| :-p | Sticking tongue out |
| :-p~ | Heavy smoker |
| :-Q | Tongue hanging out in disgust, or a smoker |
| :-Q~ | Smoking |
| :-r | Sticking tongue out |
| :-s | What?! |
| :-t | Unsmiley |
| :-V | Shouting |
| :-X | My lips are sealed; or a kiss |
| :-x | Kiss, or My lips are sealed |
| :-Y | Aside comment |
| :-[ | Unsmiling blockhead; also criticism |
| :-\'| | Sniffles |
| :-] | Smiling blockhead; also sarcasm |
| :-{) | Smile with moustache |
| :-{)} | Smile with moustache and beard |
| :-{} | Blowing a kiss |
| :-| | Indifferent, bored or disgusted |
| :-| :-| | Deja vu |
| :-|| | Very angry |
| :-} | Mischievous smile |
| :-~) | A cold |
| :-~| | A cold |
| :.( | Crying |
| :/) | Not funny |
| :/i | No smoking |
| :> | What? |
| :@ | What? |
| :C | Astonished |
| :e | Disappointed |
| :P | Sticking out tongue |
| :X | Hear no evil |
| :x | Kiss |
| :\' | Crying |
| :\'( | Crying |
| :\'-( | Crying |
| :\'-) | Tears of happiness |
| :^D | Happy, approving |
| :`-( | Shedding a tear |
| :{ | Having a hard time |
| :~) | A cold |
| :~-( | Crying |
| :~/ | Confused |
| ; ) | Wink |
| ; P | Wink with a raspberry |
| ;( | Crying |
| ;-( | Angry, or got a black eye |
| ;-) | Winkey |
| ;-D | Winking and laughing |
| = O | Surprised |
| = X | My lips are sealed |
| =):-)= | Abraham Lincoln |
| =:-) | Punk, or hosehead |
| =====:} | Snake |
| =^* | Kisses |
| =^D | Big grin |
| ?( | Black eye |
| ?-( | Black eye |
| @>--->--- | A long-stemmed rose |
| @== | Atomic bomb |
| @}->-- | Rose |
| B:-) | Sunglasses on head |
| d :-o | Hats off to you! |
| IOHO | In Our Humble Opinion |
| M-) | See no evil |
| M-), :X, :-M | See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil |
| M:-) | A salute |
| O 8-) | Starry-eyed angel |
| O :-) | Angel |
| O+ | Female |
| O-> | Male |
| O8-) | Starry-eyed angel |
| O:-) | Angel |
| P* | French kiss |
| Q:-) | College graduate |
| X-( | Just died |
| [:-) | Wearing a Walkman |
| [:-] | Square head |
| [:-| | Frankenstein |
| [:] | Robot |
| [:| | Frankenstein |
| [:|] | Robot |
| [[ ]] | Hug Insert a name in the brackets of the one who is being hugged, as: [[Marcia]] |
| [] | Hug |
| \') | Winky |
| \'-) | Winky |
| \_/ | Empty glass |
| \~/ | Full glass |
| ]:-> | Devil |
| ]:-) | Happy devil |
| ][ | Back to back |
| ^ ^ ^ | Giggles |
| ^5 | High five |
| `:-) | Raised eyebrow |
| {{ }} | Hug; the one whose name is in the brackets is being hugged Example: {{MJ}} |
| {} | No comment |
| |( | Sleepy (on late night email message) |
| |-<> | Puckered up for a kiss |
| |-( | Sleepy, struggling to stay awake, or sleeping badly |
| |-D | Big laugh |
| |-O | Yawn |
| |-{ | Good grief! |
| |-| | Asleep |
| |I | Asleep |
| |^o | Snoring |
| }-) | Wry smile |
| }: [ | Angry, frustrated |
| }{ | Face to face |
| ~ :-( | Steaming mad |
| ~:-( | Flame message |
| ~:-\ | Elvis |
| ~:o | Baby |
| ~:\ | Elvis |
| ~= | Lit candle, indicating a flame (inflammatory message) |
| ~== | Begins a flame (inflammatory message) |
| ~~:-( | Especially hot flame message |
| ~~:[ | Net flame |
| ~~~~8} | Snake |
| ~~~~~8} | Snake |
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