stared too long at a monitor; cross-eyed; broken glasses; drunk with laughter
%-<I>
drunk with laughter
%-\
hungover
%-^
Picasso
%-^)
Picasso
%-{
sad variation
%-|
been working all night
%-}
humour variation
%-~
Picasso
%-6
braindead
%\v
Picasso
&-|
tearful
&-l
that made me cry
&.(..
crying
&:-)
from a person with curly hair
'-)
one eyed man; only has a left eye, which is closed; wink
':-)
accidentally shaved off one of his eyebrows this morning; one eyebrow
'~;E
unspecified 4-legged creature
( o ) ( o )
hooters
(-)
needing a haircut
(-:
left hand smiley; Australian; left handed
(-::-)
Siamese twins
(-:|:-)
Siamese twins
(-_-)
secret smile
(-E:
wearing bifocals
(-o-)
Imperial Tie Fighter ("Star Wars")
(.)(.)
Ms. Dos
(: (=|
going to be a ghost for Halloween
(: (=|
wearing a ghost costume
(:)-)
likes to scuba dive; scuba diving
(:+)
big nose
(:-
unsmiley frowning
(:-#
I am smiling and I have braces; message concerning something that shouldn't have been said
(:-$
message indicating person is ill
(:-&
message indicating person is angry
(:-(
the saddest smiley; unsmiley frowning; very unhappy or sad smiley
(:-)
no hair; smiley big face; bald; surprised
(:-*
kissing or kiss
(:-...
broken heart
(:-\
VERY sad
(:-{~
bearded
(:-|K-
formal message; formally attired
(:-D
message concerning another blabber mouth
(:-I
egghead
(:<)
message concerning blabber mouths
(:=)
two noses
(:>-<
message from a thief: hands up! Thief
(:^(
message concerning people with broken noses
(:I
egghead
(@ @)
You'r joking? You're kidding!
([(
robocop
(}-8]
left-handed bearded smiley with glasses and headphones
(00)
mooning you; pulling a mooner
(8-)
message from a four-eye; wears glasses
(8-{)}
glasses, moustache and a beard
(O--<
fishy
(V)=|
Pacman champion
)
Cheshire cat
):-(
unsmiley big-face
):-)
impish smiley; smiley big-face
)8-)
scuba smiley big-face
*!#*!^*&:-)
a schizophrenic
**
for winter sports generally
*-(
a Cyclops poked in the eye
*-)
shot dead; stoned
*:*
fuzzy
*:**
message about fuzzy people with a fuzzy moustache
*:o)
Bozo the clown!
*<.'v
wearing snow cap
*<:-)
wearing a Santa Claus hat; Santa Claus
*<|:-)
Santa Claus (Ho Ho Ho)
*<|:-))
Santa Claus
*<8-)X
party outfit with hat and bow-tie
*|
what a beautiful sunset
*8-)
Beaker (the Muppet lab assistant)
*L*
blotto
+-(
shot between the eyes
+-(:-)
Religious leader; the Pope
+-:-)
priest; the Pope or holding some other religious office
+:-)
priest smiley
+<.'v
knight
+<:-)
"Peace be upon you, my children..."
+<:-|
message from a monk/nun
+<||-)
knight
+O:-)
the Pope
- @=
messages about nuclear war
- -:-(
punk rocker not smiling
- -:-)
punk rocker smiling
- @=
message about nuclear war
-(
always should wear safety glasses, especially in the laser burn-in room
-)
always wear safety glasses
---<--{(@
It is a rose!
--->----
a rose
-:-(
punk rocker not smiling
-:-)
has mohawk; punk rocker smiling
-=
a doused candle (to end a flame)
-=#:-)
wizard
-=* :-)
a TeX wizard
->-
for airline tickets going cheap
.'!
(profile) grim
.'"
(profile) pursing lips
.'\
(profile) frowning
.'J
(profile) smiling
.'P
(profile) sticking tongue out
.'r
(profile) sticking tongue out
.'T
(profile) keeping a straight face
.'U
(profile) yawning
.'V
(profile) shouting
.'v
(profile) talking
.'w
(profile) speaking with forked tongue
.'Y
(profile) whistling
.-(
always should wear safety glasses
.-)
keeping an eye out; one-eyed; Sammy Davis, Jr.
.-]
one eye
..-)
only has one eye
..-]
one-eyed smiley
...---...
S.O.S
.\/
Duck; duck variation
.^)
side view
.^v
(profile) pointy nose
/:-)
French
/:-|
Mr. Spock
/;-)
has one big thick cockeyed eyebrow
/\
for camping and backpacking
/8^{~
hair line, glasses, moustache, and goatee
/8^{~<
hair line, glasses, moustache, and goatee
:,(
crying
: )
leper
: =
beaver smiley
:#)
drunk smiley
:%)
an accountant
:%)%
has acne
:'''-)
floods of tears
:'-(
crying
:'-)
crying with happiness; so happy, s/he is crying
:(
sad; sad-turtle smiley
:)
cheshire cat smile; happy; midget smiley
:) :-) :>
Smiling, happy faces; don't take me too seriously
:*
kisses
:*)
drunk smiling face, for those of us who like get intoxicated before or while reading netnews; everyman; smiley with moustache; drunk (red nose); clowning around
:+(
punched nose, hurt
:+)
large nose
:-,
"Hmmmm."; smirking
:-
male; prolog programmer
:-!
foot in mouth; smiley bland face
:-"
heavy smoker; pursing lips; whistling smiley
:-#
mouth zipped; my lips are sealed; fat lip; wears braces; message concerning something that shouldn't have been said; moustache; punched in the mouth
:-#)
happy with a moustache
:-#|
smiley face with bushy moustache
:-$
smiley face with it's mouth wired shut; message indicating person is ill; uncertainty
:-%
banker; bearded; talking out of both sides of mouth
:-&
smiley which is tongue-tied; message indicating person is angry
:-'
smoker
:-')
has a cold
:-'|
has a cold
:-(
un-smiley; sad face, "that comment makes me sad (mad)"; boo hoo; drama; frowning smiley (anger or displeasure); did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about
something; sad, angry, mad
:-( )
You backed your car over my toe
:-( :-
impotent (or let down)
:-( )
You Just Backed Your Car Over My Toe! You stepped on my toe
:-( :-
impotent
:-(#)
wearing braces (teeth)
:-((
very sad
:-()
I stubbed my toe; talking
:-(*)
that comment made me sick; sick of recent netnews and is about to vomit
:-(=)
bucktooth smiley; big teeth
:-(0)
yelling
:-(O)
yelling
:-) ,
outie belly button
:-)
basic smiley (is used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement); smiley standard; comedy; humourous; ha ha; smiling; happy face; don't take me too seriously; 'This is a joke' or 'This is supposed to make you laugh'
:-) .
innie belly button
:-) <
slut
:-) < ... :-) < ... :-) < ...
nymphomaniac
:-) >
celibate
:-) 8
Dolly Parton
:-) -:
smiley with an erection
:-) -^-:
in need of some corrective surgery
:-) -8
blue balls
:-) :-...
taking a leak
:-) )-:
masking theatrical comments
:-) ---:
large erection
:-) ... :-( ... :-) ... :-( ...
manic depressive
:-) :-) :-)
loud guffaw
:-) 8 -
female
:-)'
drooling or dribbling; tends to drool
:-))
double chin; very happy
:-)))
laughing or double Chin; very overweight
:-)--
98-pound weakling
:-)-{8
big girl
:-)-}8
big girl
:-)-8
big girl
:-)-O
smiling doctor with stethoscope
:-)=
vampire
:-)>
bearded
:-)}
has goatee/beard
:-)~
drooling
:-)8
man with bowtie; well dressed
:-)8<
big girl smiley
:-)X
wearing a bowtie
:-*
kiss; just ate something bitter or sour; just ate a sour pickle; sorry, I didn't want to say that
:-*
Oops! (covering mouth with hand)
:-*)
has a cold
:------------)
big liar
:----}
you lie like pinnochio
:-/
lefty undecided smiley; perplexed, skeptical or undecided smiley
:-:
mutant smiley; the invisible smiley; toothless
:-<
real sad smiley; frowning face; walrus smiley; moustache; vampire
:-=)
older smiley with moustache
:->
hey hey; devilish grin (heavy sarcasm); just made a really biting sarcastic remark [worse than a :-) or ;-)]; normal smiling face with deformed lips (person who submitted it has problems with their lips); happy
:->X==|
smiley formalware
:-?
pipe smoker
:-@
screaming smiley; extremely angry; beard has permanent wave *or* was drawn by Picasso; swearing
undecided smiley; popeye smiling face (for people who look like popeye)
:-\ 8o
after a cold shower
:-]
biting sarcasm smiling face, used when sarcasm is intended, since we cannot inflect our
voice over the net; blockhead; vampire
:-`
smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco
:-{
moustache; smiley variation on a theme
:-{ -__-:
after slamming the toilet seat
:-{#}
from a person with braces; messages teasing people about their braces
:-{)
normal smiling face with a moustache
:-{}
heavy lipstick
:-{~
has read too many of the toilet paper articles previous to lunch
:-|
"have an ordinary day" smiley; indifference; monkey; no expression face ; grim
:-| 8( )-
pregnant female
:-|<
vampire
:-||
angry
:-|K-
formal message
:-}
beard; wry smile; normal smiling face with pretty lips (person that submitted it is wearing lipstick or some other lip appearance improving device); "Thish wine tashted pretty good"
smiley American tourist (note big mouth and camera)
:-P
has a secret to tell you; sticking out tongue; tongue hanging out in anticipation; Nyahhhh!
:-p
smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!) (symbol of disrespect); tongue in
cheek; wry smile
:-p~
smokes heavily
:-q
smiley trying to touch its tongue to its nose
:-Q
smoker; smoking
:-Q~
smoking
:-r
smiley raspberry; sticking tongue out
:-R
has the flu
:-s
after a BIZARRE comment
:-S
just made an incoherent statement; what you say makes no sense
:-t
cross smiley; pouting smiley
:-T
keeping a straight face (tight-lipped)
:-V
shouting smiley
:-v
talking head smiley; speaking
:-W
speak with forked tongue
:-w
speak with forked tongue
:-x
"My lips are sealed" smiley; kiss kiss; kissing; not telling any secrets
:-X
a big wet kiss; bow tie; lips are sealed; mute
:-x}
kissing
:-Y
a quiet aside
:-y
said with a smile
:-Z
sleeping
:-z
yet another cross smiley
:.-(
weeping
:.-)
laughing tears
:/)
not funny
:/\)
extremely bignosed smiley
:/i
no smoking
::-)
wears normal glasses
:<
midget unsmiley; What? What pretences!
:<()
African tribesman
:<)
moustache
:<)=
for those with beards too
:<=
walrus
:= |
baboon
:=)
orangutan smiley; has two noses
:=8)
baboon
:>
hmm, let me think...; midget smiley; What?
:>)
has a big nose
:?)
philosopher
:@
What?
:@)
pig
:[
real downer
:]
gleep (a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend)
:^(
has had his nose put out of joint; useful for replying to flames
:^)
smiley with a personality; smiley with pointy nose (righty); alternate nose; broken nose; from a person with a large nose; 3/4 view of person with elf-type sharp nose; happy profile; messages teasing people about their noses
:^)#
happy with a beard
:^)##
happy with a long beard
:^{
for those with moustaches
:^{)>
moustache and beard
:^D
"Great! I like it!"
:_)
nose is sliding off of his face
:{
oh boy, the headmaster!...; What?
:}
What should we call these? (what?)
:~(
nose put out of joint
:~)
smiling face needs a nosejob, no explanation necessary; pointy nose (righty); ugly nose
:~-(
crying
:~-)
so happy, is crying
:~/
really mixed up
:3-<
a dog
:8)
pigish smiley; a pig
:C
What?
:c)
big nose variant
:c<
big nose variant
:D
laughter
:D :-D
wider happy face
:I
Hmmm, not funny!
:I)
smiley with septum pierce
:n)
smiley with funny-looking right nose
:O
yelling
:o)
boxer's nose
:q
vi user saying, "How do I get out of this damn emacs editor?"
:Q
What?
:Q)
John Q. Public
:u)
smiley with funny-looking left nose
:Ui
smoking
:Uj
smoking (and smiling)
:V
woodpecker
:v)
left-pointing nose smiley; has a broken nose, but it's the other way
:V)
woodpecker
:X)
hearing no evil
;(
crying
;) ;-) ;>
Winking happy faces (something said tongue-in-cheek)
;-(
crying smiley; sad face gets his lights punched out, sad or mad and got beat up, or "That makes me so mad that if I ever see you I'll punch your lights out!"
;-)
winking smiley; light sarcasm; winking happy face (something said tongue-in-cheek); "Take
this message with a grain of salt!"; just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark (more of a "Don't hit me for what I just said!" smiley); a practical joker who played one too many and got
beat up; crying with happiness; getting fresh; sardonic incredulity; smiling face gets his lights punched out; could be pirate smiling face??
;-) ===8
circumcised
;-) o===8
braggart
;-)=)
grin
;-)}<////>
corporate-type guy (see the necktie?)
;-\
Popeye beaten up; popeye gets his lights punched out
;-|
no expression face gets his lights punched out, says nothing but still gets beat up; beaten up but silent
;-}
leer? (terminal dependent)
;-D
a friendly, winking, laughing smile
;^)
smirking smiley
;^?
punched out
<*:oDX
clown with bowtie and dunce
<:-(
disappointed; dunce
<:-)
dumb question; stupid question (donkey's hat)
<:-)<<|
in a space rocket; message from a space rocket
<:-I
a dunce
<:-O
Eeek!
<:>==
a turkey emoticon
<:3
simple smiley mouse or rat
<:3 )~~~~
smiley mouse or rat
<:I
dunce
<<<<(:-)
message from a hat salesman
<=
for messages about housing in the Snow Belt
<{:-)}
in a bottle; message in a bottle
<|-(
Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes
<|-(=
Chinese and doesn't like this article; Chinese and unhappy
<|-)
Chinese
<|-)=
Chinese
<3
heart
<g>
grin
<I==I)
on four wheels
=)
variation on a theme
=.'v
(profile) has mohawk
=:-#}
punk rocker with a moustache
=:-(
punk rocker (real punk rockers don't smile)
=:-)
smiley punk-rocker; a hosehead; shocked
=:-H
football player
==#==
railroad crossings
===:[OO']>:===
has been railroaded
=====:}
snake
=0==
Mexican on a railroad!
=t==
Mexican run over by train
>-
female
>-<
absolutely livid!!
>->
china man
>-^);>
fish
>:)
a little devil
>:*)
Bozo the Clown
>:-(
mad, annoyed; sick and tired of reading this nonsense
>:-( 8 *>-
for disparaging opinions on feminists]
>:-)
devil; evil grin
>:-<
mad
>:->
devilish smiley; just made a really devilish remark; happy with a crew cut
>:-b
left-pointing tongue smiley
>:-I
net.startrek
>:-l
klingon smiley
>:^(
a headhunter (Amazon style)
>;-)
devilish wink
>;->
a very lewd remark was just made; winky and devil combined
>< ><
message about/to someone wearing argyle socks
>>>>>:============
an asparagus
>[I
Television
>|(
Robocop: "Thank you for your co-operation."
>|->
Chinese
>w
nose-thumbing gesture
?-(
message about people with a black eye; sorry, I don't know what went wrong.
?-)
sorry, I don't know what went wrong.
@%&$%&
You know what that means...
@%&$%&$\&*@%$#@
You know what that means...
@*&$!%
You know what that means...
@-)
Cyclops
@.'v
(profile) has curly hair
@:-)
smiley wearing a turban; Arab; Indian (East); from a person with wavy hair
@:-}
smiley just back from the hairdresser
@:I
turban
@=
pro-nuclear war; flame about nuclear war, power or weapons follows (mushroom cloud)
@>--->----
a rose
@l@
too many hours at terminal
@O=E<=
woman in skirt wearing turtleneck sweater
[:-)
smiley wearing a walkman; wearing headphones
[:-]
robot; square head
[:]
robot smiley
[:|]
robot (or other AI project)
[]
hugs
[8-{)
bearded smiley with glasses and headphones
\/\/\/\,8-O
really should fix frayed line cord on terminal
\:-)
french hat
\:^)
gumby smiley
]-I
smiley wearing sunglasses (cool... Therefore no smile, only a smirk)
]:-)
the devil
]:->
the devil
^(^
happy variation
^)^ ^(^
two people talking
^L^
happy
^o
snoring
^v^v^
mountains
_:^)
an American Indian
_\\//
Vulcan salute
__.
properly chastised and/or chagrined, or is merely asleep
__/~`-'~\_/
line of thought isn't quite a line
__Q~`__
cat
_O-)
aquanaut
_o-)
aquanaut
`'
cat's eyes in the night
`:-)
shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning
{ :-)
Marge Simpson (Homer's wife)
{(:-)
wearing toupee
{:-)
smiley wears a toupee; smiley with its hair parted in the middle; new hair style; wig
{:-{)}
new hair style, moustache and beard
{:\/
sounds like a duck
{:^=(
Adolph Hitler
{:V
duck
{=
for messages about housing
{{-}}}
refugee from the '60's
{}
'no comment'
{0-)
message from cyclops
|
for bike fleet messages
|)
a salamander
|-(
smiley lost his contact lenses; late night messages; asleep with nightmares; asleep (boredom)
|-)
hee hee; happy Oriental; sleeping; falling asleep (or is chinese)
|-<>
kissy face
|-]
robocop
|-{
Good Grief!
|-0
yawning
|-D
ho ho
|-I
sleeping
|-O
birth; yawning/snoring; bored
|-P
yuk
|:-)
bushy eyebrows; heavy eyebrows
|:-|
excessively rigid
|:-O
(no explanation given)
|:['
Groucho Marx
|^o
snoring
||
for messages about cars or other four-wheeled vehicles
||*
handshake
||*(
handshake offered
||*)
handshake accepted
|~(
"Someone just busted my nose"
|I
asleep
}(:-(
wearing toupee in wind
}-)
evil
}.
an elephant
}:-(
toupee in an updraft; bull headed
}:-)
wearing toupee in an updraft; hair parted in the middle in an updraft
}:-<
cat
}:^#)
pointy nosed smiley
}:^#})
mega-smiley (updrafted bushy-moustached pointy nosed smiley with a double-chin)
}:~#})
mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-moustached pointy nosed smiley with a double-chin
}}\/=oo---oo
Crash! Truck after collision
~ :-(
particularly angry
~'v
(profile) has long bangs
~:-(
net.flame
~:-P
thinking and steaming or having only one single hair
(sun) glasses; smiley swimmer; smiley with big eyes, perhaps wearing contact lenses; wide-eyed look; excited; gorilla; smiling, happy face, also used to denote wide-eyed look