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# Smiley

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Using ASCII characters to represent a face or emotion. Smileys are usually used in email messages or in chat?.

Some basic examples:

      :-)             is a smile
      :-(             is a frown
      :-P             has a lolling tongue
      ;-)             is winking
      B-) or 8-)      has sunglasses
      :-o             surprise
      :-7             tongue in cheek

...there are a lot of possibilities, people are very good at interpreting pictures as faces. See Ascii Art, maybe [Electronic communications]?, Emote?, or Emoticon?.

Note: "Frownies" :-( were trademarked by [Despair Inc] in [US Patent Registration Number: 2347676]

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