List of emoticons

A simple smiley

This is a list of notable and commonly used emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons. The Western use of emoticons is quite different from Eastern usage, and Internet forums, such as 2channel, typically show expressions in their own ways. In recent times, graphic representations, both static and animated, have taken the place of traditional emoticons in the form of icons. These are commonly known as emoji although the term kaomoji is more correct.^[1][2]

Emoticons can generally be divided into three groups: Western or horizontal (mainly from America and Europe), Eastern or vertical (mainly from east Asia), and 2channel style (originally used on 2channel and other Japanese message boards). The most common explanation for these differences is how the different cultures use different parts of the face to express emotions, i.e. eyes often play a bigger role in the East while the whole face is used more in the West.^[3]

Western

Western style emoticons are mostly written from left to right as though the head is rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees. One will most commonly see the eyes on the left, followed by the nose (often not included) and then the mouth. Typically, a colon is used for the eyes of a face, unless winking, which uses a semicolon. However, an equal sign, a number 8, and a capital letter B are also used interchangeably to refer to normal eyes, widened eyes, or those with glasses. One can also add a "}" after the mouth symbol – "(", ")" etc. – to indicate a beard.

Sideways Latin-only emoticons

Icon											Emoji	Meaning
:‑) :)	:-] :]	:-3 :3	:-> :>	8-) 8)	:-} :}	:o)	:c)	:^)	=]	=)	☺️🙂😊😀😁	Smiley or happy face.[4][5][6]
:‑D :D	8‑D 8D	x‑D xD	X‑D XD	=D	=3	B^D					😃😄😆😍	Laughing,[4] big grin,[5][6] laugh with glasses[7]
:-))												Very happy or double chin[7]
:‑( :(	:‑c :c	:‑< :<	:‑[ :[	:-||	>:[	:{	:@	>:(			☹️🙁😠😡😞😟😣😖	Frown,[4][5][6] sad,[8] angry,[7] pouting
:'‑( :'(											😢😭	Crying[8]
:'‑) :')											😂	Tears of happiness[8]
D‑':	D:<	D:	D8	D;	D=	DX					😨😧😦😱😫😩	Horror, disgust, sadness, great dismay[5][6] (right to left)
:‑O :O	:‑o :o	:-0	8‑0	>:O							😮😯😲	Surprise,[3] shock,[4][9] yawn[10]
:-* :*	:×										😗😙😚😘😍	Kiss
;‑) ;)	*-) *)	;‑] ;]	;^)	:‑,	;D						😉😜😘	Wink,[4][5][6] smirk[9][10]
:‑P :P	X‑P XP	x‑p xp	:‑p :p	:‑Þ :Þ	:‑þ :þ	:‑b :b	d:	=p	>:P		😛😝😜🤑	Tongue sticking out, cheeky/playful,[4] blowing a raspberry
:‑/ :/	:‑.	>:\	>:/	:\	=/	=\	:L	=L	:S		🤔😕😟	Skeptical, annoyed, undecided, uneasy, hesitant[4]
:‑| :|											😐😑	Straight face[5] no expression, indecision[8]
:$											😳😞😖	Embarrassed,[6] blushing[7]
:‑X :X	:‑# :#	:‑& :&									🤐😶	Sealed lips or wearing braces,[4] tongue-tied[8]
O:‑) O:)	0:‑3 0:3	0:‑) 0:)	0;^)								😇👼	Angel,[4][5][9] saint,[8] innocent
>:‑) >:)	}:‑) }:)	3:‑) 3:)	>;)								😈	Evil,[5] devilish[8]
|;‑)	|‑O										😎😪	Cool,[8] bored/yawning[9]
:‑J											😏😒	Tongue-in-cheek[11]
#‑)											—	Partied all night[8]
%‑) %)											😵😕🤕	Drunk,[8] confused
:‑###.. :###..											🤒😷🤢	Being sick[8]
<:‑|											—	Dumb, dunce-like[9]

Sideways Latin-only single-line art and portraits

Icon				Meaning
~(_8^(I)				Homer Simpson[9]
5:‑)	~:‑\			Elvis Presley[9][10]
*<|:‑)				Santa Claus[12]
=:o]				Bill Clinton[12]
7:^]	,:‑)			Ronald Reagan[12]
</3	<\3			Broken-heart[13]
<3				Heart[13]
@};-	@}->--	@}‑;‑'‑‑‑	@>‑‑>‑‑	Rose[4][9]

Upright Latin-only emoticons and single-line art and portraits

Icon						Meaning
><>	<*)))‑{		><(((*>			Fish, something's fishy,[9] Christian fish[7]
\o/						Cheer "Yay, yay."[7]
*\0/*						Cheerleader[7]
//0‑0\\						John Lennon[9]
v.v						Horror, disgust, sadness, great dismay[5][6]
O_O	o‑o	O_o	o_O	o_o	O-O	Surprise,[3] shock,[4][9] yawn[10]
>.<						Skeptical, annoyed, undecided, uneasy, hesitant[4]
^5	o/\o	>_>^ ^<_<				High five[10]

Eastern

Eastern emoticons generally are not rotated, and may include non-Latin characters to allow for additional complexity.

Kaomoji faces

Icon	Emoji	Meaning
(>_<)(>_<)>	😣😖	Troubled[14][15]
(';')	👶	Baby[14]
(^^ゞ(^_^;)(-_-;)(~_~;)(・。・;)(・_・;)(・・;)^^;^_^;(#^.^#)(^^;)	😅😳😓😥	Nervous, embarrassed,[14] troubled, shy,[15] sweat drop[7]
(^。^)y-.。o○(-。-)y-゜゜゜	🚬	Smoking[14]
(-_-)zzz	😴💤	Sleeping[14]
(^_-)(^_-)-☆	😉😜	Wink[14]
((+_+))(+o+)(゜゜)(゜-゜)(゜.゜)(゜_゜)(゜_゜>)(゜レ゜)	😕😶😵🙄	Confused[14]
(o|o)		Ultraman [14]
<(｀^´)>		N/A[14]
^_^(゜o゜)(^_^)/(^O^)／(^o^)／(^^)/(≧∇≦)/(/◕ヮ◕)/(^o^)丿∩(・ω・)∩(・ω・)^ω^	😀😅😆😃😄🙌	Joyful[14][15][16]
(__)_(._.)__(_^_)_<(_ _)><m(__)m>m(__)mm(_ _)m	🙇	Kowtow as a sign of respect, or dogeza for apology[14][15]
＼(゜ロ＼)ココハドコ?(／ロ゜)／アタシハダアレ?		"Where am I?", "Who am I?"[14]
('_')(/_;)(T_T)(;_;)(;_;(;_:)(;O;)(:_;)(ToT)(Ｔ▽Ｔ);_;;-;;n;;;Q.QT.TQQQ_Q	😭😢	Sad, crying[9][14][15]
(ー_ー)!!(-.-)(-_-)(一一)(；一_一)	😒😩😑😞😔	Shame[14]
(=_=)	😫😩😪	Tired[14]
(=^・^=)(=^・・^=)=_^=	😺😸😹😻😼😽🙀😿😾🐱	Cat[14][16]
(..)(._.)	🙍😔	Looking down[14]
^m^		N/A[14]
(・・?(?_?)	😕😵	Confusion[14]
(－‸ლ)	🤦	Facepalm [17]
>^_^<<^!^>^/^（*^_^*）§^。^§(^<^)(^.^)(^ム^)(^・^)(^。^)(^_^.)(^_^)(^^)(^J^)(*^。^*)^_^(#^.^#)（＾－＾）	😃😄☺️😁😀😍	Normal laugh[14]
(^^)/~~~(^_^)/~(;_;)/~~~(^.^)/~~~($・・)/~~~(@^^)/~~~(T_T)/~~~(ToT)/~~~	👋	Waving[14]
(V)o￥o(V)	👽👾	Alien Baltan[14]
＼(~o~)／＼(^o^)／＼(-o-)／ヽ(^。^)ノヽ(^o^)丿(*^0^*)	😍😀🙌💃	Excited[14]
(*_*)(*_*;(+_+)(@_@)(@_@。(＠_＠;)＼(◎o◎)／！	😍	Amazed[14]
(-_-)/~~~ピシー!ピシー!		N/A[14]
!(^^)!		N/A[14]
(*^^)v(^^)v(^_^)v(＾▽＾)（・∀・）（´∀｀）（⌒▽⌒）（＾ｖ＾）（’-’*)	😂✌️	Laughing, cheerful[14][15]
(~o~)(~_~)	😔😒😏	N/A [14]
(^^ゞ	😙😚	N/A [14]
(p_-)		N/A [14]
((d[-_-]b))	🎧	Headphones/listening to drum and bass music.[14]
(-"-)(ーー゛)(^_^メ)(-_-メ)(｀´）(~_~メ)(－－〆)(・へ・)<`～´><`ヘ´>(ーー;)	😟😓😬	Worried[14][15]
(^0_0^)	😎🤓	Eyeglasses[14]
( ..)φメモメモφ(..)メモメモ		Note[14]
（●＾o＾●）（＾ｖ＾）（＾ｕ＾）（＾◇＾）( ^)o(^ )(^O^)(^o^)(^○^))^o^((*^▽^*)(✿◠‿◠)	😀😁😆😅😃😄	Happy[14][15]
（￣ー￣）	😁	Grinning[15]
（￣□￣；）°o°°O°:Oo_Oo_0o.O(o.o)	😲😮😯	Surprised[3][15]
（*´▽｀*）(*°∀°)=3		Infatuation[15]
（ ﾟ Дﾟ）（゜◇゜）	😨😱😮😲	Shocked, surprised[15]
(*￣m￣)	😬😠😡	Dissatisfied[15]
ヽ（´ー｀）┌¯\_(ツ)_/¯		Mellow, shrug[15]
(´･ω･`)(‘A`)		Snubbed or deflated[15]
(*^3^)/~☆	😘😚😙😗	Blowing a kiss[18]
.....φ(・∀・＊)		Studying is good[18]
キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!		"It's here", Kitaa!, excitement that something has appeared or happened.[15]

Other kaomoji

Icon	Emoji	Meaning
.。o○○o。.		Bubbles[14]
( ^^)_U~~( ^^)_旦~~	🍵☕️	Cup of tea[14]
☆彡☆ミ	☄️🌟	Shooting star[14]
>゜)))彡(Q))><ヨヨ(゜))<<>゜))))彡<゜)))彡>゜))彡<+))><<<*))>=<	🐠🐟🐡🦈🐬🐳🐋	Fish[14]
<コ:彡 Ｃ:。ミ	🐙	Octopus, squid[14]
~>゜)～～～	🐍	Snake[14]
～゜・_・゜～	🦇	Bat[14]
(゜゜)～		Tadpole[14]
●～*	💣	Bomb[14]
＿|￣|○STOOTZOTLorz		Despair. The "O"s represent head on the ground, "T" or "r" forms the torso, and "S" or "z" the legs.[15]
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻┬──┬ ¯\_(ツ)┻━┻︵ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ︵ ┻━┻┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻		Table flip[19]
:-P:-O|:3ミ:->8-<:-):-<:(:-(:):|:-|		N/A[14]

2channel emoticons

The Japanese language is usually encoded using double-byte character codes, which can be reproduced as ASCII art.

Icon	Meaning
m9(^Д^)	Jeering laughter
m(_ _)m	Kowtow as a sign of respect, or dogeza for apology[15]
(´･ω･`)	Snubbed or deflated[15]
<`∀´> or <丶｀∀´>	Stereotypical Korean character (Nidā)[20]
［　(★)　］ <丶´Д｀>	Stereotypical North Korean character (Kigā)[21]
∧＿∧ （ ；´Д｀）	Stereotypical Japanese character (Monā)[21]
∧∧ ／ 中＼ （ 　｀ハ´）	Stereotypical Chinese character (Sinā)[21]
∧∧ 　／　台＼ 　（　＾∀＾）	Stereotypical Taiwanese character (Wanā)[21]
∧∧ ／ 越 ＼ （ ・∀・ ）	Stereotypical Vietnamese character (Venā)[21]
γ~三ヽ (三彡０ﾐ) （　´∀｀）	Stereotypical Indian Character (Monastē)[21]
|￣￣| ＿☆☆☆＿ （ ´_⊃｀）	Stereotypical American character (Samū)[21]
┏━┓ ━━━━━━ ﾐΘc_Θ-ﾐ	Stereotypical Jewish character (Yudā)[21]
＿＿ │〓.│ ━━━━━ ﾐ　´_＞｀）	Stereotypical English character (Jakū)[21]
____ （〓__＞ ξ ・_>・）	Stereotypical French character (Torirī)[21]
_、,_ ﾐ　　_⊃）	Stereotypical German character (Gerumandamu)[21]
≡≡彡 彡 ´_)｀ ）	Stereotypical Austrian character (Osutō)[21]
,,,,,,,,,,,,, 　ﾐ;;;,,,,,,,ﾐ　 （　｀_っ´）	Stereotypical Russian character (Rosukī)[21]
_γ⌒ヽ_ lXXXXXXXXl 　（　´ｍ｀）	Stereotypical Mexican character (Amīgo)[21]
_ <(o0o)> (>ミ - ミ )>	Stereotypical Persian character (jujø)[21]
(`･ω･´)	Feel perky[20]
＿|￣|○	Given up[20]
(｀-´)>	Salute[20]
(´；ω；`)	Terribly sad[20]
ヽ(´ー｀)ﾉ	Peace of mind[20]
ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ	Be irritable[20]
(＃ﾟДﾟ)	Angry[20]
（ ´Д｀）	Yelling, or panting[20]
（　ﾟДﾟ）	Surprised, or loudmouthed[20]
┐('～`；)┌	Don't know the answer[20]
（´∀｀）	Carefree[20]
（　´_ゝ`）	Indifferent[20]
Σ(゜д゜;)	Shocked[20]
( ﾟヮﾟ)	Happy, upbeat[20]
キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!	"It's here", Kitaa!, excitement that something has appeared or happened or "I came".[15]
ｷﾀﾜァ*･゜ﾟ･*:.｡..｡.:*･゜(n‘∀‘)ηﾟ･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･* !!!!!	Girlish version of "It's here".[20]
⊂二二二（　^＾ω^＾）二⊃	"Bu-n", being carefree and above, with arms stretched out while running/soaring.[20]
(*´Д`)ﾊｧﾊｧ	Erotic stirring, haa haa[20]
(　´Д｀)ﾉ(´･ω･`)　ﾅﾃﾞﾅﾃﾞ	Patting, nade nade[20]
(((( ；ﾟДﾟ)))	Spook[20]
Σ(ﾟДﾟ)	Huge surprise[20]
( ´∀｀)σ)∀`)	Jog someone's cheek[20]
（・∀・ ）ヾ(- -；)コラコラ	Blaming "now now"[20]
( ﾟдﾟ)	Amazed[20]
(´ー`)y-~~	Smoking[20]
（ ^_^）o自自o（^_^ ）	Toast "Cheers"[20]
m9(・∀・)	Flash of intuition[20]
ヽ(´ー`)人(´∇｀)人(`Д´)ノ	Friendly[20]
('A`)	Lonely[20]
（ ´,_ゝ`)	Depressed, unsatisfied (based on indifferent)[20]
（´-`）.｡oO( ... )	Thinking[20]
(ﾟДﾟ;≡;ﾟДﾟ)	Impatience[20]
( ´д)ﾋｿ(´Д｀)ﾋｿ(Д｀ )	Whispers[20]
（･∀･)つ⑩	Carrying money[20]
⊂（ﾟДﾟ⊂⌒｀つ≡≡≡(´⌒;;;≡≡≡	Sliding on belly, "whooaaa!!!"[20]
(ﾟдﾟ)	Unforeseen[20]
(ﾟ⊿ﾟ)	"I don't need it"[20]
щ(ﾟДﾟщ)(屮ﾟДﾟ)屮	Come on[20]
（・∀・）	Mocking, "good"[20]
（・Ａ・）	"That's bad"[20]
(ﾟ∀ﾟ)	Discharged drug-in-brain, goofing around, "A-HYA!"[20]
（ つ Д ｀）	Sad[20]
エェェ(´д｀)ェェエ	Not convincing[20]
(￣ー￣)	Simper, Snorlax[20]
( ﾟ∀ﾟ)ｱﾊﾊ八八ﾉヽﾉヽﾉヽﾉ ＼ / ＼/ ＼	Evil laugh (literally ahahaHAHA...)[20]
[ﾟдﾟ]	Deflagged[20]
♪┏(・o･)┛♪┗ ( ･o･) ┓♪┏ ( ) ┛♪┗ (･o･ ) ┓♪┏(･o･)┛♪	Happy expressions, dancing to the music[20]
d(*⌒▽⌒*)b	Happy expression[20]
＿|￣|○, STO or OTZ or OTL	Despair. The "O"s represent head on the ground, "T" or "r" forms the torso, and "S" or "z" the legs.[15]
(╬ ಠ益ಠ)	Extreme Distaste, meant to appear as an exaggerated grimace[20]
(≧ロ≦)	Shouting[20]
(ΘεΘ;)	Pretending not to notice, asleep because of boredom[20]
お(^o^)や(^O^)す(^｡^)みぃ(^-^)ﾉﾞ	Kana reading "O ya su mi" meaning "Good night" or "Night"[20]
(*ﾟﾉOﾟ)<ｵｵｵｵｫｫｫｫｫｫｫｰｰｰｰｰｲ!	Calling out, "Ooooi!"[20]
＼| ￣ヘ￣|／＿＿＿＿＿＿＿θ☆( *o*)/	Kick[20]
（‐＾▽＾‐）オーホッホ	Chuckle
┌(；`～,)┐	Discombobulated[20]
ε=ε=ε=┌(;*´Д`)ﾉ	Running[20]
ヽ(´▽`)/	Happy[20]
^ㅂ^	Happy[20]
(l'o'l)	Shocked[20]
ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ	Really angry[20]
o/ o_ o/ o_	"It's here"
(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ or ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜)	"Do it"[20]
☜(⌒▽⌒)☞	Angel[20]

Unicode characters

Some emoticons are included in the Unicode standard—three in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, and over sixty in the Emoticons block.

Miscellaneous Symbols (partial)^[1] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

A

B

C

D

E

F

U+263x

☰

☱

☲

☳

☴

☵

☶

☷

☸

☹

☺

☻

☼

☽

☾

☿

Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 9.0

Emoticons^[1] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)

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2

3

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9

A

B

C

D

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U+1F60x

😀

😁

😂

😃

😄

😅

😆

😇

😈

😉

😊

😋

😌

😍

😎

😏

U+1F61x

😐

😑

😒

😓

😔

😕

😖

😗

😘

😙

😚

😛

😜

😝

😞

😟

U+1F62x

😠

😡

😢

😣

😤

😥

😦

😧

😨

😩

😪

😫

😬

😭

😮

😯

U+1F63x

😰

😱

😲

😳

😴

😵

😶

😷

😸

😹

😺

😻

😼

😽

😾

😿

U+1F64x

🙀

🙁

🙂

🙃

🙄

🙅

🙆

🙇

🙈

🙉

🙊

🙋

🙌

🙍

🙎

🙏

Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 9.0

Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs (partial)^[1]^[2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)

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U+1F91x

🤐

🤑

🤒

🤓

🤔

🤕

🤖

🤗

🤘

🤙

🤚

🤛

🤜

🤝

🤞

U+1F92x

🤠

🤡

🤢

🤣

🤤

🤥

🤦

🤧

U+1F93x

🤰

🤳

🤴

🤵

🤶

🤷

🤸

🤹

🤺

🤻

🤼

🤽

🤾

Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 9.0 2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

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