Emoticon is a word crossing, in an educated manner out ''' Emot ''' ion and Icon. A character sequence (from normal punctuation marks) is named, which copies a smiley, in order to express in written electronic communication of tendency and feeling conditions. They originate from the time, in which over Internet only texts could be sent away.

The Emojis originating from Japan is a special form of the Emoticon (see below). Emoticons are used for instance in in the Usenet and in E-Mail traffic. To recognize one can it best, by bending the head somewhat to the left.

Emergence

On 19 September 1982 the student suggested Fahlman in a bulletin board (electronic panel) Scott E. the Carnegie Mellon University copying from ASCII characters in the meantime world-famous the Signet become. For a long time was considered to this post office as verschollen. After extensive investigations it succeeded to regain Jeff Baird on 10 September 2002 the original message of Fahlman on a baking UP volume from the year 1982. Here is Scotts of original post office:

19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman: -) From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman RK Cmu-20c> I per float that the following characters sequence for joke of marker: : -) READ it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical tons of Marks things that acres EMERGENCY of jokes, given current trends. For this, use: - ( 

Examples of Emoticons

Admitted examples

: -) laughing face, expression of joy [alternatively: :)] : - (sad face, expression of annoyance or disappointment [alternatively: : (]; -) zwinkern, means in approximately "“Nimm's not so seriously!"” [alternatively: ;)] : - p tongue rausstrecken [alternatively: : p: P] xD smiley for dead-laugh or at least strong laughter: - D of sound laughter, laughing at [alternatively: lol - lye-hung out loudly] (-: Left-handed person smiley - all other Emoticons please accordingly turn. 

Further examples

There is a multiplicity of Emoticons. Also use not all the same Emoticon for the same thing. In addition new Emoticons is added again and again. A laughing face can be for example:

:) :] : o): -) =o) (C: : - D: > 

Further examples of Emoticons are:

 
 =) both eyes zukneifen (different meanings) (-: Good mood (left-handed person):)) over both ears lucky: - o Oh, Oh (or oO, o_O) %) confused, squint: - O surprised, shocks: - (sadly, dissatisfied: '- (cry > (furiously: - X plaster over the mouth: - @ roaring: - | I legend this time nothing %}  -/I find not merrily, dissatisfied, speechless: - > sarkastisches Grinsen >) impudent Grinsen >: -) Devil: *) around  or I am drunk: - x kiss (alternative: : * and/or: - *): - D loud laughing B) sun glass carrier 8) eyeglass wearer D: -) laughing with hat: - Q smoker; o) Zwinkern: - Rausstrecken P tongue: S confused face {: -)  0: -) Holy light 

Others SMI-read

There is still another row other one SMI-reads, which is not however in the actual sense faces.

 \ m Metal = \ = Trekkiegruss (also \ v for "“lives long and in peace"”) @--}-- Rose <3 heart or an ice bag, thus in the doubt harmlessly: -) \ o expression of joy, signs (right arm, head, left arm) 

Function of Emoticons

Emoticons are for the participants in Internet communication an important method to make their feeling situation clear. Internet communication runs contrary to direct communication (EN: Face ton Face Communication) without visible opposite, its gestures, Mimik and being correct expression to be interpreted could. Statements about the truthfulness and meaning of the statement and the emotional condition of the speaker obtain each communication beside word contents also attitude to opposite. Also reference points give the social role of the speaker (sex, approximate age, skin color, clothes, hair-style, etc.) over the meaning of language contents. So for example an ironical statement is not to be understood often alone at word contents. In order to clarify the meaning context of the statements, Emoticons help. Differently than with other forms of text-based communication, like the letter, often meet in the Internet unknown quantity. This makes it still more difficult to decode the meaning context. The Emoticons is to help here to reduce the number of the misunderstandings.

There is detailed information for the characteristic of communication by means of computers in the article computer-obtained communication.

Diagram Emoticons

In recent time from an increasing number of programs and mobile telephones Emoticons are converted into a diagram, approximately from Instant Messenger software such as ICQ or E-Mail-Clients such as Mozilla.

In Internet forums nowadays almost exclusively in diagram converted Emoticons is used, most shows various modifications of the smiley. There are web pages, which offer hundreds this diagram Emoticons for the left. Diagrams also animated are not rarity. Straight one lately goes the trend toward individual "„sign smiley "“(smiley, which high-hold a sign with a message). There is available meanwhile many of such sign smiley generators in the Web, with which one can put on oneself within shortest time a smiley.

If a Emoticon is converted into a diagram, it contains more picture information than the minimalistic original Emoticon. Therefore the same Emoticon can obtain different "“emotions"” depending upon translating program, which differ partly strongly from each other and also from the intended message to deviate to be able. E.G. a heart, which is represented lightpink and with soft forms, has completely different effect than flaming a red, wildly swung variant. The common simple form would be <3.

Japanese Emoticons

While with the traditional Emoticons of the viewers the head to to the left bend must (or with left-handed person smiley (-: to the right), an alternative form of Emoticons comes from Japan (jap. emoji, picture letters), with which this is not necessary. Since the year 2000 this form is increased by Emoticons in the IRC anzufinden and enjoys in particular with young humans of special popularity. Japanese Emoticons extends the expression pallet, since they do not often only consist of ASCII characters, but also from Japanese characters, above all katakana.

Modern Japanese mobile telephones stored dozens for example for SMS reports of Emoticons and to change the respective keywords ("“howl"”, "“apology"”) after input instead of in kanji alternatively in Emoticons over. Like that also very long Emoticons is not a problem. In addition they are offered particularly coded, partly picture symbols with a multiplicity of motives, for example a Hamburg one, exploding fireworks, the German flag or itself a kissing pair, even moving.

  (^_^) male (^.^) female (hide the teeth) \ (^_^)/Hurra! (with arms) (smaller version: \ o)/signs (^_~) eye zukneifen/zwinkern (-. -) (*_*) by something High/drunk find its (T_T) cry (>_<) eyes zukneifendes face somewhat stupid to swarms (+_"°) - Autsch! /furiously its (- _) gene FFS  bad face  sad/anxious face  a brow lift (O_O) very surprised/shocked (^_^) "“are ashamed, sympathy have

  (X.X) to be  o.¤. 

However the Emoticons is partly felt and used ^_^ and ^.^ only than lucky face.

Example of long Emoticon:

  (+.+) (-. -) (_ _)"… recognize its error and apologize then (bow!)  ("…)"… note something 

Often for reasons of saving of time the face edges are omitted: ^.^ instead of (^.^) or ^^ " instead of (^_^) "“

Shorter Emoticon of this kind: ^^ (laugh) or look at (someone badly)

In addition, there is the reverse variant: Emoticons are pulled for expression increase around a multiple into the length:

    ^__; "… flennen. ___. "… deep mourning/shock 

See also

• Erikativ
• List of the abbreviations (net jargon)
• Kind of ASCII
• Animoticons

Related links

• Glossary to the topic SMI-read, Chatzeichen and - with background information (German)
• Scott Fahlman over "“its"” Emoticon (English)
• first mention/invention of the Emoticons (copy from Chat (English)
• Explanations concerning Japanese Emoticons (English)
• Japanese Emoticons (English)
• AA (Japanese ASCII kind) underground thread @ hiding place (English version)

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