Icons and Emoticons

Icons and emoticons are pictorial representations created using the letters, numbers, and symbols usually found on a standard keyboard.

Icons

Icons are images of popular objects or characters. For example, (_8^(I) is an icon representing Homer Simpson.

Emoticons

Emoticons generally show emotions (such as happiness, sadness, anger, etc.). For example, the group of characters O:) depicts a person with a halo, meaning "I am innocent."

Emoticons have largely been made redundant on many messaging apps (e.g., Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and Skype), where users have access to a large number of emoji. In fact, most emoticons are automatically replaced with the corresponding emoji.

Emoticons are also known as a "smileys" or "smiley faces."

List of Icons & Emoticons

Here is a full list of icons and emoticons.

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EmoticonMeaning
-8Musical Note
#Number
#Twitter Hashtag
#1Number One
$Money
$_$Has Money
%)Drunk
&And
'HTML Code for an Apostrophe
♥HTML Code for a Heart
(!)Sarcasm
(:Happy
(^^^)Shark
('_')Boredom
(_8^(I)Homer Simpson
({)(})Two People Hugging
(A)Angel
(H)Cool Dude, Heart
(K)Kiss
(L)Love Heart
(N)Thumbs down
(S)Seriously
(U)Heartbroken
(Y)Thumbs up
(YN)Fingers Crossed, Your Name
*used for errors, censoring, wildcards, obscuring emphasizing, footnotes, multiply
*$Starbucks
*$$Starbucks
*.*Absolutely Everything
*_*In Love
*<:-)Clown
*G*Grin
*O*Surprised
*S*Salute
-.-Annoyed
._.Apathy, Disappointment, Resignation
.-.Sad
...Pause
...Silence
._.Apathy
/.\Ashamed
/.\Shy
//I love you, Love
/:)Flirting
/:)Suspicion
/O/Happy
/O\Frustrated
/R/Requesting
/THREADEnd of a Thread on a Forum
/WWhisper
:$Embarrassed
:&Speechless
:&Tongue Tied
:(Disappointed, Sad
:'(Crying
:-(Sad
:(:)Pig
:(|)Monkey
:)Smiling Face
:')Crying with Joy, Sad Smile
:-)Smile
:*Kiss
:-*Kiss
:/Indecision, Skepticism, Exasperation or Annoyance
:?Confused
:@Angry
:[Sad
:[Vampire
:\Confused
:]Happy
:{)Happy (with a Mustache)
:|Disapproval
:|Not Funny
:<Frowning
:>Mischievous Smile
:0Surprised
:3Coy Smile
:9Yummy
:BBuck Teeth
:CVery Sad
:DVery Happy
:-DVery Happy
:DDVery Very Happy
:FDrooling
:JSmirk
:KLiar (Snake's Tongue)
:KVampire
:LLaughing or Sad Face Emoticon
:OSurprised
:O)Smiling Clown
:PSticking Tongue Out
:-PSticking Tongue Out
:QSmoking
:SConfused
:TWry Smile
:XMy Lips Are Sealed
;(Crying
;)Wink
;-)Wink
;;Confused, Sad
;DHappy Wink
;OJoking
;PWinking and Sticking Tongue Out
?_?Confused
?_?Lost
?4UQuestion for You
@At
@.@Confused
@.@Surprised
@@@Warning of Parents Nearby
@_@Hypnotized, Dazed
@}--->----A rose
@N4lAnal
\\//Peace (Vulcan Salute)
\M/Horns, Metal Salute
\OWaving
\O/Happy, Arms in the Air
^.^Happy
^.~Wink
^^Happy
^^^See Above
^_^Content
^~^Mischievous Smile
^5High five
^O^Hurray
^W^Happy
-_-Annoyed, Bored, Tired
|O|Laugh Out Loud
}:-)Devilish
~Sarcasm
+_+Dead
<#Misspelling of...
<.<Shifty Look
</3Broken Hearted
</html>Not Listening
</html>Shut Up
<_<Look Left
<> No Comment
<> Not Equal
<>< Fish
<2Almost in Love
<3I Love You, Love
<333Lots of Love
<3ULove You
<4I Really Love You
<BHate
<G>Grin
=)Happy
=*Kiss
=.=Tired
=/=Not Equal To
=[Sad
=]Happy
>,<Angry
>.<Frustrated, In Pain
>.>Suspicious
>//<Embarrassed
>:(Angry
>:)Evil Grin
>:D<Hug
>:OAngry
>_<Frustrated
>_>Looking Left
>< Frustration
>3Evil but Happy, Hate
>O<Yelling
B)Smiley Face with Sunglasses (Cool Dude)
D;Crying
mlmMiddle Finger
0.ORaised Eyebrow
0/Waving
0_0Confused, Dumbfounded, Shocked
0_0Confused, Dumbfounded, Shocked
O7Salute
UWUCute Face


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