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Emoticons
These little characters are a great way to spice up IM conversations and show people how you really feel. Select them from the emoticon menu or type the keyboard shortcuts into a text message. Try them all!
 | :) | happy |
 | :( | sad |
 | ;) | winking |
 | :D | big grin |
 | ;;) | batting eyelashes |
 | >:D< | big hug |
 | :-/ | confused |
 | :x | love struck |
 | :"> | blushing |
 | :P | tongue |
 | :-* | kiss |
 | =(( | broken heart |
 | :-O | surprise |
 | X( | angry |
 | :> | smug |
 | B-) | cool |
 | :-S | worried |
 | #:-S | whew! |
 | >:) | devil |
 | :(( | crying |
 | :)) | laughing |
 | :| | straight face |
 | /:) | raised eyebrow |
 | =)) | rolling on the floor |
 | O:-) | angel |
 | :-B | nerd |
 | =; | talk to the hand |
 | :-c | call me - New! |
 | :)] | on the phone - New! |
 | ~X( | at wits' end - New! |
 | :-h | wave - New! |
 | :-t | time out - New! |
 | 8-> | daydreaming - New! |
 | I-) | sleepy |
 | 8-| | rolling eyes |
 | L-) | loser |
 | :-& | sick |
 | :-$ | don't tell anyone |
 | [-( | not talking |
 | :O) | clown |
 | 8-} | silly |
 | <:-P | party |
 | (:| | yawn |
 | =P~ | drooling |
 | :-? | thinking |
 | #-o | d'oh |
 | =D> | applause |
 | :-SS | nailbiting |
 | @-) | hypnotized |
 | :^o | liar |
 | :-w | waiting |
 | :-< | sigh |
 | >:P | phbbbbt |
 | <):) | cowboy |
Emoti-Contest Winners
Thanks to great participation in the Yahoo! Messenger Emoti-Contest from users around the world, now there are new, user-inspired emoticons in Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.
How to Send Emoticons
You can choose emoticons using the menu - click on the smiling face above the text field.
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You can also type the symbols directly into the text field along with your message.