Icon and shows the mood of the writer in a chat room on email messages. Emoticons help the reader to understand what the writer is saying (ex. whether the writer is being sarcastic, happy, upset or making a joke) because they cannot see or hear each other.
Also known as a Smiley. A sequence of text characters (such as :-D) or a small image that is intended to represent a human facial expression and convey an emotion in an instant message, chat room conversation or other text-based message. This allows the user to clarify the tone of their message and show humour or other feelings that may be difficult to communicate in writing. Without emoticons, the lack of verbal and visual cues can otherwise cause what were intended to be funny, sarcastic or otherwise non-serious comments to be badly misinterpreted, which may result in arguments and misunderstandings. The most common emoticon is the smiley face, which indicates that the user intends the message to be humorous :-) Read on for more examples ...
A short sequence of keyboard letters and symbols that signifies a facial expression or emotion. Also called a "smiley."
A representation of a facial expression, such as :-) to represent a smile. Several different combinations of keyboard characters can be used in electronic communications to convey the writer's feelings.
By turning your head sideways and a bit of imagination these are used to represent emotion with a picture of a face: Wink ;-) Sad or Angry :-( Laughing Sticking tongue out Happy or "That's a joke" :-) On drugs %-) Me (:-{)} I'm bald and have a beard These are used to convey emotion, as written communications is easily misunderstood. Missing are the nuances of face to face spoken...What? Oh yeah, OK. On to something Harley. Sorry
A short sequence of keyboard letters and symbols used to convey emotion, gestures, or expressions which could not otherwise be derived from mere text; a "smiley" (see EmoticonUniverse.com)
Punctuation used to indicate emotion in e-mail. Although originally intended as joking, emoticons truly are helpful in high-volume, text-only communication, such as newsgroups. Since the receiver of e-mail can not see the sender's face or body language and can not hear the sender's tone of voice, emoticons help prevent misinterpretation of remarks intended to be humorous, sarcastic, ironic, etc. The most common emoticon is : ), a colon and parenthesis intended to represent a smiling face. Emoticons obviously can be helpful communication aids to people who communicate primarily by typing text. Return
Emoticons, or smileys :-) , are used to convey emotion. The expressions and inflections of voice we use to convey emotion, irony, sarcasm, etc. when talking are lost when communicating over the Internet. To make up for that, a system of symbols has developed which uses common keyboard marks.
A text-based expression of emotion created from ASCII characters that mimics a facial expression when viewed with your head tilted to the left. Since we can't add inflections in email, emoticons help clarify our messages and the context in which we say things. Here are some examples: :-) Smiling :-0 Surprise 8-) Wearing glasses; cool :-( Frowning ;-) Winking :_( Crying
Also known as smileys, emoticons are keyboard characters used in combination to produce whimsical symbols representing a range of emotions. Examples are happy :-) and sad :-(. Emoticons are used in electronic communication to show humor and express emotions that are difficult to communicate with text. For a comprehensive list of emoticons, follow this link: Emoticons
Emotion icon (also known as a smiley), used in e-mail and online conversations to convey tone and mood along with the words. Emoticons consist of a series of punctuation characters that depict an emotion, usually evident when you tilt your head to the left to look at the emoticon. The most famous emoticon is the smiley: :-)
n A symbolic figure "drawn" with letters and punctuation marks and used to indicate an emotional state. Typically, they're best viewed sideways. For example, :-) is used to represent a smiling face. A winking bald guy with a big nose and goatee might be rendered as: ( ;?0. Just in case you ever need it.
Also known as smilies. Symbols used to convey emotions when communicating electronically. A happy face, for example is: :-)
(ee-MOAT-i-con) a series of characters that look like a facial expression when viewed sideways. Commonly used as an e-mail abbreviation to indicate mood or intention. Common emoticons include the smiley and the frown
A combination of characters that form a facial expression. For example, if you turn your head sideways, the characters :) make a smiley face, and the characters 8) make a four-eyed smiley. Frequently used in email messages to convey a particular tone. If you wanted to jokingly insult somebody, without starting a flame war, you could write, "I think you are a total loser :)".
a typographical cartoon or symbol generally used to indicate mood or appearance. Used to express emotions without words. For example, this winking face ;-) indicates "I'm joking", this sad face :-( expresses sadness or "I'm sulking". If this makes no sense, turn your head sideways and look again. Also known as a "smiley".
An small picture used in instant messages, emails or other text to demonstrate a feeling, e.g. a smiley face.
n. A string of text characters that, when viewed sideways, form a face expressing a particular emotion. An emoticon is often used in an e-mail message or newsgroup post as a comment on the text that precedes it. Common emoticons include :-) or :) (meaning "I'm smiling at the joke here"), ;-) ("I'm winking and grinning at the joke here"), :-( ("I'm sad about this"), :-7 ("I'm speaking with tongue in cheek"), :D or :-D (big smile; "I'm overjoyed"), and :-O (either a yawn of boredom or a mouth open in amazement). Compare emotag.
An emoticon (pronounced (IPA) ), also called a smiley, is a sequence of ordinary printable characters, such as ":-)", "^_^", "._.", "XD", "-_-", "=D", ":)", "=P", "o_o", etc, or a small image, intended to represent a human facial expression and convey an emotion. Emoticons are a form of paralanguage commonly used as extended interpunction symbols in e-mail, instant messaging, online chat, bulletin boards, and Internet forums; without them, users believe that simple statements could be misinterpreted due to the lack of facial expression, body language, and vocal intonation in purely written communications. On 19 September 1982, Scott Fahlman (now a Principal Research Scientist in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University) devised a scheme for encoding and conveying one's feelings in small text "glyphs" to overcome this frustration.