Smilies
'Smilies' are small graphical images that can be used to convey an emotion or feeling. If you have used email or internet chat, you are likely familiar with the smilie concept. Certain standard strings are automatically converted into smilies. Try twisting your head on one side if you do not 'get' smilies; using a bit of imagination should reveal a face of some description.

If you want to disable smilies in a post that you make, you can select the 'Disable Smilies' option when posting. This is particularly useful if you are posting program code and you do not want ;) converted to a smilie face!

Standard Smilies
What to Type Resulting Graphic Meaning
:amaze: Amazed Amazed
:eek: EEK! EEK!
:wave: Wave Wave
:mad: Mad Mad
:naughty: Naughty Naughty
:rolleyes: Roll Eyes (Sarcastic) Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
:chug: Beer Chug Beer Chug
:cool: Cool Cool
:smoke: Smoking Smoking
:p Stick Out Tongue Stick Out Tongue
:smash: Smash Smash
;) Wink Wink
:lol: Laughing Laughing
:D Big Grin Big Grin
:upset: Upset Upset
:o Embarrassment Embarrassment
:evil: Evil Evil
:( Frown Frown
:angry: Angry Angry
:) Smilie Smilie
:thumb: Thumb Thumb
:confused: Confused Confused

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