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June 3, 2008

More and more new people are appearing on the Internet, brought up on Windows and other graphic systems. However, in chats it is often not possible to use graphic emoticons and you just type text emoticons the old-fashioned way. Naturally, people from this new Internet generation often do not understand them. Once again they asked what these strange brackets mean and how many of them there are. I started looking for an explanation on the Internet (I can’t write everything myself, and I don’t remember much anymore) and barely found it. The search results are full of sites with collections of graphic emoticons. But since I did find it, I’ll republish it here in its entirety so as not to have to look for it again, if anything happens. I’ll just note that you don’t need to take this entire list seriously. Nobody remembers it entirely or uses it. No one remembers the Japanese ones for sure, and in general, everything in the second half of the text is extremely rarely used. But many of the simple emoticons listed in the first third of the text are quite common, as are acronyms. I have corrected a couple of points in the quoted text for greater clarity.

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We will look at the main aspects of using emoticons and acronyms, and also give an interpretation of some incomprehensible (at first glance) icons. Let's start with terminology.

Smile or smiley (smiley, emoticon) is the name of a text or graphic symbol that gives the message an emotional connotation. Western (horizontal) emoticons have the following feature: for easy viewing and comprehension of their essence, you need to tilt your head 90°, then this :-) icon will take the form of a human face.

Japanese (vertical) emoticons do not require tension in the neck muscles (in this regard they are better for health): in this picture

Q(^_^)p you can immediately see the ears depicted by the symbols q and p, the face delimited by brackets, the eyes and the mouth.

Western school emoticons are typed in Latin letters: to the eyes: ; 8 %
add (optional) nose: - ^ n u 0 o =
and then as the final touch - the mouth :) (] [

Let's take a look at some of the most popular emojis.

:) :-) :^) - silent smile. When used at the end of a text, it serves as a sign that all of the above should not be taken seriously.

=) %) :o) - interesting varieties of laughing emoticons, which have become particularly widespread in Lately(apparently, the old ones are already boring). % symbolizes crazy eyes, that is, %) or %-) indicates a certain “awesomeness” from what the opponent said. :o) usually means a clown, that is, either self-irony or accusing the opponent of frivolous behavior.

:(:-(:n(-- sad or frowning faces.

;) ;-) ;v) - winking, encouraging smiley.

:D:-D =D:^D - this is what loud laughter or laughter looks like.

:-/ :/ - dissatisfaction or skeptical attitude towards the matter.

:P:-р =p:-b =b -- a smiley sticking out its tongue pleasantly breaks up the monotony of correspondence on ICQ.

:-* =^* :-x -- "Tsem-tsem!", or a passionate kiss - they add even more pleasant flavor to the text dialogue.

8-] :-] =] - expresses interest in the subject of conversation or simply a friendly attitude towards the interlocutor.

>:-(>:-[ - anger, which manifests itself in knitted “eyebrows”.

:-| - indifference, not a smile and not sadness.

8) 8-) -- bulging eyes convey the same feelings as the common people's "wow!"

:-o =O - extreme degree of surprise or horror, in other words: “I’m just in shock!”

:"-(:"(:,-(-- sadness, melancholy - it doesn’t hurt to send a comforting message to such an emoticon.

:,-) :"-) :"-) - the man is simply crying with laughter.

:*-) %* - “We’ve already had a good time sitting and drinking beer,” says this cheerful emoticon. However, maybe not beer.

:-Q -- "Smoke break?"

X-) -- "I don't see anything."

:-X - “I’m silent, I’m silent...”.

Tips and notes

To get the emoticons: :b:D (_)] and ^_^ without switching to the Latin alphabet, use the following technique. Press the Alt key and on the additional numeric layout (NumPad) enter the character code, any number from 0 to 255, then release Alt. In this case, it is important that the NumLock light on the keyboard is lit. Codes of the searched characters: D=68, ]=93, ^=94, b=98. The entire coding table can be viewed here: mindprod.com/asciitab.html

Practice has shown that to save time, either the nose or the eyes are usually lowered, and as a result we get: :) ;) or -) =).

Instead of the English p in the smiley:p, you can use the Russian r.

By changing the number of brackets in a smile, you can express the depth of your condition.

Let's say this :-))) emoticon will show that you are having a lot of fun, while the parent :-) will show a simple smile. The same applies to the sad smiley:(((-- well, you are very sad! A little practice - and after some time you yourself will feel how many parentheses to put when.

This (^_^) version according to the Japanese canon depicts a man, a woman is drawn like this (^.^).

By changing the number of underlines in the previous emoticon, you can show that your joy simply has no limits! (^_____^).

Acronyms are often typed in Cyrillic: IMHO, lol, bb, gg, etc.

If you want no one to read your messages, write in translit (that is, type Russian text in Latin letters). Another way to irritate your interlocutor is to imitate the Cyrillic alphabet using English letters and service symbols: BbI2JI9IguT 3To /7pocTo y|acHo.

Come up with your own versions of emoticons, for example, by crossing Eastern and Western styles, you can get X=(^-^)=X: “I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you, buddy!”

There are no standards for emoticons; you can find a dozen different interpretations for one. Therefore, understand them depending on the context.

Western style is compact and convenient, and also has the whole “gentlemanly set” of emotions, and therefore deservedly enjoys the greatest popularity. But the oriental style has its strengths. A great variety of Japanese characters makes it possible to create entire pictures in the text. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to admire them all, but those that do not use the intricate symbols of the Japanese alphabet are widely used here too.

Canonical Japanese emoticons are constructed as follows: parentheses () delimit the face, the characters ^ ; or * are used to imitate eyes, and _ and o are used to imitate a mouth. Japanese emoticons have their own characteristic style, are quite convenient and beautiful, and therefore have become very popular among the people. Let's look at a few examples.

(^_^) or
^_^ - this is how joy is expressed in the East.

O_O -- "What-what"? - this emoticon asks again, raising an eyebrow.

(;_;) or
(T-T) -- crying emoticons, sometimes sobbing.

$_$ - when big money is reflected in the eyes - a more beautiful version of the Western $).

(@ @) -- "You surprised me, buddy." Similar to Western
=O.

(^o^) - this emoticon is rolling with laughter.

(^3^) - and this is a kiss in Japanese.

(*-*) - thoughtful smiley.

Let's finish with the basics and move on to deepening our knowledge. In the corresponding subsections you can see lesser-known and more interesting specimens. Among them there are also quite rare ones; these are the ones you can show off in front of your friends and acquaintances. Finally, let’s give a small example demonstrating the advantages of smiley technology over routine typing. Typical situation: the end of a hard day at work, you want to invite your friend for a beer.

) or (_)] ? - Well, how about a beer?

;"-))) - “I cried,” he asks again.

Yes, how many words were written in vain, how much extra time was wasted! But now everything will change, and with new knowledge you can safely break into chats, forums, IRC channels, send letters and SMS to friends, bombarding them with unusual emoticons, saving your time and adding variety to your communication. And by showing a little imagination, you can express your feelings in a special way, unique to you.
Acronyms

Acronyms, Acronyms - an expression or word formed from the initial letters. Here is a fairly comprehensive list of acronyms that express a wide variety of emotions, thoughts and feelings.

IMO, IMHO -- "In my (humble) opinion" is a good ending to a long statement, which indicates that it is simply your personal opinion, which everyone is entitled to, and no one needs to take it as the ultimate truth.

LOL -- "Laughing out loud" -- your interlocutor said something funny or absurd.

ROFL - "I'm rolling on the floor and dying of laughter" - you heard something very funny or very stupid.

GG, GL, HF are sayings often used in online battles. These three short combinations wish you a good game, good luck and fun.

BB -- "Happy!" -- a convenient form for quickly saying goodbye.

AKA -- "Also known as" -- is an expression used to indicate a person's nickname.

ASAP -- "As soon as possible" -- a common optimistic promise or a strict requirement.

BTW - "By the way" - you want to move the conversation to the desired topic, which you just remembered by chance.

FYA - "For Your Fun" - a link marked as such will point to a site where you can see something fun.

FYI -- "Just so you know" is useful information worth taking note of.

THX, TX, 10X or TY -- "Thank you" is a common expression of gratitude.

PS, PS - once upon a time someone was too lazy to switch to the English layout, and the expression PS (Post Scriptum) was typed in such a mysterious form, we have a lot of lazy people, so this option took root.

$%� -- obscene word, service symbols replace missing letters.

Household and everyday

(_|_) - an image of an ass, a pessimistic emoticon, indicating that things are going very badly for you.

~@ @~ ^ ~ \m/(^_^)\m/ -- entertaining Japanese emoticons. Looking closely, it’s easy to see a man in glasses, a squinting face and a painfully familiar and familiar image.

O/ or
\o/ -- the person waves or raises both arms in greeting or asking for help.

(___.___) - fat ass, “And you’ve gained weight, buddy!”

_\ | /_ -- "sunrise", it's time to turn off the modem and go to bed.

0:-) and
O:) - son and daughter ask dad to go to the disco (real angels!).

*#:-) - a Scotsman in a national cap.

3(:-| -- “Viking in a helmet.” Or a husband without a helmet...

Help for lovers

8:-) - and this is a very little girl.

@~~"~~ or
@---- -- roses with which you can shower your beloved's ICQ.

:-)(-: or
)-::-(-- bride and groom or husband and wife.

Gastronomic

(||] - Big Mac, dedicated to fast food lovers.

\%/ \%40/ -- "Are we going to eat something?" - “That’s what we will be, my dear.”

|_| \_/ -- "It's a mess, why isn't it poured?"

\~/ \-/ -- "Oh, now it's all right."

C|_| or |_| - container for a cup of coffee or tea.

C (_)] C (_) (_)? [_]? - the right container for the right tea - beer mugs.

Fairy-tale characters and celebrities

) or (-- for fans of Lewis Carroll - Cheshire cat: happy or bored.

]:- =]===> - King Arthur and his famous sword Excalibur.

8:o) is a children's favorite. No, not Teletubby, but Mickey Mouse!

(_8(|) -- Homer Simpson.

^i^ - an angel from the toy Heroes of Might and Magic 4. Although no, let's not talk about the sad thing - from the third "Heroes".

0-) -- mythical character -- one-eyed Cyclops.

*-(-- ...after meeting with Odysseus - Cyclops-without-eyes.

-- "all-seeing eye" looking through the keyhole in the "door closed" position.

The same eye in the “door opened quickly” position.

@(-_-)@ -- this is not Cheburashka, but Princess Leia from the movie "Star Wars".

(-o-) -- Tie-Fighter is a spaceship of the Empire.

____/\___\o/___ -- screenshot from the movie "Jaws 2".

=|:-)= - legendary American President Abraham Lincoln.

:-.) -- this cutie's name is Cindy Crawford.

(-_-)3 -- a victim of the bad American food service system -- Evander Hollifield after his fight with a hungry Mike Tyson.

In the animal world

8^ or
=8>-()

A whole school of fish, smoke it and go with beer (~)].

^.^ or >^.^

3:] - try to guess that this is a cow. But when someone tells you, you believe.

<:3 logitech="" mx700="" mx500="" microsoft="" blue.="">

//\(o.o)/\\ or [[[[(^-^)]]]] - suppressor of flies and mosquitoes.

O(~U~)0 @(*o*)@ -- Australian koala bear, made in Japanese style.

Or >

:@) And
(^(oo)^) and
:8) - nif-Nif, Naf-Naf and Nuf-Nuf.

:-) >:-) :> -- imp, FreeBSD symbol.

8> -- penguin is a symbol of Linux.

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Hello, dear readers of the blog site. The use of emoticons when communicating in chats, on forums, on social networks, when sending comments on blogs and even in business correspondence at the present stage of Internet development is already quite commonplace. Moreover, emoticons can be displayed both in the form of simple text symbols and in graphic form, which adds the possibility of choice.

Graphic emoticons (emoji, or emoji), which we will talk about in more detail below, appearing in the form of pictures, are displayed by inserting the corresponding codes that were specially added to the official Unicode table so that users can use them almost everywhere to express emotions .

Thus, on the one hand, you can find the code of the smiley you need in a special list to insert it, and on the other hand, in order not to look for the necessary encoding every time, it is quite possible to remember the sequence of simple text characters that reflect the most frequently expressed types of emotional state, and insert them into the text of the message.

Indicating emoticons using text symbols

To begin with, in order to satisfy my perfectionist nature, I would like to say a few words about the history of emoticons. After the great Tim Berners Lee laid the foundation for the development of the modern Internet, people were able to communicate virtually unlimitedly among themselves.

However, on the World Wide Web, from the very beginning, communication was carried out in writing (and even today this type of dialogue is still very popular), and it is very limited in terms of reflecting the emotions of the interlocutor.

Of course, a person who has literary talent and the gift of expressing his feelings through text will not experience problems. But the percentage of such gifted people, as you understand, is very small, which is quite logical, and the problem had to be solved on a mass scale.

Naturally, the question arose of how to smooth out this shortcoming. It is not known for certain who first proposed text signs reflecting this or that emotion.

According to some reports, it was a famous American computer scientist Scott Elliot Fahlman, who proposed using a set of symbols for humorous messages :-), in a different interpretation :) . If you tilt your head to the left, you will see what is essentially a cheerful smiley face:


And for messages containing some kind of negative information that can evoke emotions of the opposite nature, the same Falman came up with another combination of symbols:-(or:(. As a result, if we rotate it 90°, we will see a sad emoticon:


By the way, since the first emoticons primarily identified the emotional background of the interlocutors, they received the name emoticons. This name comes from the abbreviated English expression emot ion icon— an icon with an expression of emotion.

The meaning of emoticons that express emotions through symbols

So, a start has been made in this area, all that remains is to pick up the idea and choose simple text signs with which one could easily and simply reflect other expressions of mood and emotional state. Here are some emoticons from the symbols and their interpretation:

  • :-) , :) ,) , =) , :c) , :o) , :] , 8) , :?) , :^) or :) - emoticon of happiness or joy;
  • :-D , :D - a wide smile or uncontrollable laughter;
  • :"-) , :"-D - laughter to tears;
  • :-(, :(, =(—sad emoticon made from symbols;
  • :-C, :C - emoticons made from text characters, indicating intense sadness;
  • :-o, - boredom;
  • :_(, :"(, :~(, :*(—crying emoticon;
  • XD, xD - emoticons with letters that mean ridicule;
  • >:-D, >:) - options for expressing gloating (evil grin);
  • :-> - grin;
  • ):-> or ]:-> - insidious smile;
  • :-/ or:-\ - these emoticons can mean confusion, indecision;
  • :-|| - anger;
  • D-: - strong anger
  • :-E or:E - designation of rage in text characters;
  • :-| , :-I - this can be deciphered as a neutral attitude;
  • :-() , :-o , =-O , = O , :-0 , :O - these sets of symbols mean surprise;
  • 8-O or:- , :-() - decoding: extreme degree of amazement (shock);
  • :-* - gloominess, bitterness;
  • =P, =-P, :-P - irritation;
  • xP - disgust;
  • :-7 - sarcasm;
  • :-J - irony;
  • :> - smug;
  • X(—inflated;
  • :~- - bitter to tears.

By the way, some emoticons from signs, when inserted, can be displayed in graphic form (this will be discussed in today’s article), but not always and not everywhere.

What do other classic text emoticons mean?

Below I will give a number of simple symbolic emoticons that reflect the state, character traits of people, their attitude towards their interlocutors, emotional actions or gestures, as well as images of creatures, animals and flowers:

  • ;-(— sad joke;
  • ;-) - means a funny joke;
  • :-@ - cry of anger;
  • :-P, :-p, :-Ъ - show your tongue, which means licking your lips in anticipation of delicious food;
  • :-v - talks a lot;
  • :-* , :-() — kiss;
  • () - hugs;
  • ; , ;-) , ;) - wink designations;
  • |-O - surging yawning, which means a desire to sleep;
  • |-I - sleeping;
  • |-O - snores;
  • :-Q - smoker;
  • :-? - smokes a pipe;
  • / — emoticon meaning the interjection “hmmm”;
  • :-(0) - screams;
  • :-X - “keep your mouth shut” (means a call for silence;)
  • :-! - the meaning of nausea or an analogue of the phrase “it makes you sick”;
  • ~:0 - child;
  • :*), %-) - drunk, intoxicated;
  • =/ - crazy;
  • :), :-() - a man with a mustache;
  • =|:-)= — “Uncle Sam” (this emoticon means a comic image of the US state);
  • -:-) - punk;
  • (:-| - monk;
  • *:O) - clown;
  • B-) - a man in sunglasses;
  • B:-) - sunglasses on the head;
  • 8-) - a man with glasses;
  • 8:-) - glasses on the head;
  • @:-) - a man with a turban on his head;
  • :-E - this set of symbols denotes a vampire;
  • 8-# - zombies;
  • @~)~~~~ , @)->-- , @)-v-- - rose;
  • *->->-- - clove;
  • <:3>
  • =8) - pig;
  • :o/ , :o
  • :3 - cat;

If you wish, you can invent emoticons yourself by typing certain symbols (letters, numbers or symbols) on the keyboard. From the above list it is clear, for example, that using the number “3” you can depict the face of a cat, a dog (as well as, say, a rabbit) or one of the parts of a heart. And emoticons with P mean sticking out tongue. There is room for creativity.

Horizontal Japanese emoticons (kaomoji)

Above were classic emoticons made up of text symbols, which are interpreted and take on the correct shape only if you tilt your head to the left or mentally rotate such an image 90° to the right.

Japanese emoticons are more convenient in this regard; when looking at them, you do not need to tilt your head, because it is immediately clear what each of them means. Kaomoji, as you probably guessed, was first used in Japan and consisted of both standard characters found on any keyboard and the use of hieroglyphs.

Japanese term «顔文字» when translated into Latin it looks like “Kaomoji”. In fact, the phrase “kaomoji” is very close to the concept of “smile” (English smile - smile), since "kao" (顔) means "face" and "moji" (文字)- “symbol”, “letter”.

Even with a quick analysis of the meanings of these terms, it is noticeable that Europeans and residents of most countries where the Latin alphabet is common pay more attention to such an element as the mouth (smile) when expressing emotions. For the Japanese, all components of the face are important, especially the eyes. This is expressed in true (not modified) kaomoji.

Subsequently, Japanese emoticons became widespread in Southeast Asia, and today they are used throughout the world. Moreover, they can consist not only of symbols and hieroglyphs, but are often supplemented, for example, with letters and signs of the Latin or Arabic alphabet. First, let's see what do some simple horizontal text emoticons mean?:

  • (^_^) or (n_n) - smiling, joyful;
  • (^____^) - wide smile;
  • ^-^ — happy smiley;
  • (<_>) , (v_v) - this is how sadness is usually denoted;
  • (o_o) , (0_0) , (o_O) - these emoticons mean varying degrees of surprise;
  • (V_v) or (v_V) - unpleasantly surprised;
  • *-* - amazement;
  • (@_@) — surprise has reached its maximum (“you can be stunned”);
  • ^_^”, *^_^* or (-_-v) - embarrassment, awkwardness;
  • (?_?) , ^o^ - misunderstanding;
  • (-_-#) , (-_-¤) , (>__
  • 8 (>_
  • (>>) , (>_>) or (<_>
  • -__- or =__= - indifference;
  • m (._.) m - apology;
  • ($_$) - this emoticon reflects greed;
  • (;_;) , Q__Q - crying;
  • (T_T), (TT.TT) or (ToT) - sobbing;
  • (^_~) , (^_-) - these variations of emoticons mean a wink;
  • ^)(^, (-)(-), (^)...(^) - kiss;
  • (^3^) or (* ^) 3 (*^^*) - love;
  • (-_-;) , (-_-;)~ - sick;
  • (- . -) Zzz, (-_-) Zzz or (u_u) - sleeping.

Well, now a few horizontal emoticons that reflect frequently encountered emotions, composed of more complex symbols and signs, as well as their designations:

  • ٩(◕‿◕)۶ , (〃＾▽＾〃) or \(★ω★)/ - happiness;
  • o(❛ᴗ❛)o, (o˘◡˘o), (っ˘ω˘ς) - smile;
  • (´♡‿♡`), (˘∀˘)/(μ‿μ) ❤ or (๑°꒵°๑)･*♡ - love;
  • (◡‿◡ *), (*ﾉ∀`*), (*μ_μ) - embarrassment.

Naturally, Japanese emoticons, which use not only service symbols and punctuation marks, but also complex letters of the katakana alphabet, provide more opportunities to express not only emotions through facial expressions, but also through gestures.

For example, an emoticon has become widespread on the Internet, shrugging shoulders and throwing up arms. What does it mean? Most likely an apology with a hint of awkwardness:

This emoticon appeared thanks to the famous rapper Kanye West, who unexpectedly interrupted the presenter's speech at the Video Music Awards in 2010, and then demonstrated such a gesture, admitting the incorrectness of his behavior (the emoticon that shrugs its shoulders and spreads its arms was called “Kanye shoulders” and became a real meme):


If you are interested in exploring the complete collection of kaomoji that reflect emotions, forms of movement, states, types of animals, etc., then visit here is this resource, where they can be easily copied and pasted into the desired location.

Graphic emoticons Emoji (emoji), their codes and meanings

So, above we examined symbolic emoticons, some of which, when inserted on social networks and other places, can acquire graphic outlines, that is, appear in the form of pictures. But this does not happen everywhere and not always. Why?

Yes, because they consist of simple text icons. To emoticons were guaranteed to acquire the appearance of images after insertion, and in any place where you place them, codes must be used, specially included in the official Unicode table so that any user can quickly express their emotional state.

Of course, any emoticon can be loaded in the form of pictures created in graphic editors, but given the huge number of them and the number of users on the Internet, such a solution does not seem ideal, since it will inevitably negatively affect the bandwidth of the global network. But the use of codes in this situation is just right.

As a result, popular engines used for forums and blogs (for example, WordPress) have in their functionality the ability to insert colored emoticons, which undoubtedly adds expressiveness to messages.

The same can be said for various chats and instant messengers designed for both PCs and mobile devices (Skype, Telegram, Viber, Whatsapp).

It is graphic pictograms that are called emoji (or emoji, which is more correct from the point of view of Japanese pronunciation). Term «画像文字» (in Latin transliteration “emoji”), which, like kaomoji, is a phrase consisting of two words translated into Russian meaning “picture” (“e”) and “letter”, “symbol” (moji).

I think the Japanese name for small pictures that appear in the text to display emotions, feelings and states is most fair, since it was in Japan that symbolic images were born that do not require mentally turning them over for correct perception.

As I noted above, any code emoji smiley in the vast majority of cases, it is necessarily interpreted into a picture in all possible places where you want to insert it, including, for example, social networks VKontakte, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Moreover, in different areas, the smiley may be displayed differently when inserting the same Unicode code corresponding to a specific value:

Another important point. By default, the emoji smiley will be executed in black and white or displayed as a rectangle😀 (it all depends on the platform that is used where it is inserted). You can verify this if visit encoder and try to insert HTML codes corresponding to different emoticons into the field on the right:


Similar emojis will look exactly like this in the browser. In order for them to acquire color, you need to use a special script that is installed on large popular services. By the way, in one of the latest versions of WordPress (I don’t remember which one) emoji were enabled by default, but I had to disable them due to a serious increase in . which I try to constantly monitor.

So for small businesses with limited resources, emojis are not always a boon. After disabling, when you try to insert emoji into the text of an article or comment, the emoticons will be present in black and white or in the shape of a rectangle.

But in popular social networks, the use of the appropriate HTML code by any user initiates the appearance of a full-fledged emoticon. By the way, in the same Contact there is a whole collection of emoji, sorted into categories. Copy this or that emoji you can from the Unicode table, located where the icons are distributed among sections:


Select the required image from the “Native” column and copy it to using the context menu or Ctrl+C. Then open the page of some social network, forum, chat, even your email in a new tab and paste this code into the message you want to send using the same menu or Ctrl+V.

Now watch the video, which presents 10 emojis whose real meaning you may not even know.

An emoticon is a set of symbols, or icon, that is a visual representation of a facial expression or body position to convey a mood, attitude, or emotion, originally used in email and text messages. The most famous is the smiling face emoji, i.e. smile - :-) .

There is no clear and reliable evidence about who invented the emoticon. Of course, you can point to ancient excavations, finds of various inscriptions on rocks, etc., but these will only be guesses from each of us.

Of course, to say for sure that the emoticon is a modern invention is a little wrong. The use of emoticons can be traced back to the 19th century. Examples of their use can be found in a copy of the American magazine "Puck" from 1881, see example:

Yes, there are a lot of such examples in history, but it is generally accepted that a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, Scott Fahlman, was responsible for the first digital type of emoticon. He suggested distinguishing serious messages from frivolous ones by using emoticons :-) and :-(. This was all the way back on September 19, 1982. This is especially useful when the sentiment of your message can be misinterpreted.

YES, BUT YOU NEVER ARRIVE ON TIME, ANYWAY.

YES, BUT YOU NEVER ARRIVE ON TIME, ANYWAY. ;-)

However, emoticons did not become so popular, but revealed their potential 14 years later, thanks to a Frenchman who lived in London - Nicolas Laufrani. The idea arose even earlier, from Nicolas’s father, Franklin Laufrani. It was he who, as a journalist for the French newspaper France Soir, published an article on January 1, 1972, under the heading “Take time to smile!”, where he used emoticons to highlight his article. Later he patented it as a trademark and created the production of some products using the smiley. Then a company was created under the brand name Smiley, where father Franklin Loufrani became president, and son Nicolas Loufrani became general director.

It was Nicolas who noticed the popularity of ASCII emoticons, which were widely used on mobile phones, and began developing directly animated emoticons that would correspond to ASCII emoticons consisting of simple characters, i.e. what we now use and are accustomed to calling - smiley. He created a catalog of emoticons, which he divided into categories “Emotions”, “Holidays”, “Food”, etc. And in 1997, this catalog was registered with the US Copyright Office.

Around the same time in Japan, Shigetaka Kurita began designing emoticons for I-mode. But unfortunately, the widespread use of this project never happened. Maybe because in 2001, Laufrani's creations were licensed by Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, and other mobile phone manufacturers, who later began offering them to their users. After that, the world was simply overwhelmed with various interpretations of emoticons and emoticons.

The following variations with smaliks and emoticons became the appearance stickers in 2011. They were created by the leading Internet company from Korea - Naver. The company has developed a messaging platform called - Line. A similar messaging application like WhatsApp. LINE was developed in the months following the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Initially, LIne was created to find friends and relatives during and after natural disasters and in the first year, the number of users grew to 50 million. Afterwards, with the publication of games and stickers, there were already more than 400 million, which later became one one of the most popular apps in Japan, particularly among teenagers.

Emoticons, emoticons and stickers today, after more than 30 years, they have definitely begun to occupy a place in people’s everyday conversations and correspondence. According to research conducted in the United States, it was found that 74 percent of people in the United States regularly use stickers and emoticons in their online communications, sending an average of 96 emoticons or stickers per day. The reason for this explosion in use Emoji is that the creative characters developed by various companies help to express our feelings, help to add humor, sadness, happiness, etc.

The emoticons in the tables will be gradually replenished, so go to the site and look for the meaning of the desired emoticons.

Emoticons made from symbols have been found very often lately. And rightly so, because there is no other more universal and faster way to display your emotions and experiences during text correspondence. Today, almost everyone knows at least two or three sets of symbols that represent emotions. This set includes parentheses to show a person's lips, colons to show a person's eyes, and a semicolon to show a wink. However, you may come across an emoji written in symbols and not understand its meaning. This article will help you get closer to understanding text emoticons and remember combinations of symbols to display your emotions in text correspondence.

Even modern written speech is not endowed with the properties of quickly displaying emotions, so that at the time of writing the text the author could show the experiences he was experiencing. Only using a couple of sentences or phrases. Before the era of the global spread of the Internet, there were no problems with displaying the emotional component of the writer. Only with the advent of the Internet and increasing communication through writing text messages in chats, instant messengers, forums, and so on, such problems appeared. It would be inappropriate to write in a message that you are now smiling or winking at your interlocutor - it would look more like absurdity, and if there is no emotional component at all, then the result will be a dry and callous dialogue.

When communicating in real time, it is not possible to select words to display emotions. You can use a question mark for a question, an exclamation mark for admiration, but how can you show your seriousness to your interlocutor or that you were joking? All these problems were solved in the early 80s. Then it was proposed to add the symbols colon, dash and closing bracket to humorous messages, that is :-) — text version of a smiling face (side view). This set of symbols is a smiling emoticon. Subsequently, the dash and then the colon were no longer used and they were simply written as a closing parenthesis ) .

For messages that are filled with sadness and feelings, it was proposed to assign a set of text characters with a colon, a dash and an opening parenthesis, that is :-(. This set of text symbols shows a face with eyes, a nose and downturned corners of the lips. As with the joyful, smiling emoticon, in the sad emoticon they subsequently stopped writing the symbols colon and dash, but began to write the sorry opening parenthesis (.

Thus began the widespread and varied use of emoticons in the form of text symbols. The main emphasis is on quickly expressing emotions using some sets of text symbols, but semantic emoticons are also used to show states, actions, surrounding nature, and so on. There is no standard set of text characters, since everyone writes them differently.

Let's look at different options for symbolic emoticons.

Smileys from symbols on the keyboard

Indication of emoticons of emotions from symbols on the keyboard:

  • Joy or a smile is most often depicted using symbols:) either:-)or =)
  • Uncontrollable laughter (equivalent to the expression LOL) :-D either: D or))))
  • Another designation for laughter, but more like mockery () XD or xD or >:-D (schadenfreude)
  • Laughter to tears, i.e. what does the “tears of joy” emoticon mean :’-) or :’-D
  • Insidious grin ):-> or ]:->
  • A sad or sorrowful emoticon has text meanings:-(either =(or:(
  • Symbolic designation of a very sad smiley: -C or:C or (((((again, a variant of the under-smiley)
  • Mild displeasure, confusion or puzzlement:-/ or:-\
  • Intense anger D-:
  • Text designation of the neutral attitude emoticon:-| either: -I or._. or -_-
  • The symbolic meaning of the admiration emoticon is *O* or *_* or **
  • Deciphering the emotion of surprise: -() or: - or: -0 or: O or O: either o_O or oO or o.O
  • Variants of what the emoticon of great surprise or bewilderment 8-O could mean
  • either =-O or:-
  • Disappointment:-e
  • Fury:-E or:E or:-t
  • Confusion:-[ or %0
  • Sullenness: :-*
  • Sadness: :-<

Meaning of text emoticons emotional actions or gestures

  • What does a winking smiley mean in text-symbolic form;-) or;)
  • Sad joke: ;-(
  • Happy joke: ;-)
  • Options for designating a crying emoticon:_(or:~(or:"(or:*(
  • Joyful crying (means "tears of joy" emoji) :~-
  • Sad cry:~-(
  • Angry cry: :-@
  • Kiss in text notation:-* or:-()
  • Hugs ()
  • To show your tongue (means to tease) :-P or:-p or:-Ъ
  • Mouth shut (means shhh) :-X
  • It makes me sick to my stomach (meaning nausea) :-!
  • Drunk or embarrassed (means either “I’m drunk” or “you’re drunk”) :*)
  • You are a deer E:-) or 3:-)
  • You're a clown *:O)
  • Heart - either @)~>~~ or @-‘-,’-,—
  • Carnation *->->—
  • Old joke (meaning accordion) [:|||:] or [:]/\/\/\[:] or [:]|||[:]
  • Krezi (means “you’ve gone crazy”) /:-(or /:-]
  • Fifth point (_!_)

What do horizontal (Japanese) symbolic emoticons mean?

Horizontal or Japanese character emoticons are those that can be understood without tilting your head to the side, such as with a smiley face :-).

The most common horizontal text emoticons are:

  • A smile (joy) is usually indicated: (^_^) or (^____^) or (n_n) or (^ ^) or \(^_^)/
  • Sadness in symbols is denoted as: () or (v_v)
  • The following symbols mean different degrees of surprise: (o_o) or (0_0) or (O_o) or (o_O) or (V_v) (unpleasant surprise) or (@_@) (meaning “You can be stunned”)
  • Emoticon meaning admiration: (*_*) or (*o*) or (*O*)
  • I'm sick: (-_-;) or (-_-;)~
  • Sleeping: (- . -) Zzz. or (-_-) Zzz. or (u_u)
  • Confusion: ^_^" or *^_^* or (-_-«) or (-_-v)
  • Anger and rage: (-_-#) or (-_-¤) or (-_-+) or (>__<)
  • What does fatigue mean: (>_<) либо (%_%)
  • Depression (u_u)
  • Jealousy: 8 (>_<) 8
  • Distrust: (>>) or (>_>) or (<_<)
  • Indifference: -__- or =__=
  • This emoticon text expression means misunderstanding: (?_?) or ^o^;>
  • The meaning is close to the crying emoticon: (;_;) or (T_T) or (TT.TT) or (ToT) or Q__Q
  • What does winking mean: (^_~) or (^_-)
  • Kiss: ^)(^ either (^)...(^) or (^)(^^)
  • High five (means friend): =X= or (^_^)(^_^)
  • Carrot Love: (^3^) or (*^) 3 (*^^*)
  • Apology: m (._.) m
  • Greedy emoticon: ($_$)

Cool emoticons from symbols

Cool emoticons consisting of several symbols - your imagination is limitless.