How to Use Emoticons

IM is a convenient way to communicate with the people you want to keep in close contact with but the nature of IM is admittedly devoid of emotions. After all, IM is text-based and there is no personal contact when you use IM to communicate and interact with your family and friends. So how do you show emotion on IM?

The answer is simple. Emoticons.

Emoticons are text-based illustrations which is intended to show text-based emotions while chatting. The icons available range from sheer happiness to a broken heart.

Listed below are a number of Western-style emoticons that you can use to make chatting more fun and more filled with feelings:

:) - happy

:( - sad

;) - wink

:/ - doubtful/unsure

:P - sticking tongue out

:O - shocked/scream

:| - expressionless

:S - confused

<3 - heart/love

B) - glasses

:} - mustache

xD - laughing hard

xP - disgusted

X( - pouting/frustrated

:*( - crying

:3 - cute/cat-like

:-* - kiss on the cheek

>:O - angry/screaming

:X - sealed lips

0:) - angel/angelic

@)-v-- - rose