Smilies
'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!

Standard Smilies
What to Type Resulting Graphic Meaning
:) Smilie Smilie
🙂 Smile Smile
;) Wink Wink
:p Stick Out Tongue Stick Out Tongue
:( Frown Frown
:mad: Mad Mad
:rolleyes: Roll Eyes (Sarcastic) Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
:eek: EEK! EEK!
:D Big Grin Big Grin
:cool: Cool Cool
:sick: Sick Sick
:o Embarrassed Embarrassed
:bored: Bored Bored
:yup: Yup Yup
:nope: Nope Nope
:suspicious: Suspicious Suspicious
;D Wink & Grin Wink & Grin
:# Outrage Outrage
:bashful: Bashful Bashful
:frustrated: Frustrated Frustrated
:up: Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
:indifferent: Indifferent Indifferent
:confused: Confused Confused
👍 Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
:down: Thumbs Down Thumbs Down
:love: Love Love
:| Indifferent Indifferent
:furious: Furious Furious
:furiousdevil: Furious Devil Furious Devil
:modest: Modest Modest
:goof: Goof Goof
:skeptical: Skeptical Skeptical
:licklips: Licking Lips Licking Lips
:sleep: Sleep Sleep
:babbling: Babbling Babbling
:rotfl: ROTFL ROTFL
:kiss: Kiss Kiss
:yawn: Yawn Yawn
:king: King King
:laugh: Laugh Laugh
:scream: Scream Scream
:dizzy: Dizzy Dizzy
:idea: Idea Idea
:blush: Blush Blush
:devil: Devil Devil
:drevil: Dr. Evil Dr. Evil
:randy: Randy Randy
:bawling: Bawling Bawling
:shifty: Shifty Shifty
:facepalm: Facepalm Facepalm
:lol: LOL LOL
:tsk: Tsk Tsk
:highfive: High Five High Five
:shrug: Shrug Shrug
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Shrug Shrug
😊 Smilie Smilie
:whistle: Whistle Whistle
:whistlewhite: Whistle (white) Whistle (white)
:fire: Fire Fire
🔥 Fire Fire
:sideways: Thumbs Sideways Thumbs Sideways
:heart: Heart Heart
:this_guy_left: This Guy Left This Guy Left
:this_guy_right: This Guy Right This Guy Right
❤️ Heart Heart
<3 Heart Heart
😁 Big Grin Big Grin
:confusedwhite: Confused (white) Confused (white)
👎 Thumbs Down Thumbs Down
😲 EEK! EEK!
🍿 Popcorn Box Popcorn Box
:popcorn: Popcorn Box Popcorn Box
In a Duffel Bag
What to Type Resulting Graphic Meaning
:joaquin: Joaquin Joaquin
:buck: Uncle Buck Uncle Buck
:flair: Flair Flair
:bea: Bea Arthur Bea Arthur
:data: Data Data
:willem: Willem Willem
:whoopi: Whoopi Whoopi
:walter: Walter Walter
:jules: Jules Jules
:homealone: Home Alone Home Alone
:mnight: Mnight Mnight
:coleman: Coleman Coleman
:leo: Leo Leo
:busey: Busey Busey
:cage: Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage
:docbrown: Doc Brown Doc Brown
:mrt: Mr. T Mr. T
:hogan: Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan
:napoleon: Napoleon Dynamite Napoleon Dynamite
:squint: Leo Squint Leo Squint
:dodgy: Dodgy Dodgy
:beatty: Beatty Beatty
:damon: Matt Damon Matt Damon
:affleck: Affleck Affleck
:blart: Blart Blart
:tucci: Tucci Tucci
:kidman: Kidman Kidman