Chat Reference - Acronyms, emoticons, and online chat slang
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Live Microsoft Live Messenger

Emoticon Shortcuts for Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger)

Emoticon IM Shortcut Type Common
(ap) Airplane ObjectNo
(a) Angel CharacterNo
:-@ Angry ExpressionNo
:@ Angry ExpressionNo
(au) Auto ObjectNo
8o| Baring Teeth ExpressionNo
(brb) Be Right Back MiscNo
(b) Beer Mug ObjectNo
(^) Birthday Cake ObjectNo
(bah) Black Sheep AnimalNo
(||) Bowl ObjectNo
(z) Boy PersonNo
(U) Broken Heart ExpressionNo
(u) Broken Heart ObjectNo
(p) Camera ObjectNo
(@) Cat Face AnimalNo
(ci) Cigarette ObjectNo
(o) Clock ObjectNo
(c) Coffee Cup ObjectNo
(co) Computer ObjectNo
:-S Confused ExpressionYes
:s Confused ExpressionNo
:'( Crying ExpressionYes
(6) Devil ExpressionNo
:-| Disappointed ExpressionNo
:| Disappointed ExpressionNo
:-# Do Not Tell Anyone MiscNo
(&) Dog Face AnimalNo
(e) E-mail ObjectNo
:$ Embarrassed ExpressionNo
8-) Eye-Rolling ExpressionNo
(~) Filmstrip ObjectNo
(yn) Fingers Crossed ActionNo
:-P Frustrated ExpressionYes
(g) Gift with a Bow ObjectNo
(x) Girl PersonNo
(%) Handcuffs ObjectNo
:-) Happy ExpressionYes
:) Happy ExpressionYes
(h5) High Five ActionNo
(h) Hot PersonNo
:^) I Do Not Know MiscNo
*help IM MiscNo
*red+u IM MiscNo
(ip) Island with a Palm Tree MiscNo
({) Left Hug ActionNo
(i) Light Bulb ObjectNo
(li) Lightning MiscNo
(d) Martini Glass ObjectNo
(mp) Mobile Phone ObjectNo
(mo) Money ObjectNo
(m) MSN Messenger MiscNo
8-| Nerd PersonNo
(8) Note ObjectNo
:-D Open-Mouthed Smile ExpressionNo
:d Open-Mouthed Smile ExpressionNo
<:o) Party MiscNo
(pi) Pizza ObjectNo
(pl) Plate ObjectNo
('.') Rabbit AnimalNo
(l) Red Heart ObjectNo
(k) Red Lips MiscNo
(f) Red Rose ObjectNo
(}) Right Hug ActionNo
:-( Sad ExpressionYes
:( Sad ExpressionYes
^o) Sarcastic ExpressionNo
:-* Secret Telling MiscNo
+o( Sick ExpressionNo
(s) Sleeping Half-Moon ObjectNo
|-) Sleepy ExpressionNo
:-) Smile ExpressionYes
:) Smile ExpressionNo
(sn) Snail AnimalNo
(so) Soccer Ball ObjectNo
(*) Star ObjectNo
:-P Sticking Tongue Out ActionNo
:P Sticking Tongue Out ActionYes
(st) Stormy Cloud MiscNo
:o Surprised ExpressionYes
:-O Surprised ExpressionNo
(t) Telephone Receiver ObjectNo
*-) Thinking ActionNo
(n) Thumbs Down ActionNo
(y) Thumbs Up ActionNo
(tu) Turtle AnimalNo
(um) Umbrella ObjectNo
:-[ Vampire Bat AnimalNo
:[ Vampire Bat AnimalNo
(w) Wilted Rose ObjectNo
;-) Winking ActionYes
;) Winking ActionYes
(xx) Xbox ObjectNo

Common Emoticons