Smilies

Explanation

'Smilies' are small graphical images that can be used to convey an emotion or feeling. If you have used email or internet chat, you are likely familiar with the smilie concept. Certain standard strings are automatically converted into smilies. Try twisting your head on one side if you do not 'get' smilies; using a bit of imagination should reveal a face of some description.

If you want to disable smilies in a post that you make, you can select the 'Disable Smilies' option when posting. This is particularly useful if you are posting program code and you do not want ;) converted to a smilie face!

Smilie List

What to Type
Resulting Graphic
Meaning
  • Happy/Funny/Silly/Positive
  • <3
    Heart
    Heart
  • :)
    smile
    smile
  • ^_^
    ^_^
    ^_^
  • :lol:
    :lol:
    :lol:
  • :wavey:
    :wavey:
    :wavey:
  • :wub:
    :wub:
    :wub:
  • :toast:
    :toast:
    :toast:
  • :thumbsup:
    :thumbsup:
    :thumbsup:
  • :laugh:
    Laugh
    Laugh
  • :happy:
    Happy
    Happy
  • :cherry:
    :cherry:
    :cherry:
  • :cameron:
    :cameron:
    :cameron:
  • :alex:
    :alex:
    :alex:
  • :cool:
    Cool
    Cool
  • :blush:
    :blush:
    :blush:
  • Neutral
  • :sleep:
    Sleep
    Sleep
  • :huh:
    :huh:
    :huh:
  • :mellow:
    :mellow:
    :mellow:
  • :muching_out:
    :muching_out:
    :muching_out:
  • :ninja:
    :ninja:
    :ninja:
  • :nopity:
    :nopity:
    :nopity:
  • :nuts:
    :nuts:
    :nuts:
  • :ohmy:
    Ohmy
    Ohmy
  • :orion:
    :orion:
    :orion:
  • :shrug:
    :shrug:
    :shrug:
  • :popcorn:
    popcorn
    popcorn
  • ;)
    ;)
    ;)
  • :type:
    :type:
    :type:
  • :unsure:
    :unsure:
    :unsure:
  • :wacko:
    :wacko:
    :wacko:
  • :whistling:
    :whistling:
    :whistling:
  • :crazy:
    :crazy:
    :crazy:
  • :eek:
    EEK!
    EEK!
  • :confused:
    Confused
    Confused
  • :blink:
    :blink:
    :blink:
  • :closedeyes:
    :closedeyes:
    :closedeyes:
  • :devil:
    :devil:
    :devil:
  • :doh:
    :doh:
    :doh:
  • :P
    :P
    :P
  • :duckhunt:
    :duckhunt:
    :duckhunt:
  • :o
    :o
    :o
  • :dude:
    Dude
    Dude
  • :g:
    :g:
    :g:
  • Sign
  • :pics:
    :pics:
    :pics:
  • :please:
    :please:
    :please:
  • :luvawd:
    :luvawd:
    :luvawd:
  • :ban:
    :ban:
    :ban:
  • :headgasket:
    :headgasket:
    :headgasket:
  • :excl:
    :excl:
    :excl:
  • Auto
  • :driving:
    :driving:
    :driving:
  • :burnout:
    :burnout:
    :burnout:
  • :smorris:
    :smorris:
    :smorris:
  • Sad/Angry/Mad/Negative
  • :rolleyes:
    :rolleyes:
    :rolleyes:
  • :patty:
    patty
    patty
  • :furious:
    furious
    furious
  • :unamused:
    :unamused:
    :unamused:
  • :mad:
    Mad
    Mad
  • :thumbsdown:
    Thumbsdown
    Thumbsdown
  • :nohear:
    cant hear you
    cant hear you
  • :(
    :(
    :(
  • :angry:
    :angry:
    :angry:
  • :blowup:
    :blowup:
    :blowup:
  • :thumbdown:
    :thumbdown:
    :thumbdown:
  • :swfight:
    :swfight:
    :swfight:
  • :sad:
    Sad
    Sad
  • :dry:
    Dry
    Dry
  • :glare:
    :glare:
    :glare: