Emoticons (aka smileys) are little pictures created from plain text. Larger pictures created from plain text falls into the category of ASCII Art. The older emoticons were right-handed (EG: :-), smile), but there are left-handed emoticons (EG: <3, heart), verticons (EG: o/, waving), etc. The older emoticons are ASCII, but there are also emoticons involving non-ASCII characters, esp. in Japanese. Note that I have set the code font on this page to the traditional Courier.

:)   :-)   :^)   =)
:-D   ;-)   :->   >8D   XD   
:)?   (drooling)
0:-)  O:)   (angelic)
>:-)   }:-)   (lowered eyebrows and devilish)
:-*   (:-*   (kissing)
:(   {:-(   :~(   >:-(   :C   :-t   =(
:'-(   :'-)   (crying with sadness or joy)
:-/  (somewhat sad)   ;-/   (skeptical)
:-P   :-7   :-I  
B-) 8-|  (looking cool with sunglasses)
=8-O   =:-O   (:-o   (surprise)
:-X  (oops, I shouldn't have said that)
|-0   (yawn)
X-(   (dead)
:-@   (blech)  :-0WW   (barf)
%^\   (look up)
=9   (licking lips)
OGC   (man with erection)
:PGC   (man with erection and tounge drooling)
O3C   (woman)
o/   (waving)
/o\   (despair)
\o/   (joy)
<o/ _o>   <o>   (dancing)
<o_/ \_o/   (fencing)
>-<o   (jumping in head 1st)
~~~~\o/~~~~   (drowning)
_o7   (saluting)
@-`-,---   @--}---   @-->-->-- (roses)
Christian symbols, including fish
+   
<><   <+ ><   <*]]]]><   <+))))><<
cats
=^.^=   (=^;^=)   (=^.^=)   (='.'=)   =^..^=   ^..^~~~
O~*   (a bomb)
';..;'   (horns and fangs)
/\/\(;_;)/\/\   (spider)
These next two are supposed to be swords: {]>=={::::::::::::::::::> <::::::::xox::::::|xxx|::::::::::o::::::::::[|]xxx|xx((o))xxx|xx{|} 
^^   ^ ^   ^-^   ^_^   *^_^*   ^.^
(^ ^)   (^-^)   (parentheses may be used for the face too)
(^_^)/   (hi)
(^-^)//   (^o^)//"""   (applause)
>_<   >.<   (>_<")   (ouch, d'oh)
{{(>_<)}}   (it's cold)
(~o~)   (yawn)
^_~   ^_-   (^_-)-*   (winks)
\(^o^)/   
(@_@)   *_*   *o*
^_^;   ^_^'  (sweating)
(-|-)y-~~~~   (smoking)
(^_^);P   (I'm beaten, you win, I wave a flag)
(^_^)V   (victory!)
(p_-)   (I'm using a magnifying glass)
(^.^)b   (finger up, let me explain)
@^_^@   (#^_^#)   (red faced)
-_-   (~_~)   (-_-)zzz   (sleepy)
(=_=)   (stayed up all night)
(+.+)(-.-)(_ _) ..zzZZ   (falling asleep)
@(*-*)@   (Princess Leia)
(o|o)   (Ultraman)
(-)_(-)   (ET)
;_;   T_T   T.T   t.t   (crying)
~~~~>_<~~~~   (weeping horribly)
$_$   (thinking about money)
x_x   (knocked out or dead)
9_9   e_e   (rolling eyes)
*_*   (star struck)
d-_-b   (listening to music)
(-_-?)    (don't understand or pretending so)
(-_- )( -_-)   (looking around restlessly but curiously)
(>_< )( >_<)   (shaking head strongly, i.e. NO!)
(T.T )( T.T)   (looking around crying for help)
( -_-) /---===++   (throwing shuriken ninja stars)
(^.^)/~~~   (bye with handkerchief)
(;_;)/~~~   (bye with handkerchief and crying)
(^^)/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(((((;^^)   (^_^)-c<^_^;)   (got you!)
\(^o\)(/o^)/   (let's dance)
(^_-)db(-_^) make a promise by linking little fingers with each other
(__.__)   (__x__)   (*) (butts)
(.Y.)   ( @ Y @ ) (breasts)
~O-O~ (glasses)
(//_-)    (//_T)    (emos)
<3    (a heart symbolizing love)
</3   (a broken heart)
bowing
m(_ _)m
orz   (o = head, r = arms & body, z = legs)
or2   OTL
flags
)*=)      USA
)I+I)     Canada
)->I<-)   UK
)X)       Scotland
)*+)      Australia
)*>-)     Philippines
)<o>)     Brazil
"Boobilicious ASCII Art" From http://www.searchextreme.com/funnystuff/boobs.aspx.

Perfect Breasts
(o)(o)

Fake Silicone Breasts
( + )( + )

High Nipple Breasts
(*)(*)

Big Nipple Breasts
(@)(@)

A Cups
oo

D Cups
{ O }{ O }

Wonder Bra Breasts
(oYo)

Cold Breasts
( ^ )( ^ )

Lopsided Breasts
(o)(O)

Pierced Breasts
(Q)(Q)

Hanging Tassels Breasts
(p)(p)

Flat-Against-The-Shower-Door Breasts
(  -  )(  -  )

Android Breasts
|o||o|

Porn Star Breasts
($)($)

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