Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:29 PM
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