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
  • Generic Smilies
  • :p
    Stick Out Tongue
    Stick Out Tongue
  • ;)
    Wink
    Wink
  • :D
    Big Grin
    Big Grin
  • :o
    Embarrassment
    Embarrassment
  • :)
    Smile
    Smile
  • :(
    Frown
    Frown
  • :confused:
    Confused
    Confused
  • :mad:
    Mad
    Mad
  • :rolleyes:
    Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
    Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
  • :cool:
    Cool
    Cool
  • :eek:
    EEK!
    EEK!
  • :biggrin2:
    biggrin2
    biggrin2
  • :bleh:
    bleh
    bleh
  • :angel_not:
    angel_not
    angel_not
  • :das
    das
    das
  • :doh:
    doh
    doh
  • :lmao:
    lmao
    lmao
  • :mad3:
    mad3
    mad3
  • :nono:
    nono
    nono
  • :thumbup:
    thumbup
    thumbup
  • :thumbdown:
    thumbdown
    thumbdown
  • :ufo:
    ufo
    ufo
  • :w00t:
    w00t
    w00t
  • :wall:
    wall
    wall
  • :yes:
    yes
    yes
  • :yikes:
    yikes
    yikes
  • :zip:
    zip
    zip