'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!
More Smilies
What to Type
Resulting Graphic
Meaning
:tophat:
tophat
:reading:
reading
:cabin:
Creepy Cabin
:cat1:
cat
:bear:
bear
:unicorn:
unicorn
:skull:
skull
:twocents:
My Two Cents
:smurf:
smurf
:fluffy:
cloud
:owl:
owl
:piggy:
Miss Piggy
:triforce:
triforce
:ernie1:
Ernie
:rupee:
rupee
:animal1:
Animal
:oscar2:
Oscar the Grouch
:elmo:
Elmo
:oscar1:
Oscar the Grouch
:potion:
potion
:count:
The Count
:kermit3:
Kermit the Frog
:cookie:
Cookie Monster
:kermit2:
Kermit the Frog
:bunsen:
Dr. Bunsen Hunnydew
:cobra:
cobra
:kermit1:
Kermit the Frog
:spinstar:
Spinning Star
:bigbird:
Big Bird
:janice:
Janice
:bert3:
Bert
:gonzo2:
Gonzo the Great
:bert2:
Bert
:key:
key
:gonzo1:
Gonzo the Great
:bert1:
Bert
:sam:
Sam Eagle
:fozzie:
Fozzie Bear
:beaker:
Beaker
:rowlf:
Rowlf
:ernie3:
Ernie
:animal2:
Animal
:mush1:
mushroom
:raven:
raven
:bee:
Busy Bee
:ball:
psychic
:pumpkin:
pumpkin
:elephant:
Elephant never forget.
:goomba:
goomba
:tiki:
Tiki
:brick:
brick
:block:
block
:blinky:
Blinky
:mspacman:
Ms. Pacman, newly divorced.
:clyde:
Clyde
:pinky:
Pinky
:inky:
Inky
:pacman:
Pacman, newly single.
:dollarsig
Moulah
:disco:
disco
:checkmark
Check Mark
:pushpin:
Mark Your Calendar.
:arrow:
Looky Here
:bozo:
What a Bozo.
:cuckoo:
Cuckoo
:party:
Party
:earth:
Earthbound
:hypnodisk
Look into my eyes...
:chick2:
Chicken
:chick1:
Chicken
:mangiamo:
Mangiamo!
:cheerlead
Hip Hip Hooray.
:snow2:
Snowman
:smurf2:
Smurf
:santa2:
Santa
:hamster:
Hamster
:cthulhu:
Cthulhu
:nook:
nook
:book:
book
:mushroom:
Magic Mushroom
:mush2:
mushroom
:mush3:
mushroom
:star:
star
:peach:
peach
:spark:
spark
:pickle1:
Pickles
:mush6:
mushroom
:mario:
mario
:pickle2:
Pickles
:heart2:
heart
:mush5:
mushroom
:luigi:
luigi
:pickle3:
Pickles
:mariomush
Happy Mushroom
:kirby:
kirby
:pickle4:
Pickles
:bat:
Location: Transylvania
:bowser:
bowser
:yoshi:
Yoshi
:mariobrow
Brown Mushroom
:boo:
boo
:wario:
wario
:shocked:
spark2
:mush4:
mushroom
:cheers:
Cheers!
:moneybag:
Money Bag
:bullet2:
bullet
:bullet1:
bullet
:fox:
What a Fox!
:animladyb
Lady Bug
:animkitty
Pet Me
:flamingo:
Pink Flamingo
:swan:
Ms. Swan
:animjelly
Velella
:snail:
Slow as a snail.
:snailcraw
Slow as a Snail
:beaver:
Furry Beaver
:kiwi:
Kiwi
:sheep:
Sheep
:animhamst
Ham Ham
:kangaroo:
Kangaroo
:animpony:
Buy Me a Pony!
:stork:
There's always room for one more.
:animdog:
Woof
:chicken:
Cluck Cluck Cluck
:parrot:
Repeat after me...
:ladybug:
Ladybug
:animpiggy
Oink
:animbunny
Bunny Rabbit
:cat:
I got cat scratch fever.
:piggy:
Suuueeee!
:animpengu
Penquin
:goldfish:
Small Fish in a Big Pond
:horse:
Girls love horses.
:turtle:
I'll be retreating back into my shell now.
:animpanda
Panda
:donkey:
Stubborn Ass
:butterfly
Beautiful Butterfly
:animoink:
This Little Piggy
:dog:
Woof!
:bone:
Throw 'em a bone.
:dalek:
Dalek: Exterminate! Exterminate!
:violin:
Tiny violin plays for you.
:apple:
apple
:symredfla
Red Flag
:tv:
As Seen on TV!
:boat:
I'm sailing away forever.
:applause:
Clap Clap Clap
:xmassanta
Santa for hire. Christmas has been outsourced to India.
:wtf:
WTF?!
:camera:
Camera
:nose:
Honk Honk
:manboy:
Boy
:numtwo:
Two
:symphone:
Phone
:party3:
I am the King of the Party!
:sneakers:
Sneakers
:happydanc
I'm doing my happy dance.
:foodmarti
Martini
:music:
Musical Notes
:symalert:
Alert
:devil:
El Diablo
:dizzy:
I feel Dizzy.
:clover:
Clover
:manrunner
Runner
:soapbox:
Soap Box
:xmaspress
What are THESE? I told you cha cha heels!
:whereami:
Where am I?
:manblink:
Blink
:numthree:
Three
:sympaperc
Paperclip
:owned:
Owned.
:pisces:
Pisces
:foodfries
Fries
:musheadph
Headphones
:sun:
Sun
:cigno:
No Smoking
:manrobo:
Robo
:ufo:
UFO
:board:
Clapper
:gempurple
Gempurple
:numsix:
Six
:symnotes:
Notes
:aquarius:
Aquarius
:fooddonut
Donut
:thud:
I don't feel so good...
:moon:
Crescent Moon
:beret:
Montreal is for lovers. Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
:detective
We Are Detective
:cig:
Cigarette
:rainbow:
That's So Gay.
:manlaugh:
Laugh
Curacao AT
Curacao ATV Ride aka Rand is a Genius
:scared:
Scared
:tulipyell
Tulip Yellow
:vamp:
Vamp
:capricorn
Capricorn
:menorah:
Menorah
:gempink:
Gempink
:bi:
Bi Pride
:numseven:
Seven
:symmagnif
Magnifier
:line:
Whoo! I feel much better now.
:aries:
Aries
:foodcoffe
Coffee
:cellbuzz:
Cell
:mankiss:
Kiss
:rainbow:
Rainbow
:rolleyes:
Roll Eyes
:tulipred:
Tulip Red
:sagitariu
Sagittarius
:magnet:
Magnetic
:gemgreen:
Gemgreen
:bandaid:
Bandaid
:numone:
One
:symlitebu
Light Bulb
:lies:
Lies - All lies!
:filmstrip
I've got it on film.
:foodcherr
Cherries
:sushi2:
Sushi - Nigiri
:rocket:
Rocket
:candle:
Just blow out the god-damned candles, for chrissakes!
:animhello
Hello Klitty
:cd:
CD
:manheel:
Heel
:pink:
Pink Triangle
:tulippurp
Tulip Purple
:scotty:
Run, Scotty, run!
:scorpio:
Scorpio
:gemclear:
Gemclear
:numnine:
Nine
:cap:
Cap
:foodchees
Cheese
:sushi1:
Sushi - Maki
:redbag:
Handbag
:cardspade
Spades
:mangirl:
Girl
:leather:
Leather Flah
:symtradem
Trademark
:purr:
Purrr...
:libra:
Libra
:gemblue:
Gemblue
:numid:
ID
:symhandic
Handicap
:inbed:
In bed with the frenemy.
:egg:
Egg-zactly!
:foodcarro
Carrot
:rainbow:
Rainbow
:ban1:
banana
:cardheart
Hearts
:symthumbs
Thumbs Up
:pups:
Dance, puppy, dance!
:virgo:
Virgo
:freethrow
Freethrow
:numhash:
Hash
:symexclam
Exclamations
:huh:
Huh?
:foodcandy
Candy
:snowman:
An icy chill descends over the bulletin board.
:projector
Projector
:thumbsup:
Thumbs Up
:carddiamo
Diamonds
:manfeet:
Feet
:leo:
Leo
:foodwine:
Wine
:numfour:
Four
:symcopyri
Copyright
:hats:
Let's Celebrate!
:dreidel:
Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel
:foodcake:
Foodcake
:popper:
Party Popper
:acorn:
Acorn
:rabbit2:
Rabbit
:cake:
Blow it out already.
:cardclubs
Clubs
:maneyegla
Glasses
:symquesti
Question Q
:partyhatz
It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want to.
:cancer:
Cancer
:foodutens
Utensils
:numfive:
Five
:symclock:
Clock
:gremlin:
Check out my moves...
:foodburge
Burger
:bouncy:
Bouncy
:xmastree:
Lit Tree
:rabbit1:
Rabbit
:car:
Car
:note:
Music Music Music
:mandoor:
Opportunity is knocking! Are you gonna answer the damn door?
:drillserg
Yes, Sir!
:numzero:
Zero
:symquesti
Question
:party4:
Partay!
:gemini:
Gemini
:heart:
I've got love to give!
:foodtoast
Toast
:trophy:
Give the man a trophy.
:numeight:
Eight
:symanchor
Anchor
:drunk:
Seriously man - I love you. [hiccup] You know tha, right? [burp]