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
  • :grin:
    Very Happy
    Very Happy
  • :mrgreen:
    Mr. Green
    Mr. Green
  • :lol:
    Laughing
    Laughing
  • :smile:
    Smile
    Smile
  • :wink:
    Wink
    Wink
  • :razz:
    Razz
    Razz
  • :silly:
    Silly
    Silly
  • :hihi:
    Hihi
    Hihi
  • :@@:
    @@
    @@
  • :neutral:
    Neutral
    Neutral
  • :sad:
    Sad
    Sad
  • :cry:
    Crying or Very sad
    Crying or Very sad
  • :eek:
    Surprised
    Surprised
  • :twisted:
    Twisted Evil
    Twisted Evil
  • :evil:
    Evil or Very Mad
    Evil or Very Mad
  • :rolleyes:
    Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
    Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
  • :oops:
    Embarassed
    Embarassed
  • :frown:
    Frown
    Frown
  • :shock:
    Shocked
    Shocked
  • :mad:
    Mad
    Mad
  • :arrow:
    Arrow
    Arrow
  • :?:
    Question
    Question
  • :!:
    Exclamation
    Exclamation
  • :idea:
    Idea
    Idea
  • :Angel:
    Angel
    Angel
  • :phones:
    Phones
    Phones
  • :Whistle:
    Whistle
    Whistle
  • :hyper:
    Hyper
    Hyper
  • :tongue:
    Tongue
    Tongue
  • :roll:
    Rolling Eyes
    Rolling Eyes
  • :cool:
    Cool
    Cool
  • :confused:
    Confused
    Confused
  • :naughty:
    Naughty
    Naughty
  • :shrug:
    Shrug
    Shrug
  • :Dizzy:
    Dizzy
    Dizzy
  • :doh:
    Doh
    Doh
  • :rant:
    Rant
    Rant
  • Character Based
  • :D
    Very Happy
    Very Happy
  • :-D
    Very Happy
    Very Happy
  • :p
    Razz
    Razz
  • :-P
    Razz
    Razz
  • :)
    Smile
    Smile
  • :-)
    Smile
    Smile
  • :-o
    Surprised
    Surprised
  • ;)
    Wink
    Wink
  • ;-)
    Wink
    Wink
  • :(
    Sad
    Sad
  • :-(
    Sad
    Sad
  • :|
    Neutral
    Neutral
  • :-|
    Neutral
    Neutral
  • 8-)
    Cool
    Cool
  • :?
    Confused
    Confused
  • :-?
    Confused
    Confused
  • :x
    Mad
    Mad
  • :-x
    Mad
    Mad
  • Objects
  • :beer:
    Beer
    Beer
  • :Bomb:
    Bomb
    Bomb
  • :cake:
    Cake
    Cake
  • :camera:
    Camera
    Camera
  • :car:
    Car
    Car
  • :cat:
    Cat
    Cat
  • :clock:
    Clock
    Clock
  • :cocktail:
    Cocktail
    Cocktail
  • :computer:
    Computer
    Computer
  • :cup:
    Cup
    Cup
  • :dog:
    Dog
    Dog
  • :email:
    Email
    Email
  • :girl:
    Girl
    Girl
  • :kiss:
    Kiss
    Kiss
  • :lightbulb:
    Lightbulb
    Lightbulb
  • :lightning:
    Lightning
    Lightning
  • :love:
    Love
    Love
  • :mobile1:
    Mobile1
    Mobile1
  • :mobile2:
    Mobile2
    Mobile2
  • :note:
    Note
    Note
  • :phone:
    Phone
    Phone
  • :pizza:
    Pizza
    Pizza
  • :plane:
    Plane
    Plane
  • :present:
    Present
    Present
  • :rain:
    Rain
    Rain
  • :rainbow:
    Rainbow
    Rainbow
  • :soccer:
    Soccer
    Soccer
  • :star:
    Star
    Star
  • :thumbs_down:
    Thumbs Down
    Thumbs Down
  • :thumbs_up:
    Thumbs Up
    Thumbs Up
  • :umbrella:
    Umbrella
    Umbrella