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What Does Smiley/Emoji Mean?

A smiley face is an ordinary character used in text-based communications to represent a human facial expression. The smiley face is used to convey emotion, much in the same way we use facial expressions when we communicate with people face-to-face. Despite its simplicity, it helps others to correctly interpret your intent and meaning in online conversations.

Emoji[ımoʊʤı]are smileys used in electronic messages and web pages. Emoji exist in various genres, including facial expressions, common objects, places and types of weather, and animals. Originally meaning pictograph, the word emoji comes from Japanese e ‘picture’ + moji ‘character’. Originating on Japanese mobile phones in 1997, emoji became increasingly popular worldwide in the 2010s after being added to several mobile operating systems. They are now considered to be a large part of popular culture in the West.

Smileys and emojis have some categories:

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  Smileys & People
  
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  Animals & Nature
  
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  Food & Drink
  
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  Activities
  
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  Travel & Place
  
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  Objects
  
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  Symbols
  
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  Flags
  

The term emoticon comes from "emotion and icon" and refers to facial expressions represented by keyboard characters. For example, the emoticon :-) represents a happy face and :-( represents a sad face. By inserting an emoticon into a message, you can help the recipient better understand the feeling you want to get across.

While most emoticons represent expressions, they have branched out to symbolize many other things, such as people, animals, objects, and actions. Some emoticons are meant to be read left-to-right, while others are displayed vertically. Examples of different types of emoticons are:

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  :-D – very happy
  
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  :-O – confused
  
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  :| – no expressions
  
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  =^.^= – cat
  
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  @}>‑‑>‑‑– rose
  
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  *<:o) – clown
  
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  C[_]– coffee cup