| AFK: Away
From Keyboard ASAP:As Soon As Possible BFN: Bye For Now BRB: Be Right Back BTW: By The Way CU: See You CUL: See You Later CUL8R: See You Later CT: Cybertown FYI: For Your Information GR8: Great IAC: In Any Case IMHO or IMO: In My [Humble] Opinion IOW: In Other Words JIC: Just In Case JK or J/K: Just Kidding KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid |
L8R: Later LMFO: Laughing My Face Off LOL: Laughing Out Loud OIC: Oh, I See! POV: Point Of View ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO: Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off SOW: Speaking Of Which TIA: Thanks In Advance TTFN: Ta Ta For Now TTYL: Talk To You Later TTYS: Talk To You Soon TY: Thank You WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get YW: You're Welcome |
People use these simple keystrokes, (also called 'emoticons',
or smilies) found on any keyboard, to express emotions, thoughts and actions.
They can be thought of as the typist's body language. To get the full
effect, try tilting your head to the left as you look at them.
|
Symbol |
Definition |
Symbol |
Definition |
|
:-) |
smile, happy |
:-( |
unhappy |
|
;-) |
wink, jest |
|-O |
yawning |
|
:- )) |
very happy |
=) |
surprised |
|
:-D |
laughing |
:-O |
shocked |
|
:-< |
forlorn |
:'-C |
crying |
|
:-e |
disappointed |
>:-< |
mad |
|
>:-( |
mad |
(:-< |
frowning |
|
(:-( |
frowning |
:-> |
sarcastic |
|
:-p |
sticking out tongue |
:-* |
kiss |
|
d:-o |
taking their hat off to a great idea |
:-8 |
talking out of both sides of their mouth |
|
:-y |
saying it w/ a smile |
:-v |
is talking |
|
:-V |
is shouting |
:-(0) |
is yelling |
|
*:-I |
day dreaming |
:-{ |
someone w/mustache |
|
=^..^= |
cat |
:-} |
nervous smile |
|
:o} |
bashful/embarrassed |
:o[ |
not impressed |
|
8-) |
wearing glasses |
:-)8 |
wearing a bow tie |
|
B-) |
wearing sunglasses |
= : O |
WOW |
|
=o) |
pleasant surprise |
:-x |
my lips are sealed |
|
};-)> |
devil |
O:-) |
angel |
|
:q |
licking upper lip |
:-)} |
trying not to laugh |
|
:-/ |
grim | {{{}}} | lots of hugs |
| :-& | tongue tied | $-) | greedy |
| X-) | I saw nothing | :-I | indifferent |
| (-: | happy left-hander | :-7 | wry comment |
| :-S | confused | :-c | depressed |
| O0o:-) | thinking | :( ) = | can't stop talking |
