An emoticon is nothing but a short form of emotion and icon, also known as lenny faces, kawaii faces, and Kaomoji faces are visual representations of facial expressions or symbols used to convey emotions, ideas, or reactions in communication. Emoticons basically use letters from various languages, punctuation mark, and numbers to form an emoticon face. These letters and punctuation marks are arranged in such a way that it shows a face with some sort of emotion.
Use Of Text Emoticons?
Text emoticons, are widely used in text-based communication where graphical emojis may not be available. Here are some common uses of text emoticons:
- Expressing emotions: Text emoticons are mainly used to express emotions and convey the tone of a message. For example: :‑) | :) | 8-) | :o) indicates smiley faces, :‑D | :D | =D indicates laughing faces, and more.
- Adding humor: Text emoticons can be used to add humor or express a joke in written communication.
- Clarifying intent: Text emoticons add up the intent to the message so that the message wouldn't be misinterpreted.
- Personalizing messages: Text emoticons also used to add a personal touch to messages and make them feel more informal or friendly.
The Most Popular Text Emoticons
Emoticons are widely used in text communications, but there are few emotions which are mostly used as follows:
- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Shrug Emoticon: This shrug emoticon shows a person shrugging their shoulders and showing no knowledge about a particular topic. The shrug emoticon is often used when a question is asked but they don't have an answer.
- ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Lenny face emoticon: Lenny face is nothing but a face used to get the attention. Also in some cases it is used to indicate a mischievous mood.
- (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Table fip emoticon: Table flip emoticon is used to indicate an anger, frustration, or a sense of exasperation, and person goes out of control.
- (ง’̀-‘́)ง Fighting Emoticon: It is used to convey determination, readiness for a challenge, or a fighting spirit.
- (✿◠‿◠) Smiling Face: This emoticon often referred to as the "smiling face" or "cute face" emoticon. It is used to express positive emotions, such as happiness, joy, or affection.
Get the list of more than 10K+ emoticons with their names. Just visit the categories available at the top right side of the site. These emoticons come up with the function of one click to copy and paste anywhere on a digital platform. Also you can select multiple by just clicking on more than one emoticon.