Icons and Emoticons
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.Think you know your stuff? Have a go at the icons and emoticons test below.
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Emoticon | Meaning |
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-8 | Musical Note |
# | Number |
# | Twitter Hashtag |
#1 | Number 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 |
/THREAD | End of a Thread on a Forum |
/W | Whisper |
:$ | 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 |
:0 | Surprised |
:3 | Coy Smile |
:9 | Yummy |
:B | Buck Teeth |
:C | Very Sad |
:D | Very Happy |
:-D | Very Happy |
:DD | Very Very Happy |
:F | Drooling |
:J | Smirk |
:K | Liar (Snake's Tongue) |
:K | Vampire |
:L | Laughing or Sad Face Emoticon |
:O | Surprised |
:O) | Smiling Clown |
:P | Sticking Tongue Out |
:-P | Sticking Tongue Out |
:Q | Smoking |
:S | Confused |
:T | Wry Smile |
:X | My Lips Are Sealed |
;( | Crying |
;) | Wink |
;-) | Wink |
;; | Confused, Sad |
;D | Happy Wink |
;O | Joking |
;P | Winking and Sticking Tongue Out |
?_? | Confused |
?_? | Lost |
?4U | Question for You |
@ | At |
@.@ | Confused |
@.@ | Surprised |
@@@ | Warning of Parents Nearby |
@_@ | Hypnotized, Dazed |
@}--->---- | A rose |
@N4l | Anal |
\\// | Peace (Vulcan Salute) |
\M/ | Horns, Metal Salute |
\O | Waving |
\O/ | Happy, Arms in the Air |
^.^ | Happy |
^.~ | Wink |
^^ | Happy |
^^^ | See Above |
^_^ | Content |
^~^ | Mischievous Smile |
^5 | High five |
^O^ | Hurray |
^W^ | Happy |
-_- | Annoyed, Bored, Tired |
|O| | Laugh Out Loud |
}:-) | Devilish |
~ | Sarcasm |
+_+ | Dead |
<# | Misspelling of... |
<.< | Shifty Look |
</3 | Broken Hearted |
</html> | Not Listening |
</html> | Shut Up |
<_< | Look Left |
<> | No Comment |
<> | Not Equal |
<>< | Fish |
<2 | Almost in Love |
<3 | I Love You, Love |
<333 | Lots of Love |
<3U | Love You |
<4 | I Really Love You |
<B | Hate |
<G> | Grin |
=) | Happy |
=* | Kiss |
=.= | Tired |
=/= | Not Equal To |
=[ | Sad |
=] | Happy |
>,< | Angry |
>.< | Frustrated, In Pain |
>.> | Suspicious |
>//< | Embarrassed |
>:( | Angry |
>:) | Evil Grin |
>:D< | Hug |
>:O | Angry |
>_< | Frustrated |
>_> | Looking Left |
>< | Frustration |
>3 | Evil but Happy, Hate |
>O< | Yelling |
B) | Smiley Face with Sunglasses (Cool Dude) |
D; | Crying |
mlm | Middle Finger |
0.O | Raised Eyebrow |
0/ | Waving |
0_0 | Confused, Dumbfounded, Shocked |
0_0 | Confused, Dumbfounded, Shocked |
O7 | Salute |
UWU | Cute Face |
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