Here's some that I can think of using. I'm just looking for those that you can make by using the keyboard that don't become any sort of character that has any color and shape.

I've disabled the smilies in this post to enable demonstrating that. You might want to do the same.

I know that there could be many more than the ones that I've listed.

Thanks!

:), :(, :/, */*, +_+, etc.

:), :-), :-P, :P, :-)), :(, :-(, :'(, :-*, :-D, :D, :-X, :X, :-/, :-[, :-o, :-0, ;), ;-), :-<, :-|, :-}, =), :^), :-], :-&, :-#, 8-), |:-0, 8-D, 8-0, <:-}, 8-|, :-S, >:-*, ~:-|, :@, ^_^, =^_^=, >_<, ^_~, ^o^

That's great, hheath541!

I greatly appreciate you imput! Where did you find all of those, or did you just make them up?

Thanks!

I've either used or seen all of them used, but some I got from my phone ^_^

I know there are others, but I can't think of them right now.

Hopefully, others will also come along to add their own ones.

Thanks!

I know (what is the symbol for none) 0

I'm so illiterate about this stuff its not funny.

My sons mock me all the time,I'm such a dinosaur.

I have to text(they forced me) because it is cheaper so I do for my kids but it
Takes me forever...

They do 125 characters in one minute. I am so bad at texting its not funny. And I have NO CLUE what any of those symbols mean

NOT a clue! :)

I'm struggling with what TTYL means :eek
JK.LOL WGAF I don't!:rolleyes:

I know (what is the symbol for none) 0

I'm so illiterate about this stuff its not funny.

My sons mock me all the time,I'm such a dinosaur.

I have to text(they forced me) because it is cheaper so I do for my kids but it
takes me forever.........

They do 125 characters in one minute. I am so bad at texting its not funny. And I have NO CLUE what any of those symbols mean

NOT a clue! :)

I'm struggling with what TTYL means :eek
JK.LOL WGAF I dont!:rolleyes:

you just used 2 smilies in your post. That's what those smiley faces are. Before they became cute, little pictures they were emoticons (emotional icons) typed out by keyboard.

here's a quick crash-course in emoticon meanings.

:), :-), :-)), :-D, :D, ;), ;-), :-}, =), :^), :-], 8-), 8-D, ^_^, =^_^=, >_<, ^_~, ^o^ all mean happiness, in varying degrees and combinations.

:-P, :P are sticking their tongues out

:(, :-(, :'( are sad

:'( is crying

:-* is kissing

:-D, :D, 8-D are laughing

:-X, :X, :-&, :-#, 8-| are silent

:-/, :-}, >_< is chagrined or embarrassed

:-[ is a vampire

:-o, :-0, |:-0, 8-0, ^o^ are surprised

<:-} is wearing a dunce cap

>:-* is a devil

=^_^= is a cat

;), ;-), ^_~ are winking

~:-| is confused

did I miss any?

HHeath did a great list.

o:-) angel

:-? Not sure what to call this, but the face comes out looking perplexed.

:-l Neutral. I use this when I want to look innocent.

:!: Lightbulb/idea/exclamation (depends on the board you are on as to how it comes up)

<3 love or heart

They need a emoticon for sarcasm.
Itt is hard to express it via words,you need the smug look or sneer to accompany it.

they have a smiley they label as sarcastic on most messengers, but it looks more like it's in pain to me.

oh, and no problem, artlady, it was my pleasure ^_^

Thank you for being so helpful and thorough in your answers, hheath541! :)

Artsy.

TTYL = Talk to you later. :)

That's the only one I know, so don't ask any other questions. ;)

Artsy.

TTYL = Talk to you later. :)

That's the only one I know, so don't ask any other questions. ;)

BRB - be right back

LOL - laugh out loud

LM(F)AO - laughing my (fat) arse off

ROTFL - roll on the floor laughing

ROTFLM(F)AO - roll on the floor laughing my (fat) arse off

ASL - age/sex/location (generally used by noobs, teenie boppers, pervs, and predators)

IRL - in real life

BTW - by the way

IM(H)O - in my (humble) opinion

FTW - fu** the world

- what the fu**

Hi, All!

I'm not intending to be rude, but I was asking about emoticons and smilies. The letter abbreviations are acronyms.

Acronyms could be the subject of another thread.

Thanks!

Don't leave out the ( * ) ( * )

dont leave out the ( * ) ( * )

Boobies!

boobies!

Really? I thought that it might be two eyes with wrinkles around them! :rolleyes:

Thanks!

Haha - I thought about boobies, but didn't do it. There is also:

(y)

Or older boobies

(.) (.)

Any other takers out there?

Thanks!

(_E=3Dmc2_) A smart
(_$_) Money coming out of his
(_!_) A regular "nice"
(__!__) A large
(!) A tight
(_._) A flat
(_^_) A bubbly
(_*_) A sore
(_!__) A lop-sided
{_!_} A squishy
(_o_) An that's been around
(_O_) And more...
(_x_) Kiss my
(_X_) "Get off my "
(_zzz_) A tired
(_o^o_) A wise
(_13_) An unlucky
(_?_) Dumb

Thanks for the additional input, KeepItSimpleStupid!