Smileys

[EpicEnergy 23,224]

I sometimes use smileys because I find it to be a good way of expressing yourself on the internet. 

[Dark Horse 12,962]

Yeah.. I think I may have a problem when it comes to using emoticons. 

I guess I just like to have a way of expressing my emotions in a sentence more clearly. I often feel that words alone can be easily misinterpreted,  particularly if you're just joking around or being ironic.

[Bastian 13,320]

I think I don't unless this is a smiley.

 

[applesjck 5,602]

I use emoticons all the time. I feel like without them my message won’t come off the way that I want it to! 

[Splashee 28,566]

There was a time when the smilies looked like this:

;-)

 

And now they look like this:

 

 

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Good comparison

 

[CypherHoof 26,483]

15 minutes ago, Super Splashee said:

There was a time when the smilies looked like this:

;-)

 

And now they look like this:

 

 

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Good comparison

 

worse yet, I believe an american company has copyrighted the sideways text smiley, and is aggressively pursuing payments from people...

[Splashee 28,566]

1 hour ago, CypherHoof said:

worse yet, I believe an american company has copyrighted the sideways text smiley, and is aggressively pursuing payments from people...

Let me guess, one of those "Telecom ;-)" companies?

 

I would so buy a product from Microsoft called "Microsoft ;-)"... Oh wait... Bob

[Astralshy 27,247]

Do I use smileys a lot ? 

Well .. considering all my online texts on messenger, computer, forum, mail etc 

I think I use them often  but not all the time .  I maybe I could use them more often

 

[Scarlet02 493]

I would say I use emojis a modest amount since I feel like putting too many is weird to me but maybe that's just me. I usually put them on the end of a message or if it's a longer message or reply, at the end of the paragraph to convey a little bit of emotion hehe. 

[Savy 5,093]

I don't really use the emojis on this site, but I do use them on discord, and the iPhone ones.

[ExplosionMare 18,085]

Sometimes when I text people I use the old : )  (had to space it out so it wouldn’t turn into a pony)

[dead account 2,712]

Well... I mean... You know...

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,929]

We still need those smileys  

[Savy 5,093]

Need more Luna emojis. 

[Dreambiscuit 10,091]

I used to use a lot of emoticons, smileys included, but then something went wrong with the forums and all my emotes just turned into little blank squares, so I stopped using them except for rare occasions.

Aside from the internet, when I write little hand-written notes to people, I always put little smiley faces on them; it’s like a signature, kind of.

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,929]

We need those smileys Dreamy  

[Treeglow Flicker 13,850]

I use emotes pretty much all the time. Otherwise people take me too seriously.

[Astralshy 27,247]

I still like to use smileys a lot 

Not always after every word , but sometimes multiple smileys at once 

[Splashee 28,566]

Look, I am internet in 1990:

 

; - )

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,929]

Art of classic smiley  

[Splashee 28,566]

@Tropical Melody reminded me of these things So 2003-2005

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,997]

I think the age of this thread is apparent from the use of the word "Smiley" -- I do not think people tend to use that word now when describing the use of images or icons usually conveying emotions embedded in a body of text.

I do not or at least very rarely use them unless perhaps I am having a conversation specifically about how they are used in online conversations. Personally, I prefer the emoticon over the contemporary Emoji as the former reminds me of early internet.

Edited March 19, 2023 by Luna the Great of all the Russias

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,929]

Smileys important for balloon day