Smiley

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Some examples of smileys used on the Internet 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

• Diminutive of smile.

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /"smaIli/

Noun

smiley (plural smileys)

1. A simplified representation of a smiling face, usually as two dots for the eyes and an arc for the mouth.
2. (Internet) A combination of keyboard characters used to gives a graphical representation of a person's mood or emotion, not necessarily a smile.

Synonyms

• (1): smiley face
• (2): emoticon

Translations

• Chinese: (2): 笑臉符號 (xiào liǎn fúhào) "smiling face mark", 臉譜 (liǎn pǔ - facial mask), 情緒圖標 (qíngxù túbiāo - emotion pictorial mark), 表情符 (biǎoqíng fú - emotional mark)
• Finnish: hymiö
• Japanese: 顔文字 (かおもじ, kaomoji)
• Polish: emotikon
• Russian: сма́йлик
• Spanish: emoticón

Some examples of smileys used on the Internet

• :-) Smiling
• :-D Laughing with mouth open
• :-? Doubtful
• :-/ ?
• :-( Upset
• :-C Very upset
• :´-( Shedding a tear
• ;-) Winking
• :-P Sticking out tongue
• :-Q Smoking
• :-X Speechless
• :-O Shocked
• :-9 Whistling
• :-@ Angry

See also

• Wikipedia article on smileys