| Mouse | <:3)~~~~ |
| (Japanese) | ^_^ / Joyful! |
| .. | (<> |
| A cold | :~) |
| A cold | :-~) |
| A cold | :-~| |
| A dozen roses | 12x--<--@ |
| A dozen roses | 12x@>--->--- |
| A long-stemmed rose | @>--->--- |
| Abraham Lincoln | ==):-)= |
| Abraham Lincoln | =):-)= |
| Administrators On-Line | A-OLs |
| alienated | <>) |
| Along The Same Line | ATSL |
| am a vampire. | :-[I |
| Amused | %-} |
| Angel | O:-) |
| Angry | (:-&	 |
| Angry | (:&	 |
| Angry | >:-< |
| Angry - Seriously | :-|| |
| Angry, frustrated | }:[ |
| Angry, or got a black eye | ;-( |
| Annoyed | >:-( |
| Are We Having Fun Yet? | AWTTW |
| Are You OK? | UOK |
| As A Matter Of Fact | AAMOF |
| As Far As I Know | AFAIK |
| As I See It | AISI |
| As Soon As Possible ASL Age, sex, location | ASAP |
| Aside comment | :-Y |
| Asleep | |I |
| Asleep | |-| |
| Astonished | :-C |
| Astonished | 8-O |
| Astonished | :C |
| At Your Own Risk | AYOR |
| Atomic bomb | @== |
| Away From the Keyboard | AFK |
| Baby | ~:o |
| Back At Keyboard | BAK |
| Back On Topic | BOT |
| Back to back | ][ |
| Bandaid, meaning comfort | (::()::) |
| Batman | B-] |
| Be Back Later | BBL |
| Be Right Back | BRB |
| Be That As It May | BTAIM |
| Be There Or Be Dead | BTOBD |
| Beaten up | %+| |
| Beats The Hell Outta Me | BTHOM |
| Been working all night | %-| |
| Before I Forget | BIF |
| Begins a flame (inflammatory message) | ~== |
| Believe it or not | BION |
| Big grin | =^D |
| Big laugh | |-D |
| Black eye | ?( |
| Black eye | !-( |
| Black eye | ?-( |
| Blowing a kiss | :-{} |
| Bored, sad | :[ |
| Bored, sad | :| |
| Boy Friend | BF |
| Brain dead | %-6 |
| Brain dead right now. | %-) |
| Brain dead; Hung over | %-/ |
| Bring Your Own Bottle | BYOB |
| Bursting With Laughter | BWL |
| But You Knew That | BYKT |
| By The Way | BTW |
| Bye Bye For Now | BBFN |
| Bye For Now | BFN |
| Bye For Now | B4N |
| candle, indicating a flame (inflammatory message) | ~= Lit |
| Cat | >^..^< |
| Cat in the Hat | IIIIII8^)X |
| Cat in the Hat | IIIIII8^)X |
| Chat With You Later | CWYL |
| Cindy Crawford | :-.) |
| Clowning | :*) |
| College graduate | Q:-) |
| Confused | :~/ |
| Confused | %-( |
| Correct Me If I’m Wrong | CMIIW |
| Count Dracula | :-[x> |
| Cowboy, I am | C):-) |
| crayon (especially effective when typed in different font colors) | [{--Crayon--]}> |
| Cross-eyed; Artistic face; Picasso | %) |
| Crying | :\'-( |
| Crying | :\'( |
| Crying | :\' |
| Crying | ;( |
| Crying | :,( |
| Crying | ;( |
| Crying | :.( |
| Crying | :~-( |
| Damned If I Know. | DIIK |
| Darth Vader | (8<| |
| Dazed or silly | %-) |
| Death | 8-# |
| Deja vu | :-| :-| |
| Devil | ]:-> |
| Devilish expression | <:> |
| Devilish expression | <:-> |
| Devilish wink | >-) |
| Diamond ring | [>O |
| Disappointed | :-e |
| Disappointed | :e |
| Do I Know You? | DIKU? |
| Do I Look Like I Give A Darnn?. | DILLIGAD |
| Do It Yourself | DIY |
| Don’t Know | DK |
| Drunk with laughter | %- |
| Drunk with laughter | %-<I> |
| Drunk with laughter | %-<|> |
| Dunce | <:-( |
| Dunce | <:| |
| Dunce | <:-| |
| Eeek!; Eeek! Just saw a mouse | <:-O |
| Egghead | (:| |
| Elvis | ~:-\ |
| Elvis | ~:\ |
| Elvis | 5:-) |
| Empty glass | \_/ |
| Especially hot flame message | ~~:-( |
| Exhausted | :-6 |
| F*** off and die | FOAD |
| face 2 (use Alt + 148, 168, 148) | ö¿ö Horizontal |
| Face to face | }{ |
| Face To Face | F2F |
| Face To Face | FTF |
| Faster Than A Speeding Bullet | FTASB |
| Faster Than Light | FTL |
| Fat Cat | (='.'=) |
| Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt | FUD |
| Female | >- |
| Female | O+ |
| Fill In The Blank | FITB |
| Finished off a fifth for lunch | %') |
| First Come, First Served | FCFS |
| First In, Still Here | FISH |
| Fish | ><((((o> |
| Flame message | ~:-( |
| For Sale | FS |
| For What It’s Worth | FWIW |
| For Your Amusement | FYA |
| For Your Information | FYI |
| Fouled Up Beyond All Repair | FUBAR |
| Fouled Up Beyond Belief. | FUBB |
| Frankenstein | [:| |
| Frankenstein | [:-| |
| Frayed nerves; overwrought | 8-[ |
| French kiss | P* |
| Friend Of A Friend | FOAF |
| Frown | :-( |
| Full glass | \~/ |
| Full Up Ready To Burst | FURTB |
| Furious | >>:-<< |
| Furious | >-< |
| Gee, I Wish I’d Said That | GIWIST |
| Get A Life | GAL |
| Get On With It | GOWI |
| Giggles | ^^^ |
| Girl Friend. | GF |
| Glasses broken; Sad confused; Practical joker who got beat up | %-( |
| Go Ahead | GA |
| Gone For Now. | GFN |
| Good grief! | |-{ |
| Good Luck and Good Hunting | GLGH |
| Got beat up | %+{ |
| Got punched in the nose | :+( |
| Got To Go | GTG |
| Got to Go | G2G |
| Great Minds Think Alike | GMTA |
| Great To See You | GTSY |
| Grin | <g> |
| Grin, or Giggle | G |
| Grinning, Ducking and Running | GD&R |
| Hangover | %\ |
| Happy devil | ]:-) |
| Happy, approving | :^D |
| Hats off to you! | d:-o |
| Having a hard time | :{ |
| Hear no evil | :X |
| Heavy smoker | :-d~ |
| Heavy smoker | :-p~ |
| Hee hee! | |-) |
| Hello again or In Regard To | re |
| High five | ^5 |
| Homer | (8(|) |
| Horizontal face (use Alt keystroke plus 0169, 0191, 0169) | ©¿© |
| Hug | [] |
| Hug Insert a name in the brackets of the one who is being hugged, as: [[Marcia]] | [[ ]] |
| Hug; the one whose name is in the brackets is being hugged; Example: {{MJ}} | {{ }} |
| Hugging | () |
| Hugs and kisses | (()):** |
| Hugs and Kisses | H&K |
| Hugs And Kisses | HAK |
| Humorous or ironic | %-} |
| Hung over | %-\ |
| Hung Over | %*@:-( |
| Hung over | %-\ |
| I am a chef | C=:-) |
| I am having a hard time | :{ |
| I Am Not A Lawyer (but) A disclaimer which is usually followed by a legal opinion | IANAL |
| I am pro-nuclear war. | @= |
| I am wearing a Santa Claus Hat. | *<:-) |
| I Beg To Differ | IBTD |
| I Don't Know | IDK |
| I have a big mouth. | :( ) |
| I have a comment | ! |
| I have a question | ? |
| I Just Want To Know | IJWTK |
| I Just Want To Say | IJWTS |
| I Know What You Mean | IKWUM |
| I Might Add | IMA |
| I See | IC |
| I See What You Mean | ISWYM |
| I'm drooling | :p~~ |
| If It Were Me | IIWM |
| If The Shoe Fits Wear It. | ITSFWI |
| If You See What I Mean | IYSWIM |
| In Accordance With | IAW |
| In Any Case | IAC |
| In Any Event | IAE |
| In Before The Lock | IBTL |
| In My Experience | IME |
| In My Humble Opinion | IMHO |
| In My Not So Humble Opinion | IMNSHO |
| In My Opinion | IMO |
| In My Point Of View | IMPOV |
| In No Particular Order | INPO |
| In Other Words | IOW |
| In Real Life | IRL |
| In The Final Analysis | ITFA |
| Indifferent, bored or disgusted | :-| |
| Inebriated | %*} |
| Infinity | 8 |
| Innocently asking dumb question | <:-) |
| Ironic | %-{ |
| I’m So Sure | ISS |
| I’m So Sure You Get The Idea! | ISSYGTI |
| John Lennon | //o-o\ |
| Just A Minute | JAM |
| Just A Second | JAS |
| Just died | X-( |
| Just For Information | JFI |
| Just In Case | JIC |
| Just Kidding | JK |
| Just My Opinion | JMO |
| Just To Let You Know | JTLYK |
| Keep In Touch | KIT |
| Keep It Simple, Stupid | KISS |
| Keep Your Fingers Crossed | KYFC |
| Kiss | (:-* |
| Kiss | :-* |
| Kiss | * |
| Kiss | :x |
| Kiss | :* |
| Kiss My A** | KMA |
| Kiss my butt | (_x_) |
| Kiss, or My lips are sealed | :-x |
| Kisses | =^* |
| Kisses and hugs | XOXOXO |
| Kitten, version 1 | =^-.-^= |
| Kitten, version 2 | ^..^ |
| Knight | +<||-) |
| Know What I Mean? | KWIM |
| Later | L8R |
| Laugh | L |
| Laugh (Normal) | ^_^ |
| Laughing | :-D |
| Laughing happily | :-D |
| Laughing My A** Off | LMAO |
| Laughing My Head Off | LMHO |
| Laughing out loud | %-(|) |
| Laughing out loud | %-(I) |
| Laughing Out Loud | LOL |
| Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts. | LSHMBH |
| Laughing to Self | LTS |
| Laughing Too Hard To Type | LTHTT |
| Laughter | /\/\/\ |
| Left-handed smile, or smiley from the southern hemisphere | (-: |
| Let’s Just Be Friends | LJBF |
| Licking lips | :-9 |
| Licking lips, or tongue in cheek | :-? |
| lips are sealed; or a kiss | :-X My |
| Little devil | >:) |
| Long Time No See | LTNS |
| Long Time, No Type | LTNT |
| Lost a fight | %+{ |
| Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause | LLTA |
| Lots of hugging (initials or a name can be put in the middle of the one being hugged) | ((())) |
| Loudmouth, talks all the time; or shouting | :() |
| love (heart shape) | <3 |
| Love You | LY |
| Mad | >:-< |
| Male | O-> |
| Male | :- |
| Marge Simpson | ****:-) |
| Matter Of Fact | MOF |
| May The Force Be With You | MTFBWY |
| Member Of Same Sex | MOSS |
| Member Of The Appropriate Sex | MOTAS |
| Member Of The Opposite Sex | MOTOS |
| Member Of The Same Sex | MOTSS |
| Message of the day | MOTD |
| Mind Your Own Business | MYOB |
| Mischievous devil | >:-) |
| Mischievous smile | :-} |
| Monk or nun | +<:-| |
| Monkey face | %-() |
| mug | (_)3 Beer |
| Multiple Letter Acronym | MLA |
| My Eyes Glaze Over | MEGO |
| My lips are sealed | = X |
| My lips are sealed; or someone wearing braces | :-# |
| My mean pet. | 3:[ |
| My pet. | 3:] |
| Net flame | ~~:[ |
| Never Again Voluneer Yourself | NAVY |
| Never Heard Of Him/Her | NHOH |
| New With Tags (for selling items online) | NWT |
| New Without Tags (for selling items online) | NWOT |
| No Big Deal | NBD |
| No comment | {} |
| No Friggin' Way! | NFW |
| No Problem | NP |
| No Questions Asked | NQA |
| No smoking | :/i |
| None Of Your Business | NOYB |
| Not funny | :/) |
| Not That It Matters | NTIM |
| Not To Worry | NTW |
| Now That You Mention It | NTYMI |
| Obligatory | OB |
| Obligatory On-Topic Comment | OOTC |
| Off The Top Of My Head | OTTOMH |
| Oh My God | OMG |
| Oh No, Not Again | ONNA |
| Oh No, Not This Again | ONNTA |
| Oh, By The Way | OBTW |
| Oh, I See | OIC |
| Okay | k |
| On A Totally Unrelated Subject | OATUS |
| On An Unrelated Subject | OAUS |
| On the Floor (laughing) | OTF |
| On the Floor Laughing | OTFL |
| On The Other Hand | OTOH |
| On The Other Other Hand | OTOOH |
| On The Third Hand | OTTH |
| One-sided smile | :-j |
| One-sided smile | :-l |
| Open-mouthed, surprised | :-O |
| Or Best Offer | OBO |
| or LAB&TYD Life's A B**ch And Then You Die | LABATYD |
| Out To Lunch | OTL |
| Over and Out (end of communication) | OO |
| Over The Top | OTT |
| P Yuck | >=^ |
| P*ssing Myself Laughing (a common UK expression) | PMSL |
| Pablo Picasso | %-~ |
| Pablo Picasso | %-^) |
| Packing a Big Gun | PABG |
| Pain In The A** | PITA |
| Pardon Me For Butting In | PMFBI |
| Pardon Me For Jumping In | PMFJI |
| Pardon My Butting In | PMBI |
| Pardon My French or Pure Freaking Magic. | PMF |
| Pardon My Jumping In | PMJI |
| People | PPL |
| People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms | PCMCIA |
| Person Of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters | POSSLQ |
| Piggy | :©) |
| Please Don't Shout. | PDS |
| Please Tell Me More | PTMM |
| Please, No Cursing Allowed Here | PNCAH |
| Pondering, or impartial | :-I |
| Priest | +:-) |
| Propeller-head | %(|:-) |
| Proud of black eye | !-) |
| Public Domain | PD |
| Puckered up for a kiss | |-<> |
| Puckered up to kiss | :->< |
| Punk rocker with a Mohawk | -:( |
| Punk, or hosehead | =:-) |
| Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth | PMIGBOM |
| Puzzlement | :-k |
| Raised eyebrow | `:-) |
| Rank Has Its Privileges | RHIP |
| Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment | RAEBNC |
| Read The Bloody Manual | RTBM |
| Read The F------ Manual | RTFM |
| Read The Freaking FAQ | RTFF |
| Read The Frequently Asked Questions | RTFAQ |
| Read The Manual | RTM |
| Read The Whole Friggin' Question | RTWFQ |
| Read Your Friendly Manual | RYFM |
| Read Your Screen | RYS |
| Real Life | RL |
| Real Life Conference | RLCO |
| Real Soon Now | RSN |
| Regular smile with a nose | :^) |
| Religious leader | +<:-) |
| Respondez S'il Vous Plait - please reply | RSVP |
| Return Receipt Request | RRQ |
| Returning kiss | :**: |
| Robot | [:|] |
| Robot | [:] |
| Roll On Floor Laughing My A** Off | ROFLMAO |
| Rolling On Floor Laughing | ROFL |
| Rolling On Floor Laughing And Screaming | ROFLAS |
| Rolling On The Floor | ROTF |
| Rolling On The Floor Laughing | ROTFL |
| Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off Till I Die | ROTFLMAOTID |
| Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud | ROTFLOL |
| Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud And Peeing My Pants | ROTFLOLAPMP |
| Rolling On The Floor Laughing Till I Cry | ROTFLTIC |
| Ronald Reagan | 7:) |
| Ronald Reagan | 7:^) |
| Rose | @}->-- |
| Rose for you (to show affection) | @}->-- |
| Rose, version 1 | @>--->---- |
| Rose, version 2 | --<--@ |
| Sad | :( |
| Sad; Not amused | %-{ |
| salute | M:-) A |
| Same Old Stuff or Help! | SOS |
| Santa Claus | *<:-) |
| Santa Claus | *<:-)> |
| Santa Claus, or a clown | *<|:-) |
| Scared | :+( |
| Screaming | :-@ |
| Secret agent | (B^| |
| See Last Mail | SLM |
| See no evil | M-) |
| See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil | M-), :X, :-M |
| See What I Mean? | SWIM |
| See You | CU |
| See You Later | CUL8R |
| See you later | CUL |
| See You, Too | CU2 |
| SH** Out Of Luck | SOL |
| Shark | ____/___o/___ |
| Shedding a tear | :`-( |
| Shocked | 8-o |
| Shocked | #:-o |
| Shot to death | *-) |
| Shouting | :-V |
| Significant Other | SO |
| Sitting In Chair Snickering | SICS |
| Situation Normal: All Fouled Up | SNAFU |
| Skateboarder, I am | o{-<]: |
| Sleepy (on late night email message) | |( |
| Sleepy, struggling to stay awake, or sleeping badly | |-( |
| Small Matter of Programming | SMOP |
| Smile | S |
| Smile - classic | :) |
| smile a variation of :) and :-) | :oP |
| smile a variation of :) and :-) | :o) |
| smile a variation of :) and :-) | ;o) |
| Smile of happiness or sarcasm | :-> |
| Smile with moustache | :-{) |
| Smile with moustache and beard | :-{)} |
| Smile- classic | :-) |
| Smiley variation | (:-) |
| Smiling blockhead; also sarcasm | :-] |
| Smirk | :-, |
| Smoking | :-Q~ |
| Snake | ~~~~8} |
| Snake | =====:} |
| Sniffles | :-\'| |
| Snoring | |^o |
| Snoring | |^o |
| Snowboarder | O>-</ |
| Snuffed candle to end a flame message | -= |
| Sorry, Could Not Resist | SCNR |
| Speak no evil | :-M |
| Speaking Of Which | SOW |
| Square head | [:-] |
| Stared too long at monitor; Confused; Cross-eyed; | %-) |
| Starry-eyed angel | O 8-) |
| Starry-eyed angel | O8-) |
| Steaming mad | ~ :-( |
| Sticking out my tongue | :P |
| Sticking out my tongue, and I have a nose | :^P |
| Sticking out tongue | :P |
| Sticking out tongue | :-f |
| Sticking out tongue | :-P |
| Sticking out tongue, and I have sunglasses | B^P |
| Sticking tongue out, version 2 | :-p |
| Sticking tongue out, version 3 | :-r |
| Stupid Four Letter Acronym | SFLA |
| Sunglasses on head | B:-) |
| Sunglasses smile | B*) |
| Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups | SAPFU |
| Surprised | = O |
| Surprised look, or yawn | :-o |
| Sword | <;;;;;;;;;;;|===0 |
| Ta Ta For Now | TTFN |
| Talk To You Later | TTYL |
| Talk To You Tomorrow. | TTYT |
| Tears of happiness | :\'-) |
| Tears Running Down My Cheeks. | TRDMC |
| Thank You Very Much | TYVM |
| Thanks | THX |
| Thanks | TNX |
| Thanks A Million | TNXE6 |
| Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time | TFTHAOT |
| Thanks In Advance | TIA |
| That Is Not What I Said | TINWIS |
| That’s All For Now | TAFN |
| the one writing | <smile> |
| the one writing the message is smirking | <smirk> |
| the one writing the message is winking | <wink> |
| The Pope | +O:-) |
| The Powers That Be | TPTB |
| the speaker chuckles | <chuckle> |
| the speaker is frowning | <frown> |
| the speaker is grinning | <grin> |
| There Ain’t No Justice | TANJ |
| There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch | TANSTAAFL |
| There Oughta Be A Law. | TOBAL |
| There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch | TNSTAAFL |
| THERE? Are you there? | RU |
| Things Are Really Fouled Up | TARFU |
| Thinking Of You. | TOY |
| This Oughta Be Good. | TOBG |
| Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del). | TFS |
| To be or not to be | 2B|^2B |
| To The Best Of My Knowledge | TTBOMK |
| Tongue hanging out in disgust, or a smoker | :-Q |
| Tongue in cheek | -) |
| Tongue In Cheek | TIC |
| Tongue in cheek | :-J |
| Tongue-tied | :-&	 |
| Too Darn Many | TDM |
| Totally Stupid Rules. | TSR |
| Try Before You Buy | TBYB |
| Trying Not To Laugh | TNTL |
| Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off | TYCLO |
| Uh oh! | :-o |
| Unhappy, frown | :( |
| Unhappy, frown with a nose | :^( |
| Unsmiley | (:- |
| Unsmiley | :-t |
| Unsmiley | (:-( |
| Unsmiling blockhead; also criticism | :-[ |
| Very angry | :-|| |
| Very drunk %+\ Messed up; Spaced out; Effected; Scrambled; Out-to-lunch | %*} |
| Very mischievous devil | >:-> |
| Very sad | :-< |
| Very sad | (:-\ |
| Very unhappy | :-c |
| Wait a second | SEC |
| Want To Buy | WTB |
| Want To Go Private? | WTGP |
| Wash My Mouth Out With Soap | WMMOWS |
| Waste Of Time And Money | WOTAM |
| Way To Go! | WTG |
| Wearing a Walkman | [:-) |
| Welcome Back | WB |
| Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle | WIBAMU |
| What Do You Mean By That?. | WDYMBT |
| What Do You Think? | WDYT |
| What The F***? | WTF |
| What the hell? | WTH |
| What You Get Is What You Pay For | WYGISWYPF |
| What? | :> |
| What? | :@ |
| What?! | :-s |
| Whatever | WE |
| When All Else Fails | WAEF |
| Where No One Has Gone Before | WNOHGB |
| Wide-eyed surprise | 8-| |
| Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses | 8-) |
| Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses | 8) |
| Wink | ;) |
| Wink with a raspberry | ;P |
| Winkey | ;-) |
| Winking and laughing | ;-D |
| Winking at you | ;-) |
| Winking devil | >-> |
| Winky | \') |
| Winky | \'-) |
| Wiped out, partied all night | #-) |
| With Regard To, or With Respect To | WRT |
| Without Thinking | WT |
| Without Thinking Too Much. | WTTM |
| Wizard | 8:-) |
| Wizard | -=#:-) |
| Won the lottery, or money on the brain | $-) |
| Work Of Art | WOA |
| Worked all night | %-| |
| Wouldn’t It Be Nice If | WIBNI |
| Wow! | 8-] |
| Wry face | :-/ |
| Wry smile | }-) |
| Wry smile or half-smile | :-i |
| Yawn | |-O |
| Yes, I Understand | YIU |
| Yes, I Will Go Private | YIWGP |
| Yet Another Bloody Acronym | YABA |
| Yet Another Off-Topic Message | YAOTM |
| Yet Another Unix Nerd | YAUN |
| You Get The Idea? | YGTI |
| You Get What You Pay For | YGWYPF |
| You Know You're A Redneck When | YKYARW |
| You're Gonna Love This | YGLT |
| Your Mileage May Vary (or your experience could be different) | YMMV |
| Yuck! | 8-P |
