This page shows an overview of the most common basic emoticons. With these basic smilies everything started and changed to the animated emoticons as we all know them today. If you are interested to read a short history about the emoticons, just go to this page.
:-) | Standard happy smiley |
:) | Happy (for lazy people) |
,-) | Winking |
;-) | Winking |
:-> | Follow a really sarcastic remark |
(-: | Left handed smiley |
:-( | Sad / not happy |
:< | Very sad |
:C | Very sad |
:-* | Kissing |