As I'm a frequent user of smileys (or emoticons) I thought it would be nice to include a small reference guide of these handy text-enhancing (and off course sweet) buddies.
This Guide is by no means complete, it's just a short entry into the wonderfull world of asian typing (^o^)

The one's I prefer to use are 'Korean-Styled'. In my opinion they're more expressive an less silly then the European / American ones. The whereabouts of this typical form of smiley traces itself back to battle.net. This is an online service of game-developer blizzard entertainment, the creators of the War- and Starcraft, as well as the Diablo-franchise. This online battle.net service enables players form all over the world to compete against each other.
As playing computer games is a possible form of employment in South-Korea the online gaming industry is very focussed on fulfilling their every need. The use of their smileys is a direct example of this.

Okay, now that's been clearified let's get on with the guide:

Expressing emotions:
(^_^) = smile

(^o^) = laughing out loud

d(^_^)b = thumbs up (not ears)

(T_T) = sad (it's a crying face)

(-.-)Zzz = sleeping

(Z.Z) = sleepy person

\(^_^)/ = cheers, hurrah

(*^^*) = shyness

(-_-); = sweating (as in ashamed)

(^_^);; = sorry! my mistake

(?_?) = nonsense, i don't know

(^_~) = wink

(o.O) = surprise

v(^_^)v = victory

(>^_^)> = hugging

(>^_^)> <(^_^<) = hugging each other (^o^)

Animals:
>))))'> = a fish

>))))'><'((((< = kissing fish (^o^)

<')++++< = a fish bone

Vm~ = a fox

() () = a rabbit
(^.^)

(^(oo)^) = a pig

('v')
(( )) = a bird
-"-"-

()()() ()()()
(-(-(-.-)-)-) = rabbit gang

= = = = :} = a snake


Things:
@}-;--`-- = a rose

>(/////)< = a candy

=]::::::> = a sword

---E = a fork

\(^_^)/ \(^_^)/ \(^_^)/

HI NICE SMILEY GUIDE
But you forgot this one BD-< Its wout with matrix glasses on -_-b

:-)

d--^_^--b

\m/(o_0)\m/ horned hand

Ooo Waa

\(^_^)/

(O O)
hoorahh!!!
(v)
/ \
_/ \_

Cool thanks for this :)


()()() ()()()
(-(-(-.-)-)-)

Thanks for the guide! I will be sure to use them in the future! (^_^) I had one that you could add to your guide: (=^_^=) It's a cat. \(^_^)/ Hurrah!

This is from a long time ago in chat rooms

______|\____\o/_____ = Shark attack. i.e. when male chatters detect a single female

||||||////////////////### = Cigarette break

A friend of mine was sent a message by a Korean woman with the following symbol:

*^^*

Is the inclusion of this 'shyness' symbol an indication that she wishes him to pursue her affections? Please help internet friends - you are my lonely friend's last hope in a world that offers so little and takes oh so much...

May God bless you all!

-_-;; what wouold that mean?!?

Nice!!

\(^o^\)~(/^o^)/

here are some commonly used smileys..
\(^?^*)welcome(*^?^)/
O(???)O=Wow!!
(???)-grinning
(???)=complaint
(*´?`*)=sigh
(;´?`)-exhausted
o(>< )o o( ><)o-wriggle
?(O_O;)Shock!!
\(>o<)/=panic
(*^^)^*) =kiss
p(*^-^*)q =cheer!!
(/-_·)/D·····------ ? (;/?o?)/=hittting someone with an arrow
(; ·_·)?????????C<?_-)=capture
o(^^o)(o^^)o=hope/expectation
?(^_^?)(?^_^)?=singing or dANCing
m(_ _)m=im sorry

actually korean smileys are sort of similar to Japanese smileys..

hope everyone would like this..

here are some commonly used smileys..
\(^_^*)welcome(*^_^)/
O(>_<)O=Wow!!
(*'?'*)=sigh
(;'?')-exhausted
o(>< )o o( ><)o-wriggle
E(O_O;)Shock!!
\(>o<)/=panic
(*^^)^*) =kiss
p(*^-^*)q =cheer!!
(/-_·)/D·····------ -> (;/'o')/=hittting someone with an arrow
(; ·_·)-------------C<?_-)=capture
o(^^o)(o^^)o=hope/expectation
o(^_^o)(/^_^)/=singing or dANCing
m(_ _)m=im sorry

actually korean smileys are sort of similar to Japanese smileys..

hope everyone would like this..

hey i love the korean guide its kewl

what about wanking?
(o'')-8ollllllllllllllllllllD - - - - - - - -

Ooooo
( )
) /~~
(__/
_______
_/\_
( )
( )
(________)

Ooooo
.(.......)
..)...../
.(__/
_____
............_/\_
..........(........)
........(............)
......(________)

You guys rock (^-^) \m/ rock on!!!

-(O_O)-
hi~
this smiley means shocked~

this smailey is means kittn.
^___^
( ^?^)
( )/

Q(°--°Q) <--- fighting

can anyone tell me what is ^ ^& mean in korean smileys?

what is ^^& mean in korean smileys?

Hi,

I'm chatting with a Korean girl and she uses ~~ and ~~~ a lot when she talks, often several times in the same sentence. Is this a smiley or what? If so, what does it mean? :-)

Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the help you lazy internet mongs.

I learned about this one: It means frusterated:

OTL (The O is the guy's head, the T is his arms and the L is the guy's legs)

oops sorry I meant to say *frustrated

Well I'm a Korean, and it's amazing that many people are interested in Korean smileys. Actually we don't call it smileys, but 'emoticons'. ^-^

And yes OTL is frustrated.. it's like the guy is about to bang his head on the ground!

Kenneth, I think ~~~ doesn't mean anything~~~ lol It's just a habit of saying,
and I kind of use it to stretch the words, like 'sooooooo' to 'so~~~~~'

Hmm I think the hardest smiley to 'translate' is -_- it also could be like -_-;; or ?.? or
-?- we use them A LOT and it kinda means 'huh?' 'what?' 'I can't believe it' 'speechless' but not in the good way. There is an adjective for it, and I looked up in the dictionary and it means ; dumbfounded, absurd, be struck dumb.. etc etc.

Hope you'll find this helpful ^0^

the korean typing doesn't work and it is showed as a question mark!! this is a very good situation to use this : -_-
okay.. it isn't ?.?, it's -.-
and it isn't -?- either.. there should be a square where the question mark is.

Aja aja fighting Q('-'Q)

cool! i really like emoticons , esp japanese and korean ones! it conveys emotions so much better for certain expressions..^_^

hi, since there's no trackback function...here's a manual one..

http://wookiefied.tistory.com/entry/Korean-emoticons-o

Hello,

Can anyone tell me what ^^* means ?

Thanks !

Thanks for Korean Smilie/Emoticon guide. Wow this has been around since July 2004. I have a good Korean friend who I met in July 2004, she went back to Korea September 2004. I've always noticed she uses ~~~~~ when we chat sometimes or in emails. I never knew what the ~~~~ was until now. I thought it was just a girl thing. ***THANKS to JANE for explaining this***

My friend uses these: ^^; or ^^;;;; < ---- sweating or sweating a lot

Today she used: ^___________^ < ---- very happy

The amazing thing is, I got to hang out with her again! She came back to Canada to study English again and stayed in my city from April to August 2007!!! She's just gone back to Korea to start her career and life, but it was great to be able hang out for so long, one last time! She's helped me so much. She makes me think Korean people are awesome!

\(^_^*)welcome(*^_^)/

O(>_<)O = Wow!!

(*'?'*) = sigh

(;'?' )= exhausted

o(>< )o o( ><)o = wriggle

E(O_O;) = Shock!!

\(>o<)/ = panic

(*^^)^*) = kiss

p(*^-^*)q = cheer!!

(/-_·)/D·····------ -> (;/'o')/ = hittting someone with an arrow

(; ·_·)-------------C<?_-) = capture

o(^^o)(o^^)o = hope/expectation

o(^_^o)(/^_^)/ = singing or dancing

m(_ _)m = im sorry

(^_^) = smile

(^o^) = laughing out loud

d(^_^)b = thumbs up (not ears)

(T_T) = sad (it's a crying face)

(-.-)Zzz = sleeping

(Z.Z) = sleepy person

\(^_^)/ = cheers, hurrah

(*^^*) = shyness

(-_-); = sweating (as in ashamed)

(^_^);; = sorry! my mistake

(?_?) = nonsense, i don't know

(^_~) = wink

(o.O) = surprise

v(^_^)v = victory

(>^_^)> = hugging

(>^_^)> <(^_^<) = hugging each other (^o^)

Animals:
>))))'> = a fish

>))))'><'((((< = kissing fish (^o^)

<')++++< = a fish bone

Vm~ = a fox

() () = a rabbit
(^.^)

(^(oo)^) = a pig

('v')
(( )) = a bird
-"-"-

()()() ()()()
(-(-(-.-)-)-) = rabbit gang

= = = = :} = a snake

Things:
@}-;--`-- = a rose

>(/////)< = a candy

=]::::::> = a sword

---E = a fork

Heya,

What about when you change the mouth from _ to ~ so this txt msg smiley would mean what exactly?

^~^

This would help a lot, sometimes you need to be able to translate these smiley's in order to understand the context of a Korean txt message..

(*?*)

(*?*) Hope this works as i used korean keyboard! (should be a korean `b` in middle)

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What does this smiley mean:

:B

???

What's its expression?

K-Korean smilies? O_O...

Erm well I'm Chinese and I use them a lot? ... =w=

Does that mean that all along I'm seeing KOREAN SMILIEEYS on CHINESE GAMING WEBSITES AND FORUMS TOO? =?=|||

...I mean.. I think generally.. it's more of a whole Asian emoticon thing.. >o<

?..

hello!
it would be very nice if someone could tell me what )_( means!
thanks!

^ ^
(=+.+=) Cat


"+.+" Kitten



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(=O^.^)=O
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i get this one from a girl in korea all the time ^^* anybody know what it means??