Sometimes words alone are not enough to express feelings. In such cases, when communicating on social networks, we turn to emoji. Winking "emoticons" and other symbols appeared back in 1999, however big love they won users only recently. Despite the fact that almost everyone uses them, the meanings of some pictures are not entirely clear.

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For example, two palms folded together can be interpreted in different ways - perhaps they symbolize a prayer, but it is also possible that these two people greet each other with the words "High five." How to understand the meaning of certain emoji? We bring to your attention a few tips that will help you independently understand the meaning of emoji on iPhone, iPad and macOS.

Emoji Meaning Examples

Many users mistake this picture for a crying face. In fact, a drop is not a tear, but sweat, which means relief after the excitement experienced.

Don't be fooled, it's not a nut at all, it's a roasted sweet potato.

What at first glance appears to be a pyramid of ping-pong balls is actually a "harvest festival card" symbolizing the Japanese traditional ceremony that takes place during the Tsukimi festival.

If you think that this is an acorn, you are mistaken. It's actually a chestnut.

Do not use this picture as greeting card, because it's nothing but a bookmark.

This gesture means "OK" and says that you are doing well.

Raised palms do not mean an appeal to higher powers, but symbolize joy.

This "smiley" means strong irritation and a nervous state. Many users mistakenly use it to express contempt.

What looks like a black cube actually symbolizes the Muslim shrine of the Kaaba located in Mecca.

No, this girl does not have deer antlers growing on her head. She's just getting a facial massage.

Often users resort to this picture when they want to express the denial of something, but in fact it symbolizes the person at the information board.

This is not a dance movement at all, as it may seem, but open arms.

This boy did not hide and did not think. Believe it or not, he bows.

A "smiley" without a mouth symbolizes silence. However, it is often used to express confusion, even fear, and is sometimes used as the "Kolobok" character.

It may seem to you that it is a fire, but in fact it is a name badge.

This sign is not at all a fancy image of a house, but a symbol of anger.

The picture below appeared with the release of iOS 10.2. Someone might see a glass of whiskey here, but it's really just a glass.

This symbol means not ordinary laughter, but hysterical laughter, when the laughing one literally rolls on the floor.

This image can be interpreted as both a jellyfish and an umbrella, but Apple believes that it looks like an oriental furin bell ringing in the wind.

Do not confuse this symbol with the panic button. Actually, it's a trackball.

You should not look for a hidden meaning in this sign, because it is just a hole.

It may seem that this guy is none other than the legendary Ziggy Stardust, performed by British artist David Bowie. Despite the similar make-up, this is just a symbol of any singer.

How to independently find out the meaning (determine the meaning) of emoji on iPhone

Find out the meaning of emoji on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch very simple. Using the function pronunciation you can "force" iOS to explain aloud what this or that picture means.

1 . Go to iPhone, iPad or iPod touch in " Settings”, select “About main» -> « Universal access» -> Speech -> pronunciation).

2 . Write a message and insert an emoji.

3 . Place the cursor next to the Emoji emoticon whose meaning you want to know and click on the screen until a menu with actions appears.

Click " Choose”, after which the emoticon will be highlighted, and then select the option “ speak" and voice assistant in Russian, read aloud the meaning of the emoticon.

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. The use of emoticons when communicating in chats, forums, social networks, when sending comments on blogs, and even in business correspondence at the present stage of development of the Internet is already quite commonplace. Moreover, emoticons can be displayed as simple text characters, and in graphic design, which adds a choice.

Graphic emoticons (emoji, or emoji), which we will talk about in more detail below, appearing in the form of pictures, are displayed by inserting the appropriate codes that were specially added to the official Unicode table so that users can use them almost everywhere to express emotions .

Thus, on the one hand, you can find the code of the emoticon you need to insert it in a special list, and on the other hand, in order not to look for the desired encoding each time, it is quite possible to remember the sequence of simple text characters that reflect the most commonly expressed types of emotional state, and insert them into the body of the message.

Designating emoticons with text characters

To begin with, in order to satisfy my perfectionist nature, I would like to say a few words about the history of emoticons. After the great Tim-Berners Lee laid the foundation for the development of the modern Internet, people got the opportunity for almost unlimited communication with each other.

However, in the World Wide Web from the very beginning, communication was carried out in writing (and even today this type of dialogue is still very popular), and it is very limited in terms of reflecting the emotions of the interlocutor.

Of course, a person who has literary talent and the gift of expressing his feelings through text will not experience problems. But the percentage of such gifted people, as you understand, is very small, which is quite logical, and the problem had to be solved on a massive scale.

Naturally, the question arose of how to mitigate this shortcoming. It is not known for certain who first proposed text signs that reflect this or that emotion.

According to some reports, it was a famous American computer scientist Scott Elliot Fahlman, who suggested using a set of characters for comic messages :-) , in a different interpretation :) . If you tilt your head to the left, you will see an essentially funny smiley:

And for messages containing some kind of negative information that could evoke emotions of the opposite nature, the same Fahlman came up with another combination of symbols: - (or: (. As a result, if you turn it 90 °, then we will have a sad emoticon:

By the way, since the first emoticons primarily identified the emotional background of the interlocutors, they got the name emoticons. This name comes from the abbreviated English expression emot ion icon- an icon with an expression of emotion.

The meaning of emoticons expressing emotions through symbols

So, a start was made in this area, it remains to pick up the idea and choose simple signs of the text, with which one could easily and simply reflect other expressions of mood and emotional state. Here are some emoticons from symbols and their decoding:

• :-) , :) ,) , =) , :c) , :o) , :] , 8) , :?) , :^) or:) - emoticon of happiness or joy;
• :-D, :D - a wide smile or uncontrollable laughter;
• :"-) , :"-D — laughter to tears;
• :-(, :(, =(— sad emoticon from symbols;
• :-C , :C - emoticons from characters of the text, denoting severe sadness;
• :-o, - boredom;
• :_(, :"(, :~(, :*(- crying emoticon;
• XD, xD - emoticons with letters that mean mockery;
• >:-D , >:) - options for expressing gloating (evil grin);
• :-> - grin;
• ):-> or ]:-> — sly smile;
• :-/ or:-\ - these emoticons can mean confusion, indecision;
• :-|| - anger;
• D-: - strong malice
• :-E or:E - designation of rage with text characters;
• :-| , :-I - this can be deciphered as a neutral relation;
• :-() , :-o , =-O , = O , :-0 , :O - these combinations of characters mean surprise;
• 8-O or:-, :-() - decoding: extreme degree of amazement (shock);
• :-* - gloom, bitterness;
• =P, =-P, :-P — irritation;
• xP - disgust;
• :-7 - sarcasm;
• :-J - irony;
• :> - smug;
• X(- inflated;
• :~- - bitter to tears.

By the way, some emoticons from characters, when inserted, can also be displayed in a graphical version (this will be discussed in today's article), but not always and not everywhere.

What do other classic text emoticons mean?

Below I will give a number of simple symbolic emoticons that reflect the state, character traits of people, their attitude towards interlocutors, emotional actions or gestures, as well as images of creatures, animals and flowers:

• ;-(- sad joke;
• ;-) - means a funny joke;
• :[email protected]- cry of anger;
• :-P , :-p , :-Ъ - show your tongue, which means licking your lips in anticipation of delicious food;
• :-v - talks a lot;
• :-* , :-() - kiss;
• () - hugs;
• ; , ;-) , ;) — designations of a wink;
• |-O - a surging yawn, which means a desire to sleep;
• |-I - sleeping;
• |-O - snores;
• :-Q - smoking;
• :-? - smokes a pipe;
• / - emoticon, meaning the interjection "hmmm";
• :-(0) - screams;
• :-X - "mouth shut" (means a call for silence;)
• :-! - the meaning of nausea or an analogue of the phrase "turns back from the soul";
• ~:0 - child;
• :*) ,%-) - drunk, intoxicated;
• =/ - crazy;
• :) , :-() - a man with a mustache;
• =|:-)= - "Uncle Sam" (this emoticon means a comic image of the US state);
• -:-) - punk;
• (:-| - monk;
• *:O) - clown;
• B-) - a man in sunglasses;
• B:-) - sunglasses on the head;
• 8-) - a man with glasses;
• 8 :-) - glasses on the head;
• @:-) - a man with a turban on his head;
• :-E - this set of characters denotes a vampire;
• 8-# - zombies;
• @~)~~~~ , @)->-- , @)-v-- - rose;
• *->->-- - carnation;
• <:3>
• \u003d 8) - pig;
• :o/ , :o
• :3 - cat;

If you wish, you yourself can invent emoticons by typing certain characters (letters, numbers or signs) on the keyboard. From the above list, it is clear, for example, that using the number "3" you can depict the face of a cat, dog (and also, say, a rabbit) or one of the parts of a heart. And emoticons with P mean sticking out tongue. There is room for creativity.

Horizontal Japanese emoticons (kaomoji)

Above were the classic emoticons, made up of text characters, which are interpreted and acquire the correct shape only if you tilt your head to the left or mentally rotate such an image 90 ° to the right.

More convenient in this regard are Japanese emoticons, when looking at which a tilt of the head is not required, because it is immediately clear what each of them means. Kaomoji, as you probably guessed, was first used in Japan and consisted of both standard characters available on any keyboard, and using hieroglyphs.

Japanese term «顔文字» when in Latin it looks like "Kaomoji". In fact, the phrase "kaomoji" is very close to the concept of "smile" (English smile - smile), because "kao" (顔) means "face" "moji" (文字)- "symbol", "letter".

Even with a cursory analysis of the meanings of these terms, it is noticeable that Europeans and residents of most countries where the Latin alphabet is common, when expressing emotions, pay more attention to such an element as the mouth (smile). For the Japanese, all components of the face are important, especially the eyes. This finds expression in true (not modified) kaomoji.

Subsequently, Japanese emoticons became widespread in Southeast Asia, and today they are used all over the world. Moreover, they can consist not only of symbols and hieroglyphs, but are often supplemented, for example, with letters and characters of the Latin or Arabic alphabet. To begin with, let's see what do some simple horizontal text emoticons mean:

• (^_^) or (n_n) - smiling, joyful;
• (^____^) - wide smile;
• ^-^ - happy emoticon;
• (<_>) , (v_v) - this is how sadness is usually indicated;
• (o_o) , (0_0) , (o_O) - these emoticons mean varying degrees of surprise;
• (V_v) or (v_V) - unpleasantly surprised;
• *-* - amazement;
• (@[email protected]) - surprise has reached a maximum ("you can be stunned");
• ^_^ ", *^_^* or (-_-v) - embarrassment, awkwardness;
• (?_?) , ^o^ - misunderstanding;
• (-_-#) , (-_-¤) , (>__
• 8 (>_
• (>>) , (>_>) or (<_>
• -__- or =__= - indifference;
• m (._.) m - apology;
• ($_$) - this emoticon reflects greed;
• (;_;) , Q__Q - crying;
• (T_T) , (TT.TT) or (ToT) - sob;
• (^_~) , (^_-) - these variations of emoticons indicate a wink;
• ^)(^ , (-)(-) , (^)...(^) - kiss;
• (^3^) or (* ^) 3 (*^^*) - love;
• (-_-;) , (-_-;) ~ - sick;
• (- . -) Zzz , (-_-) Zzz or (u_u) - sleeping.

Well, now a few horizontal emoticons that reflect common emotions, made up of more complex symbols and signs, as well as their designations:

• ٩(◕‿◕)۶ , (〃＾▽＾〃) or \(★ω★)/ — happiness;
• o(❛ᴗ❛)o , (o˘◡˘o) , (っ˘ω˘ς) - smile;
• (´♡‿♡`) , (˘∀˘)/(μ‿μ) ❤ or (๑°꒵°๑)･*♡ — love;
• (◡‿◡ *) , (*ﾉ∀`*) , (*μ_μ) - embarrassment.

Naturally, Japanese emoticons, which use not only service symbols and punctuation marks, but also complex letters of the katakana alphabet, provide more opportunities to express emotions not only through facial expressions, but also through gestures.

Let's say a smiley has become widespread on the Internet, shrugging and spreading hands. What does it mean? Most likely an apology with a touch of embarrassment:

This emoticon appeared thanks to the famous rapper Kanye West (Kanye West), who at the Video Music Awards in 2010 unexpectedly interrupted the speech of the presenter, and then showed such a gesture, recognizing the incorrectness of his behavior (the emoticon that shrugs its shoulders and spreads its arms was called "Kanye's shoulders" and became a real meme):

If you are interested in studying complete collection kaomoji reflecting emotions, forms of movement, states, types of animals, etc., then visit here is the resource, where they can be easily copied and pasted after that to the right place.

Emoji graphic emoticons (emoji), their codes and meanings

So, above we have analyzed symbolic emoticons, some of which, when inserted on social networks and other places, can acquire graphic outlines, that is, appear in the form of pictures. But this does not happen everywhere and not always. Why?

Yes, because they consist of simple text icons. To emoticons are guaranteed to acquire after inserting the type of images, and wherever you put them, codes must be used, specially included in the official Unicode table so that any user can quickly express their emotional state.

Of course, any emoticon can be loaded as created in graphic editors pictures, but meaning them great amount and the number of users on the Internet, such a solution does not look ideal, since it will inevitably have a negative impact on bandwidth global network. But the use of codes in this situation is just the thing.

As a result, popular engines used for forums and blogs (for example, the same WordPress) have in their functionality the ability to insert colored emoticons, which undoubtedly adds expressiveness to messages.

The same can be said for various chats and instant messengers designed for both PC and mobile devices(Skype, Telegram, Viber, Whatsapp).

Just graphic pictograms are called emoji (or emoji, which is more correct from the point of view of Japanese pronunciation). Term «画像文字» (in Latin transliteration "emoji"), which, like kaomoji, is a phrase consisting of two words, translated into Russian meaning "picture" ("e") and "letter", "symbol" (moji).

I think that the Japanese name for small pictures that appear in the text to display emotions, feelings and state is the most fair, since it was in Japan that symbolic images were born that did not require them to be mentally turned over for correct perception.

As I noted above, any code emoji smiley in the vast majority of cases, it is necessarily interpreted into a picture in all possible places where you want to insert it, including, for example, social networks VKontakte, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Moreover, in different areas, the emoticon can be displayed differently when inserting the same Unicode code corresponding to a specific value:

Another important point. By default, the emoji emoticon will be executed in black and white or displayed as a rectangle😀 (it all depends on the platform that is used in the place of its insertion). You can verify this if visit encoder and try to insert HTML codes corresponding to different emoticons in the field on the right:

Similar emoji in the browser will look exactly like this. In order for them to acquire color, you need to use a special script that is installed on large popular services. By the way, in one of latest versions WordPress (I don’t remember which one) just had emoji enabled by default, but I had to turn them off due to a seriously increased one, which I try to constantly monitor.

So for small resources having limited resources, emoji is not always a blessing. After disabling, when trying to insert emoji into the text of an article or comment, emoticons will just be present in black and white or in the form of a rectangle.

But in popular social networks, the use of the corresponding HTML code by any of the users initiates the appearance of a full-fledged emoticon. By the way, in the same Contact there is a whole collection of emoji sorted into categories. Copy this or that emoji you can from the Unicode table located where the icons are dispersed into sections:

Select the desired picture from the "Native" column and copy it to using context menu or ctrl+c. Then open in a new tab the page of some social network, forum, chat, even your own Email and paste this code into the message you want to send using the same menu or Ctrl + V.

And now watch the video, which presents 10 emoji, the real meaning of which you may not even know.

What do emoticons mean? How to decrypt them? These are the questions guys ask when they first get on social media. After all, emoticons in social networks, as well as in VK, are a traditional and simple way to express long phrases in one picture.

A person is not always able to express his emotions through familiar words, sometimes even the most beautiful phrases do not reflect the essence of the conversation. And then the thread of the conversation is lost, because the interlocutor, who is on the other side of the screen, is also by no means a telepath and does not read thoughts.
Online correspondence is a special type of conversation in which, just like in a personal meeting, emotions and the ability to express them play a big role. The opponent cannot see facial expressions, hand movements, does not hear surprised or interrogative intonations. This is where emoticons come in handy.

Any social network provides its users with a truly huge selection of emoticons for all occasions. And we will mainly focus on VK. Since mostly children and teenagers sit there, as well as some young parents, it will be interesting to learn about emoticons in VK.

What do emoticons mean? These symbols help to clearly and harmoniously describe the necessary state, express an emotional reaction and get rid of a lack of vocabulary.

Majority social networks, as well as any other resources for interactive communication - they have in their arsenal a certain number of so-called hidden emoticons. Most users simply do not know about such a function, since the administration of the communities themselves deliberately does not disseminate such information. And yet - they are, there are a lot of them, and they are absolutely free!

Each of the emoticons has a specific sign code belonging only to him. Therefore, in order to send such a smiley to a friend, you need to write this very code to the clipboard, or copy it directly into the message being sent. So, where can you get these secret signs to diversify your Internet lexicon with them?

A little lower in this article, the main codes will be given, and by registering them, anyone will receive unique emotions and action designations. It is also important that these emoticons are suitable for sending not only in private messages, but also for comments on photos, videos and other posts of friends. In the standard set of faces that open during communication, this function is not provided. Hidden emoticons you can even put it in the status, the main thing is to know what this or that sign means.

Inserting the required character into your text is quite easy - the combination Ctrl + V or the mouse menu item "Paste" will help with this.

Even some ten years ago, everyone actively used ICQ. Over time, more modern programs replaced this method of communication, but the emoticons that were in ICQ took root in everyday life and fell in love with a lot of people. How to get exactly those very first and most positive emoticons? If the skill allows, then you can install special application, for example - "Vkopt" or "vkPlugin". Each of them has its own catalog of emoticons, about thirty unique images, from good-natured and laughing to angry and sarcastic. In addition to the standard yellow faces, the applications will delight you with cheerful blue ones.

Of course, emoticons will not replace live communication with your peers and friends, but they are able to decorate online dialogues with incredible colors of emotions and understanding. It is simply impossible to allow communication to be reduced only to the exchange of symbols, even if they are eloquent, and sometimes you are just too lazy to write a capacious and detailed answer. If writing is completely unbearable - agree with the interlocutor and create a smiley comic, the meaning of which will be available only to two. Abusing emoticons is ugly, expressing your opinion with funny symbols is modern and relevant.

How does a sticker from VKontakte differ from a conventional emoticon

Recently, VKontakte has been offering us a lot of new stickers, some of them are free, while others will have to be paid with real money.

What is a sticker? This is a big picture on a given topic: cats, faces, people, fruits and vegetables, cars and others. They are available in the usual smiley menu, which opens to any user during correspondence. But the developers of the site, most of the stickers open access only for money.

Sometimes thematic collections come out for free access, but really cool and individual ones are not included in this list. These paid stickers can be obtained in three ways: pay for them, ask a friend for stickers as a gift, or download the appropriate plugin. The third method is the most logical and fastest, besides, extensions will allow you to attach stickers not only to messages, but also add them to comments.

The choice of such programs is so wide that it simply does not make sense to list them all here. Each of us can "google" and choose the extension that will fit his operating system.

If during a conversation in the dialogue field when you click on a sticker from the plug-in, only its digital code appears - do not panic, when sending the interlocutor, the picture itself will be displayed. This is a peculiar feature of the work of such add-on programs.

The emotional meaning of emoticons - what each of them means and how to use it correctly

Now let's talk about how to use symbols correctly in Internet speech.

What do emoticons mean, what emotions do they express, how are they called correctly?

smiley	Smiley code in VK	Decoding VKontakte emoticons - meaning, options and cases for setting an emoticon
	😊	- it is a smile. The simplest and most polite symbol that indicates your good nature, agreement with the opinion of the interlocutor, contentment with the tone of the conversation and just a good mood. It is always appropriate to use it, if the opponent is nice to you and the conversation is about pleasant things.
	😆	- laughter to tears. Reply to them with a really great joke or a great "trick".
	😍	- love. No explanation is needed here, but sending it to everyone indiscriminately is also not very nice. Leave only for the elite.
	😒	- upset. They can show the extent of your confusion and rejection of the situation that has arisen. A very deep emotion and does not require any verbal additions.
	😘	- light flirting. A symbolic declaration of love, often acts as a sign of gratitude for help or a hint. Sent to close friends or relatives.
	😛	- tease. It is used to tease the interlocutor into an argument or as a symbol of disbelief, for example, in a story told by a friend.
	😡	- very angry. Just wicked wicked. The extreme degree of intensity of the conversation, resentment, indignation.
	😦	- bewilderment and fear. You can post it at any incomprehensible moment, and also when the opinion of the interlocutor is extremely contrary to your own.
	😏	- a contemptuous smirk. Used to respond to messages that contain false information and you know about it.
	😎	- incredibly cool. Indicates the degree of your significance and steepness. Feel free to post it when you definitely have something to brag about.

Emoticons with symbols of faces of cats VKontakte

Now very popular and even touching. Let's talk about cats. These are well-known symbols, but the funny face in them is replaced with a cat's face.

smiley	Smiley code in VK	Decryption of emoticons
	😺	- a cat in isolation. Hints to the interlocutor about that. It's time to go outside and have some real fun
	🙀	- "Nichoshi" cat. A sign of extreme surprise, fear and distrust. Such a symbol suggests that you are waiting for some explanation from the interlocutor to his actions.
	😾	- unhappy cat. It describes the extent of your dissatisfaction with the conversation or actions of a friend. And if he doesn’t apologize right now, you can be very offended.
	😸	- miracle cat. You really have fun, the conversation is pleasant, and the jokes told by a friend are very funny
	😹	— just in tears. It is used when there is no strength left to hold back laughter, and from this laughter you can’t really say anything anymore
	😿	- crying cat. A symbol of despair, resentment, extreme disappointment. Very sincere and trusting emoticon
	😼	- the cat is a suspect. A sarcastic face hints to the interlocutor not only at your superiority over him, but also shows a sarcastic smile that can both provoke a friend and offend
	😻	- Tomcat. A symbol of extreme love and affection for a conversation partner
	😽	- kiss for good luck. This emoticon usually ends a conversation with a loved one or just a good friend.

VKontakte emoticons denoting action

smiley	Smiley code in VKontakte	Decryption of emoticons
	📢	- can you hear me? Grabs the interlocutor's attention
	📖	- I am reading. Says that in this moment you're busy
	📮	- open mailbox- I'm waiting for a letter from you
	🚖	- a bright sun. Means that you have a sunny mood and you are not disposed to quarrel
	🙌	- timeout. He is thrown into the chat when they want to interrupt the conversation or change its subject. With such an emoticon, it is good to resolve sudden negative disputes, stop aggression
	🛁	- shower. Everything is very simple here - I went to swim
	🚫	Stop or go no further. It means that now you are very busy, so you do not have the opportunity to maintain a dialogue
	Ⓜ	- underground. You are leaving or you invite a friend to meet you at a certain metro station. Just don't forget to check which
	☎	- telephone. A non-verbal substitute for the phrase is "Sorry, I was distracted by a call."
	☝	- Attention! This is how you show that you are going to utter an important or significant phrase, attract the attention of a friend

Emoticons - action

smiley	Smiley Code	Decoding emoticons VKontakte
	🍳	- scrambled eggs. “Can we go have lunch? In another meaning - a direct invitation to dinner
	🎁	- gift. "Give me this and that." Allegorically, this emoticon can describe a thing that was presented to you recently
	🎂	- birthday cake. This is how you announce that you are invited to the celebration, or that you are invited to the celebration
	🎆	- fireworks. Invite a friend not just to have fun, but to arrange a grand party that you both will remember for a long time
	🎦	- movie camera. "Let's go see a movie?" With the same emoticon, you can start a description of a movie that you recently watched and were satisfied with its plot.
	🎮	- joystick. Invitation to play online
	🎳	- skittles and a ball. Denotes not only bowling itself, but also any active pastime
	🎿	Let's go skiing or play sports
	💤	dream. Talks about the end of the conversation and that it's time for both of you to sleep
	👀	- What? Where? You hint to your opponent about the need to pay close attention to an event, video, person, etc.

Here we offer you such a decoding of VKontakte emoticons. Now you know the meaning of emoticons and in front of you in the tables is their transcript for use in the popular social network VKontakte.

Emoticons from symbols are very common lately. And rightly so, because another more universal and fast way display of their emotions and experiences during text correspondence - does not exist. Today, almost everyone knows at least two or three sets of symbols that display emotions. This set includes parentheses representing a person's lips, colons representing a person's eyes, and a semicolon representing a wink. However, you may come across an emoticon written in symbols, but not understand its meaning. This article will help you get closer to understanding text emoticons and memorize symbol combinations to display your emotions in text correspondence.

Even modern written speech is not endowed with the properties of a quick display of emotions, so that at the time of writing the text the author can show the feelings he is overwhelmed with. Only using a couple of sentences or phrases. Before the era of the global spread of the Internet, there were no problems with displaying the emotional component of the writer. Only with the advent of the Internet and increasing communication through writing text messages in chat rooms, instant messengers, forums and so on, such problems appeared. It would not be appropriate to write in a message that you are now smiling or winking at the interlocutor - it would look more like absurdity, and if it is completely without an emotional component, then you get a dry and callous dialogue.

When communicating in real time, it is not possible to select words to display emotions. You can put a question mark for a question, an exclamation mark for admiration, but how to show your seriousness to your interlocutor or that you were joking? All these problems were solved in the early 80s. Then it was proposed to attribute colon, dash and closing brackets to comic messages, that is :-) - text version of a smiling face (side view). This character set is a smiling emoticon. Subsequently, the dash, and then the colon, ceased to be used and they simply write the closing bracket ) .

For messages that are filled with sadness and feelings, it was proposed to attribute a set of text characters to a colon, a dash and an opening parenthesis, that is :-(. This set of text characters shows a face with eyes, a nose, and the corners of the lips turned down. As with a joyful, smiling emoticon, in a sad emoticon, the colon and dash symbols were subsequently stopped, and they began to write forgive the opening parenthesis (.

Thus began the widespread and all kinds of use of emoticons in the form of text characters. The main emphasis is on the rapid expression of emotions using some sets of text symbols, but semantic emoticons are also used to show states, actions, surrounding nature, and so on. Standard set there are no text characters, as everyone writes them differently.

Consider the various options for character emoticons.

Emoticons from symbols on the keyboard

The designation of emoticons of emotions from the symbols on the keyboard:

• Joy or a smile is most often depicted using symbols :) or :-) or =)
• Uncontrollable laughter (equivalent to LOL expression) :-D either :D or))))
• Another designation for laughter, but more like a mockery () XD or xD or >: -D (gloating)
• Laughter to tears, i.e. what does the “tears of joy” emoticon mean:’-) either:’-D
• Insidious grin ):-> or ]:->
• A sad or sad emoticon has text values:-(either =(or:(
• The symbolic designation of a very sad emoticon: -C or: C or (((((again, a variant of the under-smiley)
• Slight displeasure, confusion or puzzlement:-/ either:-\
• Strong anger D-:
• Text designation of a neutral attitude emoticon:-| either:-I or._. either -_-
• The symbolic value of the admiration emoticon is *O* or *_* or **
• Deciphering the emotion of surprise: - () either: - or: -0 either: O or O: either o_O or oO or o.O
• Options for what the emoticon of strong surprise or bewilderment can mean 8-O
• either =-O or:-
• Disappointment: -e
• Rage:-E either:E or:-t
• Embarrassment: -[ or %0
• Moody: :-*
• Sadness: :-<

Meaning of text emoji emotional actions or gestures

• What does a winking emoticon mean in text-symbol execution ;-) or;)
• Sad joke :-(
• Happy joke: ;-)
• Options for the designation of a crying emoticon: _ (either: ~ (or: "(or: *(
• Joyful crying (means "tears of joy" emoticon) :~-
• Sorrowful crying :~-(
• Angry scream: : [email protected]
• Kiss in text notation:-* or:-()
• Hugs ()
• Show tongue (means to tease) :-P either: -p or: -Ъ
• Locked mouth (means shh) :-X
• From the soul turns back (designation of nausea) :-!
• Drunk or confused (means either "I'm drunk" or "you're drunk") :*)
• You are a deer E :-) or 3 :-)
• You are a clown *:O)
• Heart — either @)~>~~ or @-‘-,’-,—
• Carnation *->->—
• Old joke (meaning button accordion) [:|||:] or [:]/\/\/\[:] or [:]|||[:]
• Krezi (meaning “your roof has gone”) /:-(or /:-]
• Fifth dot (_!_)

What do horizontal (Japanese) character emoticons mean?

Horizontal or Japanese character emoticons are those that can be understood without tilting the head to the side, such as with a smiley face :-).

The most common of the horizontal text emoticons are:

• A smile (joy) is usually denoted: (^_^) or (^____^) or (n_n) or (^ ^) or \(^_^)/
• Sadness in symbols is denoted as: () or (v_v)
• The following characters represent varying levels of surprise: (o_o) or (0_0) or (O_o) or (o_O) or (V_v) (unpleasant surprise) or (@ [email protected]) (meaning "You can be stunned")
• Emoticon meaning admiration: (*_*) or (*o*) or (*O*)
• I'm sick: (-_-;) or (-_-;)~
• Sleeping: (- . -) Zzz. or (-_-) Zzz. or (u_u)
• Embarrassment: ^_^" or *^_^* or (-_-") or (-_-v)
• Anger and rage: (-_-#) or (-_-¤) or (-_-+) or (>__<)
• What does fatigue mean: (>_<) либо (%_%)
• Depression (u_u)
• Jealousy: 8 (>_<) 8
• Distrust: (>>) or (>_>) or (<_<)
• Indifference: -__- either =__=
• This emoticon text expression means misunderstanding: (?_?) or ^o^;>
• Value close to a crying emoticon: (;_;) or (T_T) or (TT.TT) or (ToT) or Q__Q
• What does a wink mean: (^_~) or (^_-)
• Kiss: ^)(^ either (^)…(^) or (^)(^^)
• High five (means friend): =X= or (^_^)(^_^)
• Carrot love: (^3^) or (* ^) 3 (*^^*)
• Apology: m (._.) m
• Greed Smiley: ($_$)

Cool emoticons from symbols

Cool emoticons, consisting of several characters - the fantasy is limitless.

When talking with a person live, you can easily express your emotions on your face and the interlocutor will immediately understand what you feel or want to say. However, in our time, communication through various social networks is gaining more and more popularity. And in order to make communication as convenient and colorful as possible, we came up with smilies.

They are stylized graphic images, namely, a cartoon face expressing various emotions, such as joy, anger, anger, admiration and others. Thanks to this, you can very easily understand the mood of a person and shorten your message at times, which makes communication more exciting. Also, if you managed to somehow contact a foreigner, but you do not know the language that he speaks, then emoticons will be of great help, since they are international means of communication.

A bit of history

In the 17th century in Slovakia, emoticons were used to convey positive emotions. The eccentric play "In Futurum", written by Erwin Schulhoff in 1919, contains 4 emoticons that convey different emotions. The film "Port City" also stood out with a smiley, only he expressed excruciating despair.

The stylized image was used in the films Lily (1953) and Goo (1958). It was no longer an expression of sorrow, but an expression of happiness. The image of emoticons continues to be popularized and various well-known companies and brands do not hesitate to use them in their everyday life. They are used in many films and TV shows, including Forest Gump. Also, from 2005 to 2013, the smiley becomes the emblem of the All-Russian Youth Forum Seliger.

Basic emoticons and their meaning

• 🙂 means smile at the interlocutor
• 🙂 — smile, but only for a lazy interlocutor
• ) — smile with a very lazy or very tired interlocutor
• ,-) means wink
• 😉 - also wink
• :- > — sarcasm
• (-: - also means smile, only differs from the first in that it is left-handed
• 🙁 - expresses sadness
• : < - expresses more sadness than the previous
• :FROM- also sadness
• :-* - denotes kiss
• :* — kiss. A more simplified version

How to insert emoticons VKontakte

If you want to insert a graphic VKontakte emoticon, then you need to look at the table that is attached below, select the one that suits the type of your message and insert the emoticon into the message, everything is extremely simple. Just don't forget put a space between words and emoticons, otherwise VKontakte will not recognize them. You were probably confused by the fact that VKontakte interprets emoticons into pictures. The whole point is that Emoji- these are characters of any Unicode font that exists on any gadget. BUT text emoticons is an informal interpretation of Emoji.

How to insert emoticons into VK status

There are several options for inserting emoticons into a status.

Decoding of the main emoticons

This table contains frequently used emoticons on VKontakte. For new users or just for those who want to get to know this topic better, this will be a great helper.