• Smiles
  :)
  :-)
  :D
  8-)
  ~: | Punk rock smiley - real punkers never smile
  
• Frowns
  :(
  :-(
  ~B( Punk rocker, with shades
  
• Ashamed
  :-S
  
• Nanner Nanner
  ;p
  
• Raspberry
  :-P"""
  
• Unhappy
  >:-(
  :-C
  
• Crying
  :`(
  
• Bawling
  :~-(
  
• Wink
  ;)
  
• Kiss
  :*
  
• Giggles or Giggling
  {{{{{ }}}}}
  
• Overcome with Happiness
  (aka, love daze, googly eyes, and woozy in love)
  8}
  
• I'm talking and I can't shut up
  :( )
  
• My lips are sealed
  :-#
  
• Moods
  :*) clowning
  :-& tongue tied
  ;-/ skeptical
  :-\ undecided
  :-| ambivalent
  |-o bored
  O:-) angelic
  }:-> devilish
  ;-> sarcastic
  
• Surprised
  8-o
  :o
  >:-0
  
• Unpleasant Surprise
  8-{
  
• Swearing
  :-@
  
• Angry
  >:-(
  
• Hot
  ':-(
  
• Tired/Zonked
  %-)
  %*}
  #-)
  %-X
  
• Knocked Out
  ;^?
  
• Lost a fight
  %+{
  
• Net Flame
  ~~:-(
  
• Licking Lips
  :-9
  
• Off Line
  |-O or > > {: (o) Yawning (nearly off-line)
  |-I Asleep
  |-) Pleasant Dreams
  ^o Snoring
  
• Angels
  0:)
  0:O singing
  0:p with an attitude
  
• Used mostly with Instant Messaging (IM)
  <=o--|-< (time to take a shower, gotta run)
  
• Famous figures
  ?:-D Ace Ventura
  
  Beatlemania
  ///o-o\\\ John Lennon
  ///- -\\\ Yoko Ono
  ///oLo\\\ Ringo Starr
  #:o+= Betty Boop
  :(=) Carter
  IIIIII8^)X Cat in the Hat
  =:O] Clinton
  '8^) Dilbert
  :-8p Dizzy Gillespie (puffed cheeks and trumpet)
  @:-0) Elvis
  >^oo^< Felix the Cat
  [:-|: Frankenstein
  `,`,`,`,`:| Bride of Frankenstein
  (|-) Geordi La Forge (from Startrek: The Next Generation)
  =|:-) Lincoln
  x:) Charles Manson
  
  The (V)ONKees
  *< / : \ Mike Nesmith
  { { : ) Micky Dolenz
  ( \ : ] Peter Tork
  ( | : D Davy Jones
  (8-o Mr. Bill
  /\/:/\/\ the Mummy
  (Z(:^P Napoleon
  %\v Picasso
  +O[:-) the Pope
  7:^] Reagan
  *<(;-{) Santa
  @:-{} Tammy Faye
  4:-| George Washington
  ->=:-)X Zippy the Pinhead
  

  Not So Famous Figures
  ,,,^..^,,, Cat peeking over a fence (note claws)
  C=:-) Chef
  *<:o} Clown
  *..* Club girl with afro pigtails
  d|B-)>--o< Doctor (with reflector and stethoscope)
  >^..^< Kitty cat
  

  {:-) Man wearing toupee -
  

  }:-) In the wind
  

  >(-:|= Pilgrim (a reversed Lincoln, with an addition)
  P-) Pirate
  +:-) Priest
  O-) Scuba diver
  O<-<|: Skateboarder
  Q<-<|: Skateboarder, girl
  

  Things
  <3 <3 <3 Hearts
  *'s Kisses
  1-<3 'one love'
  @}-}-- Rose
  @}>--->--- Don Juan's rose
  ><(((*> Fish
  .!!!, Lion paw
  [ ]'s Mug (also used as something like: "bye, let's have a beer sometime")
  [:] Robot
  ())=( Wine glass
  <0__/\__/\_Worm
  

  People's "Marks," or Self-Portraits
  ~ô¿ô~ Lisa Marie
  

Several new ones (I hadn't updated for a while).

• Star Wars emoticons from Doug
  <(*-*) (imagine a matching ear - if I put it in, Yoda becomes HTML code :) Yoda
  |-o-| Tie Fighter
  (-ox-) Tie Bomber
  (-o-) Tie Interceptor
  O(*-*)O Leia
  =======|::::| Light Saber
  =======|::::::|======= Double Bladed Light Saber
  
  
• Pouting, from Jan Hughey
  :-}
  
  
• Rose variation, from Andrew Kelly
  @--'-,----
  
  
• Homer Simpson, from Xan
  (8^(l)
  
  
• Virtual hugs (for me!) from Pat White
  ((((((((Liz))))))))) or [[[[[[[[Liz]]]]]]]]]
  
  
• From a possible relation, Jim Lavalley
  º¿º face
  º¿- alternate wink
  ò¿ó angry (or an owl)
  ~)====> sword
  @¿@ 4-eyes
  
  

Thanks to all y'all!
The latest addition is from Rose, who also sparked a new category: IM emoticons. Thanks Rose! (And apologies to those who sent in emoticons between April 2000 and September 2003. I've been behind, but promise to catch up and post your submissions too.)
P.S. Thanks also to all who sent in "naughty" emoticons. I appreciate them, but just so you know, I don't post even the slightly risque ones. Oh my, self-censorship at work :)

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I've collected emoticons over the years, and I've added new ones that visitors to this web site have sent in (thanks :D). I'd love to add more. If you've got a new one, send it in! (OK, famous figures and things aren't *really* emoticons by the "emotional icon" definition, but they are expressive. Besides, they're fun.)

How and why do you use emoticons? Let me know by filling out the emoticon questionnaire.

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updated September 28
by Liz Lavallee © 1996-2003