Many of these shortcuts come from the days when e-mails were always in plain text so they look like a bit like the symbols they represent and can work in other applications or in text messages on mobile phones etc.
Emoticons Menu - Go to complete list of Emoticons by category
| Keyboard Shortcut | Emoticon | Reason / Comment / Help | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| :) | Smiley Face | |||
| (H) | Happy face with Shades / Sunglassess | H = Hot | ||
| :-D | Very happy face / Smile with Teeth | |||
| :o | Shocked or Suprised Face | Oh my god! | ||
| ;) | Winking Smiley | Cheeky! | ||
| :s | Confused Smiley | Drunk / intoxicated?! | ||
| :') | Crying Animated Smiley | |||
| :( | Sad Smiley | |||
| (A) | Angel face | |||
| :-# | Shhhhhh! / Don't tell! | # is a hash sign - sounds a bit like shhhhh | ||
| :-* | I'll tell you a secret! | |||
| :^) | I don't know! | |||
| <:o) | Party! | Enter 1st 2 symbols, then space then last 2. | ||
| |-) | Sleepy face | 1st symbol = Alt + 0124. Instructions | ||
| :-P | Poking tongue out smiley | |||
| :-| | Disappointed Face | Last symbol = Alt + 0124. Instructions | ||
| :$ | Emarassed / Red Faced Smiley | |||
| :@ | Angry Face | |||
| (6) | Devil Smiley | 666 = number of the devil | ||
| 8o| | Baring Teeth Smiley | |||
| ^o) | Sarcastic Smiley | |||
| +o( | Sick / Poorly Smiley | |||
| *-) | Thinking Face | |||
| 8-) | Eye rolling face | |||
| (@) | Cat face | @ sounds like cat! | ||
| (&) | Dog face | |||
| 8-| | Nerd (Face with Glasses) | Last symbol = Alt + 0124. Instructions |
Alt Codes Menu - Go to complete list of alt codes by category
Download the complete list of Alt Codes - Version 3 published 9th December 2006.
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