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| emoticons Combinations of letters and symbols used to convey emotion in an e-mail message or newsgroup post. For example, a message containing a joke might contain this emoticon: :) A message expressing sadness might contain this one :(

The following are a few of the more popular emoticons (Rotate your head to the left to view them properly):

:-) Joking

;-) Winking

:-( Sad