Chat Reference - Acronyms, emoticons, and online chat slang
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Happy Emoticons7 Different Emoticons

(:  Category
Expressions Expressions
 Orientation
Horizontal Horizontal
 Popularity
X Not common
 IM Shortcut
None
Information: A happy face from right to left.

U  Category
Expressions Expressions
 Orientation
Vertical Vertical
 Popularity
X Not common
 IM Shortcut
None
Information: Not available.

^.^  Category
Expressions Expressions
 Orientation
Vertical Vertical
 Popularity
X Not common
 IM Shortcut
None
Information: A happy person with his or her eyes closed.

^?^  Category
Expressions Expressions
 Orientation
Vertical Vertical
 Popularity
X Not common
 IM Shortcut
None
Information: Another unique happy face. The nose is an upside down question mark, which can be typed in Windows by pressing Alt+168 (on the keypad) and Alt+Shift+? on the Mac.

:)  Category
Expressions Expressions
 Orientation
Horizontal Horizontal
 Popularity
Star Common
 IM Shortcut
MSN/Live Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger
ICQ Chat Program
Information: A quick way to write happy. A common IM shortcut.

:-)  Category
Expressions Expressions
 Orientation
Horizontal Horizontal
 Popularity
Star Common
 IM Shortcut
MSN/Live Messenger
ICQ Chat Program
Information: One of the most common emoticons. Can represent happiness or may be inserted after a sentence to show good feelings about something or someone.

=)  Category
Expressions Expressions
 Orientation
Horizontal Horizontal
 Popularity
Star Common
 IM Shortcut
None
Information: One of the most popular emoticons. Can be used to show happiness, or a fun or joking mood when inserted after a comment.
back line line Happy line line forward