Make Different Smilies

Smilies are fun and easy to make and express your personality when chatting and emailing! Smilies are usually side-ways, so the next time you see a weird looking design that makes no sense, tilt your head- it's probably a smiley! I'm sure you know how to make the classic  :-) but there are so many more you can make! So experiment, have fun! It's simple!

Steps

  1. Understand that each "face" smiley can either have a nose, or no nose. If you choose to use a nose, simply add a dash between the eyes and the mouth.they don't work trust me Here is what it would look like  :-)
  2. Make eyes (which is required for any "face" smiley) press : or = or for (sun)glasses B
  3. Make a mouth (which is also usually required for a "face" smiley) press ) if happy ), ( if sad, | if mad or frowning, 9 is delicious or tasty gossip, P is for crazy or sticking tongue out, X or / for my lips are sealed, ! if yelling, D if excited... or here is some other ways to make a happy or sad smiley ] or [
  4. Learn that there are many ways to make different types of smilies. Here are some examples by using the symbols above =] =[  :-)  :-( =-D  :)  :D  :( =) =( =D
  5. Note that here are some different smilies expressing bigger feelings (only examples)  :-9  :-X  :-P  :-|
  6. Make a sad smiley cry  :'( Simply press : then a ' and then (
  7. Remember that now that you have the "face" smilies covered, lets work on the "body." The body is also simple. Just make a face and add ->-< it would look like this  :)->-<
  8. Look at emotions. Still being considered a smiley, emoticons show expression. For example, a heart would be <3 You can see the shape of a heart! Here are some fun food emoticons:
  9. you can also make a devil: 3:)
  10. and you can make a shark: (^^^)
    • cookie O
    • pie [)
    • cupcake [}
    • ice cream <o
    • pizza <|
    • hot dog [|]
    • waffle #
    • snow ice cream *
    • lollipop -@ or -o
  11. Notice that there are so many more! Here are the instructions on how to make the food emoticons above:
    • cookie, simply press Caps Lock then o.
    • pie, press [ then press shift and 0 to make )
    • cupcake, press [ then press shift and ] to make }
    • ice cream, press shift and the , button to make < then o
    • pizza, press shift and then , button to make < then shift and \ button to make |
    • hot dog, press [ then shift and the \ button to make | then ]
    • waffle, simply press shift and the 3 button to make #
    • snow ice cream, simply press shift and the 8 button to make *
    • lollipop, press - then @ or o
  12. Awesome! Experiment and you'll find much more you can make! Remember to just have fun and ideas will come as you go!  : )

Tips

  • Be sure about the emoticons you are sending out, if you don't know what it means, it could confuse others or even get you embarrassed!
  • Make a frowning smiley with the | not l!

Warnings

  • Make sure when you're using the smiley with a sentence, it makes sense.
  • Remember not to use smilies too much! It can be annoying to the people around you.
  • I love going to the mall! :-)
  • I'm so sorry your pet died...:,,(
  • Example of a good use of smiley:
  • Example of a bad use of smiley:

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