Smilies

Explanation

'Smilies' are small graphical images that can be used to convey an emotion or feeling. If you have used email or internet chat, you are likely familiar with the smilie concept. Certain standard strings are automatically converted into smilies. Try twisting your head on one side if you do not 'get' smilies; using a bit of imagination should reveal a face of some description.

If you want to disable smilies in a post that you make, you can select the 'Disable Smilies' option when posting. This is particularly useful if you are posting program code and you do not want ;) converted to a smilie face!

Smilie List

What to Type
Resulting Graphic
Meaning
  • Generic Smilies
  • ^)
    ^)
    ^)
  • (think)
    (think)
    (think)
  • (talk)
    (talk)
    (talk)
  • (sweat)
    (sweat)
    (sweat)
  • (snooze)
    (snooze)
    (snooze)
  • (smirk)
    (smirk)
    (smirk)
  • (shake)
    (shake)
    (shake)
  • (rofl)
    (rofl)
    (rofl)
  • (punch)
    (punch)
    (punch)
  • (party)
    (party)
    (party)
  • (nod)
    (nod)
    (nod)
  • (nerd)
    (nerd)
    (nerd)
  • (n)
    (n)
    (n)
  • (wait)
    (wait)
    (wait)
  • (wasntme)
    (wasntme)
    (wasntme)
  • (whew)
    (whew)
    (whew)
  • :x
    X
    X
  • :s
    S
    S
  • :P
    P
    P
  • (Kiss)
    Kiss
    Kiss
  • ;)
    O
    O
  • :@
    @
    @
  • :=
    =
    =
  • ;(
    =(
    =(
  • :8)
    8)
    8)
  • :)
    )
    )
  • (yawn)
    (yawn)
    (yawn)
  • (y)
    (y)
    (y)
  • (mm)
    (mm)
    (mm)
  • (inlove)
    (inlove)
    (inlove)
  • (bear)
    (bear)
    (bear)
  • (angel)
    (angel)
    (angel)
  • :(:
    (
    (
  • :(
    (
    (
  • (blush)
    (blush)
    (blush)
  • (bow)
    (bow)
    (bow)
  • (hi)
    (hi)
    (hi)
  • (happy)
    (happy)
    (happy)
  • (handshake)
    (handshake)
    (handshake)
  • (grin)
    (grin)
    (grin)
  • (giggle)
    (giggle)
    (giggle)
  • (envy)
    (envy)
    (envy)
  • (emo)
    (emo)
    (emo)
  • (doh)
    (doh)
    (doh)
  • (devil)
    (devil)
    (devil)
  • (clap)
    (clap)
    (clap)
  • (call)
    (call)
    (call)
  • (knitting)
    knitting
    knitting
  • (hedgehog)
    Hedgehog
    Hedgehog
  • (rock)
    Rock
    Rock
  • :o
    Surprised
    Surprised
  • (swear)
    Swear
    Swear
  • (panda)
    Panda
    Panda
  • (tea)
    Tea
    Tea
  • (smoke)
    Smoke
    Smoke
  • (bandit)
    Bandit
    Bandit
  • (mooning)
    Mooning
    Mooning
  • (ninja)
    Ninja
    Ninja
  • (ninja1)
    ninja1
    ninja1
  • (invis)
    invisininja
    invisininja