EMOTICON

What Does EMOTICON Mean?

An EMOTICON is graphical representation of emotion.

Emoticons (or "emotional icons") are a way to show emotion in text-based communication. They consist of a small group of symbols arranged to show emotions, such as happiness, sadness, anger, and others, using the letters, numbers, and symbols usually found on a standard keyboard in a typographic approximation of the desired illustration.

Emoticons have largely been made redundant on most messaging apps, as users now have access to a large number of emojis and most emoticons are automatically replaced with the corresponding emoji.

Happy emoticons are alternatively known as a "smileys" or "smiley faces."

For a list of emoticons visit our icons and emoticons page.

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When I write EMOTICON, I mean this: meaning of EMOTICON Emoticons can be used to display a range of emotions.

Summary of Key Points

"Graphical Representation of Emotion" is the most common definition for EMOTICON on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
EMOTICON
Definition:Graphical Representation of Emotion
Type:Word, Acronym, and Abbreviation
Guessability:guessability level 1
1: Easy to guess
Typical Users:typical user
Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s

Example of EMOTICON Used in a Text

EMOTICON

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See Also

Full List of Emojis Emojis Used in "Sexting" All the Meanings of "Sh*t"! Text-Speak using Numbers ('_') (emoticon representing boredom) :L (laughing or sad face emoticon) (H) (cool dude, heart emoticon) MLM (middle finger emoticon) O7 (salute emoticon) UWU (cute face emoticon) XD (laughing out loud emoticon)