The Interactive Glossary: Defining the Net

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Emoticon

Another name for a smiley, an emoticon is a sequence of keyboard characters used to punctuate a message or posting by expressing the writer's emotional state. For example:

:-)   a smile

:-(   sadness or consternation

;-)   a wink

Learn more: Smileys