Smilies

Explanation

'Smilies' are small graphical images that can be used to convey an emotion or feeling. If you have used email or internet chat, you are likely familiar with the smilie concept. Certain standard strings are automatically converted into smilies. Try twisting your head on one side if you do not 'get' smilies; using a bit of imagination should reveal a face of some description.

If you want to disable smilies in a post that you make, you can select the 'Disable Smilies' option when posting. This is particularly useful if you are posting program code and you do not want ;) converted to a smilie face!

Smilie List

What to Type
Resulting Graphic
Meaning
  • Generic Smilies
  • :deadhorse:
    Dead horse
    Dead horse
  • :rant:
    Rant
    Rant
  • :matrix:
    matrix
    matrix
  • :)
    smile
    smile
  • :mace:
    Mace
    Mace
  • :gwh:
    Rifleman
    Rifleman
  • :(
    Frown
    Frown
  • :soapbox:
    soap box
    soap box
  • :medvl:
    Medieval
    Medieval
  • :boohoo:
    Boo Hoo
    Boo Hoo
  • :confused:
    Confused
    Confused
  • :chapeau
    Chapeau
    Chapeau
  • :beer2:
    Beer
    Beer
  • :borg:
    borg
    borg
  • :brunoisright
    Bruno is right
    Bruno is right
  • :fim:
    Foot in Mouth
    Foot in Mouth
  • :argue:
    Agrue
    Agrue
  • :mad:
    Mad
    Mad
  • :banghead:
    banghead
    banghead
  • :whipped:
    Whip
    Whip
  • :cry:
    Cry
    Cry
  • :idea:
    Idea
    Idea
  • :gl:
    Good Luck!
    Good Luck!
  • :tameshigiri:
    Chop
    Chop
  • :nono:
    NoNo
    NoNo
  • :popcorn:
    Popcorn
    Popcorn
  • :rock:
    You Rock!
    You Rock!
  • :ziplip:
    ZipLip
    ZipLip
  • :dropjaw:
    Jaw dropping
    Jaw dropping
  • :p
    Stick Out Tongue
    Stick Out Tongue
  • :needcoffee:
    Need Coffee
    Need Coffee
  • :shrug:
    Shrug
    Shrug
  • :angel:
    Angel
    Angel
  • ;)
    Wink
    Wink
  • :gaah:
    Gaah!
    Gaah!
  • :deal:
    Deal
    Deal
  • :thinking:
    Thinking
    Thinking
  • :beer1:
    Beer
    Beer
  • :D
    Big Grin
    Big Grin
  • :rofl2:
    ROFL
    ROFL
  • :aargh:
    Aargh
    Aargh
  • :hmmm:
    Hmmm
    Hmmm
  • :lurk:
    lurk
    lurk
  • :o
    Embarrassment
    Embarrassment
  • :jedi:
    Jedi
    Jedi
  • :mexwave:
    mexican wave
    mexican wave
  • :overkill:
    Overkill
    Overkill
  • :chop:
    Chop!
    Chop!
  • :rolleyes:
    Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
    Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
  • :cool:
    Cool
    Cool
  • :eek:
    EEK!
    EEK!
  • :roflmao
    ROFLMAO
    ROFLMAO
  • :w
    Whistling
    Whistling
  • :y
    Yowsa
    Yowsa
  • :cen
    Censored
    Censored
  • :bow
    Bowing
    Bowing
  • :tu
    Thumb-up
    Thumb-up
  • :td
    Thumb-down
    Thumb-down
  • :gth
    Gun-to-head
    Gun-to-head
  • :nj
    NiceJob
    NiceJob
  • ";"
    neener/gotcha
    neener/gotcha
  • :OT
    Off Topic
    Off Topic
  • :HJ
    Hijacked
    Hijacked