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the top few common emoticons!

Here's a very short list of the most common emoticons across all of the tested instant messaging environments. Note that the codes are case-sensitive! See the topic pages for additional symbols, keyboard shortcuts, and other notes.

to emote	type	Trillian	TrilPro	Yahoo	MSN	AIM	ICQlite	meebo	notes
happy, smiling	:) or :-)
big toothy grin, big smile, open-mouthed	:-D
kiss, kissing, pucker up	:-*			†					means "secret" in MSN...
wink, knowing	;) or ;-)			†	†
sticking tongue out, nyaah	:-P
sunglasses, cool	8-)
straight face, apathetic, indifferent, poker face	:| or :-|								that's the vertical bar or "pipe" symbol
worried, nervous, undecided, unsure, confused	:-\
sad, unhappy	:( or :-(
upset, unhappy	:-<
crying, very sad, upset	:'(				†
oh, shock, horror, surprise, amazed	:-O								that's the letter "oh"
worried, nervous, undecided	:-S			†
angry, shouting, yelling, screaming, orating	:-@
lips are sealed	:-X								shows as "lovestruck" in Yahoo...
to emote	type	Trillian	TrilPro	Yahoo	MSN	AIM	ICQlite	meebo	notes

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