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13	[[quoteright:350:[[VisualNovel/MonsterProm https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/just_a_little_boy.png]]]]
14	[[caption-width-right:350:I am happy! :)]]
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16	->''"There is no emoticon for what I am feeling!"''
17	-->-- '''[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Comic Book Guy]]''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
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19	It's an [[NewMedia online trope]] about using typing characters to represent symbols, often to show emotions or to punctuate a point.
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21	The format is usually a sideways face with the eyes on the left and the mouth on the right. (e.g.: ":)") Optionally there is a dash to represent the nose. Another format is an underline or period in the center for the mouth, and two things on the side for the eyes. (e.g.: "(‐'.'‐)") These are often called "[[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Kirbies]]" by English speakers. The first type is generally more Western, while the second has a stronger Asian heritage, and was imported from Japanese textboards and popularized in the West on {{anime}} forums.
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23	The first documented use of the "smiley" and "frown" emoticons on the Internet (people had [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emoticons_Puck_1881_with_Text.png tinkered with them on typewriters in the past]]) was on the [[UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}} Carnegie Mellon University]] computer science general board September 19, [[OlderThanTheyThink 1982]] at 11:44am EST by Scott E. Fahlman:
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25	-->19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-)\
26	From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c>\
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28	I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:\
29	\
30	:-)\
31	\
32	Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark\
33	things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use\
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35	:-(
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37	Within a few months usage and variations had spread to the ARPANET and Usenet. (The message shown here was thought lost forever before it was found 20 years later on some backup tapes.)
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39	{{Message Board}}s often have pre-made pictures that replace the symbol you type. And of course there is [[http://emoticon.wikia.com/wiki/Emoticon_wiki Emoticon Wiki]] for more information.
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41	In recent years, emoticons have been widely replaced by emojis in social media and texting, which are a Japanese import that presents pictograms to relate ideas and concepts.
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43	For the JustForFun page where you can make your own [[JustForFun/{{Emoticons}} here]]. Our Forum also has an emoticon thread [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=z7wm9migxxf8dsw25yl3slrd&page=1 here]].
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45	Compare UsefulNotes/{{Emojis}}, AsciiArt, {{Henohenomoheji}}, ImageMacro. Webcomic/RageComics are another popular way of communicating your emotions online.
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48	[[foldercontrol]]
49	!!Common emoticons:
50
51	[[folder:Some common emoticons]]
52	* [[HaveANiceDaySmile Smile]] :) / :-) / =) / =] ^‿^ / ^u^ / シ / :-] / :] / :-} / :} / c: / ^_^ / _ / :> / <:
53	* Grin :D / :-D / =D / \|D
54	* Wink ;) / ;-) / ^_~ / ~_^ / ^_-~♦
55	* Frown :( / :-( / =( / =[ / :c / :C / :< / >:
56	* Shock :O / :-O / =O / D:> / :U / o_o / O_O / :u
57	* Anger >:( / >:-( / >=( / >:U
58	* Rage >:O / >:-O / >:C / D:< / >:c
59	* Laughter xD / XD
60	* Unimpressed v_v / =\| / -_- / -___- / :\|
61	* Embarrassed ^^; / >_>
62	* Weirded out @_@ / O_o / _ /☉_☉ / ◉_◉ / 8(
63	* Tongue-in-cheek :P / :-P / =P / xP / XP
64	* Crying: ; ; /;_; / QQ / Q_Q / T_T
65	* Sadface: :'(
66	* Cringing: >_< / >.< / >< / X(
67	* Confusion: :s / :/
68	* Cat smile: :3 / x3 / >:3
69	* Heart: <3 ε>
70	* Disapproval: ಠ_ಠ
71	* FlippingTheTable: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
72	* Me Gusta/Lenny face: }:} / ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
73	[[/folder]]
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75	----
76	!!Emoticons in works:
77
78	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
79	* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', Misa Amane sometimes has [[SayItWithHearts a heart emoticon after her words]] when she is speaking to Light.
80	* Chapter 102 of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' reveals that [[LawfulPushover Miko]] tends to use a gratuitous amount of emoticons and emojis when she texts.
81	* In ''Manga/MonsterMusume'', Lala the [[HeadlessHorseman dullahan]]'s body "speaks" in emoticons when the head is away.
82	* Hifumi of ''Manga/NewGame'' uses those heavily, not only when she's using Groupware but also in some written materials, which annoys Kou as the latter finds the former using them in a tardy note.
83	* Emoticons show up all over the place in ''Anime/PaniPoniDash''. One episode takes place in the Edo period of Japan. Throughout the whole episode, the narrations reflect on the culture of society at the time, while showing real-life Japanese style artworks in which everyone's face is replaced by 2chan emoticons. In another episode, Kurumi Momose tends to start sporadically cycling through numerous emoticons on her face when she's absolutely bewildered and confused about what everyone else is talking about.
84	* Fans of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' have popularized an emoticon of Kyubey's face like so: /人◕‿‿◕人. This is usually coupled with his catchphrase: "Want to make a contract?"
85	* One ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'' comic has Asagi draft Yotsuba into being "e-mail". She then tells her "You need an emoticon". Yotsuba's expression in the last panel is a dead-on visualization of the O____O emotion.
86	[[/folder]]
87
88	[[folder:Audio Plays]]
89	* In ''AudioPlay/StrikersSoundStageX'', Agito notes that she keeps trying to get [[TheStoic Signum]] to use emoticons in her emails like Vita does.
90	[[/folder]]
91
92	[[folder:Comic Books]]
93	* In ''Film/TheViewAskewniverse'' comic ''Bluntman and Chronic'', one of the titular duo's enemies is a nerd-turned-supervillain Newsgroup who often speaks in emoticons.
94	* Emoticon from ''ComicBook/WelcomeToTranquility'' has a face mask that shows his emotions through emoticons. He's the grandson of another villain called the Typist.
95	[[/folder]]
96
97	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
98	* [[http://www.gocomics.com/theargylesweater/2011/07/06 This strip]] of ''ComicStrip/TheArgyleSweater'' has a wedding ceremony for a ''':''' and a ''')'''. One guest comments, "They seem so happy together!"
99	* ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'':
100	** [[http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2011/06/30 This exchange]]:
101	--->'''Rat:''' Why do people that make rude, snarky comments on the internet always feel the need to end their comment with that dumb winking emoticon?\
102	'''Goat:''' It means they're just teasing you. You know, just having some fun with you.\
103	'''Rat:''' Well, that's stupid. And you're stupid for knowing that.\
104	'''Goat:''' ''I'm'' stupid?!\
105	'''Rat:''' ;-)\
106	'''Pig:''' ''([[MediumAwareness pointing]] at Rat's SpeechBalloon)'' Ha! Ha! Ha! Don't be mad...''look!''
107	** There was a much earlier strip in which Pig kept adding them to his speech, much to Rat's chagrin, ending with Pig getting beaten up. Author Stephan Pastis mentioned in one of his treasuries (about this particular strip) that he finds emoticons extremely annoying.
108	[[/folder]]
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110	[[folder:Fan Works]]
111	* ''Fanfic/AllMyHomiesHateAthalieSeverin'': Silvia has a ;) towards the end while telling Camille that she'll introduce her to some "cool lesbians".
112	* ''Fanfic/BottledLetters'': Apo uses one in his last chronicled letter. Red is excited by the prospects of its use.
113	-->'''Apo:''' I don't like this stupid faction, they're too soft and none of them know what being a pirate really means. [=:(=]\
114	'''Red:''' You made a face in your letter! I didn't know you can do that.
115	* In ''Fanfic/TheNowakverse'' (which not only takes place in TheNineties, but ''Under the Bridge'' itself premiered in 1998), mice put the digit 8 before their emoticons in online conversation to identify themselves as mice.
116	-->8:-)
117	* ''Fanfic/TheUndying'': Mettaton reacts to Alphys [[ArousedByTheirVoice referring to Asgore's voice as "soothing"]] by displaying a ;) on his monitor, though the narration notes that had Mettaton had a face he would've smirked instead.
118	[[/folder]]
119
120	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
121	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie'', emoticons are portrayed as the senior citizens of the emoji world, due to being the precursors to the emojis. Gene accidentally knocks ":)" ";P" and a wheelchair-bound ">:\|" over near the beginning, making them spill their individual pieces. This leads to one of them groaning [[OwMyBodyPart "My]] [[{{Pun}} colon!"]]
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124	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
125	* In ''Film/ScottPilgrimVSTheWorld'', when Young Neil explains to Knives that Scott used to date her rock star role model Envy (Natalie) Adams, he response is an actual ":O" on her face. Complete with a computer "bloop" sound.
126	* In ''Film/{{Virtuosity}}'', the main character locates the virtual serial killer in the training program through the clue left on the side of one building.
127	-->'''Barnes:''' Semicolon; Parenthesis... Smiley face.
128	[[/folder]]
129
130	[[folder:Literature]]
131	* ''Creator/DaveBarry in Cyberspace'' has a helpful list of emoticons, some of which are real, most of which he made up, which includes:
132	** :0WW "Person vomiting a series of Slim Jims"
133	** :({8 "Person who is unhappy with the results of her breast enhancement surgery"
134	** :V:\| "Person who cannot figure out why no one wants to talk to him or her, little suspecting that there is an alligator on his or her head"
135	* Will Schwalbe, co-author of "Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better", calls the exclamation point the "ur-emoticon".
136	[[/folder]]
137
138	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
139	* Sheldon of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' once recounts being particularly elated at a scientific discovery.
140	-->'''Sheldon:''' In the world of emoticons, I was colon capital D. ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSCl4RnpkUc [demonstrates] ]]''
141	[[/folder]]
142
143	[[folder:Magazines]]
144	* British FashionMagazine ''i-D'' has a name that doubles as a winking emoticon, and every cover model is photographed either winking or covering their right eye as to resemble the logo.
145	[[/folder]]
146
147	[[folder:Music]]
148	* The Music/HelloProject members each have their own emoticon used on 2ch.
149	* Music/{{Basshunter}} has an album titled "[=LoL=] <(^^,)>".
150	* The third album of ElectroSwing group Music/CaravanPalace was titled ''<I°_°I>'' (a.k.a. ''Robot'' or ''Robot Face'').
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153	[[folder:Roleplay]]
154	* Amy from ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'' naturally incorporates emoticons into her speech after she's [[BrainUploading transformed into a data consciousness]]. She explains that she just has to think of an expression, and an emoticon corresponding to it will appear.
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156
157	[[folder:Video Games]]
158	* ''VideoGame/DotHackGU'':
159	** [=NPCs=] native to [[spoiler:the Netslum]] have Japanese-style emoticons for faces.
160	** Emoticons also pop up in people's e-mails and dialogue, since they're trying to imitate how people on the internet actually type (surprisingly, the writers actually didn't do too badly at this).
161	* The assassin Zero from ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' wears a full helmet which is never taken off, and so displays expression by way of giant projected emoticons.
162	* ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'' is set in the Internet, so naturally many characters use these while speaking. Catie especially likes to end her sentences with them.
163	* In ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'', Yuzu uses emoticons in her e-mails that slowly decline in use as the week wears on.
164	* The guards in ''VideoGame/EmbricOfWulfhammersCastle'' "speak" in Emoticons, but the Duchess (and just about everyone else) understands what they are saying. It's even parodied when the Duchess finds a guardsman who doesn't speak in Emoticons, calling him an imposter!
165	* Used very often in the ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' series by the characters. Emoticons range from happy, worry, and anger. ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'' uses these again and adds some new ones, such as eye shifting, sighing, and sadness. At certain parts of the game, you can utilize some of these expressions (happy, joy, worry, and anger) to respond to a situation, which does nothing but slightly change the response from the characters in the scene.
166	* In ''VideoGame/Killer7'', the bodiless thief Susie used emoticons throughout her speeches, including this one: (`曲´) to signify extreme frustration.
167	* In ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode'', the BigBad of "Access Denied" uses emoticons or just symbols, given that it is a [[AIIsACrapshoot supercomputer]].
168	* Histoire from the ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'' series frequently uses emoticons and emojis in her speech.
169	* In ''VideoGame/Persona3'', MMORPG girl Maya ([[spoiler:aka homeroom teacher Ms. Toriumi]]) sprinkles all her online dialogue with eastern/anime-style emoticons, particularly the Kirby dances.
170	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
171	** ''VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness'' is ''not'' an example, as the "XD" in the title is an acronym (eXtra Dimension). This doesn't stop some people from interpreting the title that way.
172	** Ditto is officially based on a ":)" emoticon crossed with an amoeba.
173	* ''VideoGame/ReplicantiIncremental'': The "???" (presumably Eternity due to the button's purple color scheme) tab only has ":)" in it as of version 0.2.2.1.
174	* Terran Reapers from ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'' are equipped with [=KD8=] cluster grenades for use against buildings. The designation makes an emoji of someone upset (the "D8") at being blown up (the "K").
175	* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
176	** The standard wink emoticon is practically a VerbalTic for Aaron. ;)
177	** In the best ending, Toriel discovers texting and invents an emoticon to represent her own face. ]: )
178	[[/folder]]
179
180	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
181	* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
182	** Fat, sweaty {{otaku}} Sal Manella somehow adds a ":(" to one of his sentences in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney''.
183	** ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'': Athena Cykes's Mood Matrix has four emoticons to represent the emotions the person she analyzes. The necklace she wears responds to how she feels with appropriate colors and emoticons as well.
184	* In ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', there's a brief RunningJoke that whenever Rin texts Riki (very rarely as she's terrible with technology), she always ends with a blank -_- emote. (As Riki points out, why bother using an emoticon to denote that you don't have an expression?) This gets a darker reprise later when [[spoiler:Rin, away at the other school, sends Riki texts ending with crying TT_TT emotes and Riki knows that she wouldn't send that unless she were crying in real life, something she almost never does.]]
185	* When [[TheVoice Bat]] from ''VisualNovel/VillainousNights'' starts appearing in person, he wears a full-face mask that projects a variety of emoticons in place of facial expressions. He's very proud of it.
186	[[/folder]]
187
188	[[folder:Web Animation]]
189	* In the ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'' Valentimes[[note]]sic[[/note]] Day Special , when Cheerleader texts with the class president, she attempts to enter an emoticon that is supposed to look like a heart and a frontways cupid, looking like this: '''<B >KO)->'''. Unfortunately, the class prez doesn't get the text jargon, and when a Wireless Wizard shows up to chastise them for "texting from a few feet away", he complains the "cupid" looks more like a "USB dongle goblin".
190	-->'''Class Prez:''' Whattaya mean, I'm less than B?
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193	[[folder:Webcomics]]
194	* After reading [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150414112433/http://www.beaverandsteve.com/index.php?comic=336 this]] ''Webcomic/BeaverAndSteve'' strip, you will have to use the emoticon Q-Q ''somewhere''.
195	* ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics'':
196	** T-Rex invents the [[https://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1057 "OGC" emoticon]].
197	** [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1901656/OGC-unveils-new-logo-to-red-faces.html Not the only time]] that emoticon has shown up, either.
198	** [[http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=156807548736 Exactly.]]
199	** T-Rex explores what happens when people who use [[https://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1030 multiple question marks in emails]] try to apply this logic to emoticons:
200	--->'''T-Rex:''' I got one that was like "I am really sad :((((((" and it's sort of a bizarre emphasis that entirely divorces a smiley from its own visual iconography. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
201	* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' has one emoticon for every nation made by the fans. The Russia emoticon is probably the most popular and recognizable: (^し^) (or ( ^ J ^ ), alternatively).
202	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
203	** Many of the trolls incorporate their horns or abnormal eyes into their emoticons. For example, Aradia, a largely {{emotionless\|Girl}} ghost, has [[color:#a10000:0_0]]; Tavros, with broad, bull-like horns, has [[color:#a15000:}:)]]; Karkat, with short, nubby horns, has [[color:#626262:O:B]]; Vriska, with her prominent [[AnimalMotifs spider motif]], has [[color:#005682:::::)]]; Nepeta the CatGirl has [[color:#416600::33]]; Feferi, with her curved horns and goggles, has [[color:#77003c:38)]]; Terezi, with pointed, straight horns, has [[color:#008282:>:]]]; and Gamzee the MonsterClown has [[color:#2b0057::o)]]. [[WickedCultured Doc Scratch]], of all people, has [[Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff 8^y]].
204	** Emoticons for the quadrants of troll romance: '''<3''', '''<3<''', '''<>''', and '''c3<'''.
205	* Castora, God of the Beach in ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation'', uses a smiley emoticon. In real life. TheRant helpfully informs us "Yes, gods can totally pronounce emoticons."
206	* Kang Horyang from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' has a wing of energy that tells a lot about him. Whether he will move or attack, what he is thinking, and... showing his emotions through Emoticons.
207	[[/folder]]
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209	[[folder:Web Originals]]
210	* ''WebOriginal/WhatColorAreYou'': As part of the cutesy and innocent air that the quiz seeks to initially give off, all of its questions initially have a cute emoticon accompanying them, such as (❍ᴥ❍ʋ) and ※(^o^)/※. The first question that lacks one, "Are you afraid", also marks the turning point for the quiz becoming much deeper and less light-hearted.
211	[[/folder]]
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213	[[folder:Western Animation]]
214	* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', when Beemo gets his controller taken away by a Door Lord, his screen promptly shows the "D:" emoticon.
215	* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'', Shake discovers text messaging and announces his messages accordingly:
216	--> '''Shake:''' LOL, IMHO, colon, paranthesis!
217	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
218	** The fandom brought about the ''So awesome!'' /)^3^( emoticon.
219	** Not to mention the /) bro-hoof (. Or, better yet, underhanded: ) (/.
220	[[/folder]]
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