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Facing Up to Emoticons
ASCII 1’s and 0’s
Text-Messaging Shorthand
Emoticons Are Tiny-Type Masterpieces
Emoticons are pictographs that share a message. They represent teeny-tiny facial expressions. You can make them by using the keys on a typical computer keyboard in various combinations.
Find some fun ones here to share with your friends and family!
| Emoticon | Alternate | Description |
|---|---|---|
| :-) | : ) | Happy |
| :-( | : ( | Sad |
| ;-) | ; ) | Winking |
| #-) | #) | Oh, what a night! |
| :-O | :O | Yelling/Shocked |
| :-| | : | | Frowning |
| :-$ | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | |
| :-P | Sticking Out Tongue | |
| :-@ | Screaming/Swearing/Very Angry/About To Be Sick | |
| >;-> | Wicked Grin | |
| :-# | Been Smacked In The Mouth/Wears Braces | |
| (:-) | Bald | |
| :-))) | Is Very Fat, with Many Chins | |
| :-{} | Wears Lipstick | |
| :=) | Fat Nose | |
| 8-) | Wears Glasses | |
| B:-) | Wears Sunglasses On Head | |
| :-T | Keeping A Straight Face/Tight Lipped | |
| :-y | Said With A Smile | |
| :-| | Disgusted/Grim/No Expression | |
| :,( | Crying | |
| :~-( | Crying/Shed A Tear | |
| :’-( | Crying | |
| :~(~ | Crying | |
| |-o | Bored | |
| :-X | A Kiss/Lips Are Sealed | |
| (:-D | Has A Big Mouth | |
| (:+) | Has A Big Nose | |
| :-{) | Has A Moustache | |
| :-* | Just Ate Something Sour/Bitter Taste/Kiss | |
| [:-) | Is Wearing Audio Headphones | |
| :-)’ | Tends To Drool | |
| =:-) | Punk | |
| +-:-) | The Pope | |
| O:-) | An Angel | |
| *<:-)> | Santa | |
| (-:|:-) | Siamese Twins | |
| 7:-) | Fred Flintstone | |
| C):-OC):-OC):-OC):-O | A Barbershop Quartet | |
| 3:-o | A Cow | |
| 8:-) | A Pig/A Little Girl | |
| :V | A Woodpecker | |
| ]:-> | The Devil | |
| #:-) | Matted Hair/Fur Hat/Crewcut/Messy Hair | |
| &:-) | Curly Hair | |
| =|:-)= | Uncle Sam/Abe Lincoln | |
| +<:-| | Monk/Nun | |
| (:| | An Egghead | |
| b:-) | A Baseball Fan/Has A Cap On | |
| (-) | Needs A Haircut | |
| ;-(*) | Feels Sick | |
| [:] | A Robot | |
| :-[ | A Vampire/Count Dracula/Pouting/Sarcastic | |
| :-F | A Bucktoothed Vampire/Has Major Dental Problems | |
| :-8( | Condescending | |
| ;^) | Smirking | |
| :—–} | Liar/Pinocchio | |
| !-( | Black Eye | |
| (:-D | Blabbermouth | |
| :-‘| | Has A Cold/Flu | |
| :$) | Donald Trump | |
| :-.) | Marilyn Monroe/Madonna (woman with a mole on her face) | |
| ):-|:-| | Deja’vu | |
| ~:o | A Baby | |
| 8(:-) | Mickey Mouse | |
| (|-|F | Robocop | |
| 3:*> | Rudolph the Reindeer | |
| P-) | A Pirate | |
Binary Code: The Language of 1’s and 0’s
Computer scientists came up with ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Exchange, so teletype machines and computers could share information. Most modern character encodings used in communications devices that use text have a historical basis in ASCII. It was first published in the 1960s. It is a seven-bit code, meaning that it uses bit patterns arranged in groups of seven to represent letters of the alphabet and other information. It was developed from the codes used for telegraphs. This chart shows a typical ASCII code set.
| Character | Binary Code | Character | Binary Code | Character | Binary Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0011 0000 | O | 0100 1111 | m | 0110 1101 |
| 1 | 0011 0001 | P | 0101 0000 | n | 0110 1110 |
| 2 | 0011 0010 | Q | 0101 0001 | o | 0110 1111 |
| 3 | 0011 0011 | R | 0101 0010 | p | 0111 0000 |
| 4 | 0011 0100 | S | 0101 0011 | q | 0111 0001 |
| 5 | 0011 0101 | T | 0101 0100 | r | 0111 0010 |
| 6 | 0011 0110 | U | 0101 0101 | s | 0111 0011 |
| 7 | 0011 0111 | V | 0101 0110 | t | 0111 0100 |
| 8 | 0011 1000 | W | 0101 0111 | u | 0111 0101 |
| 9 | 0011 1001 | X | 0101 1000 | v | 0111 0110 |
| A | 0100 0001 | Y | 0101 1001 | w | 0111 0111 |
| B | 0100 0010 | Z | 0101 1010 | x | 0111 1000 |
| C | 0100 0011 | a | 0110 0001 | y | 0111 1001 |
| D | 0100 0100 | b | 0110 0010 | z | 0111 1010 |
| E | 0100 0101 | c | 0110 0011 | . | 0010 1110 |
| F | 0100 0110 | d | 0110 0100 | , | 0010 1110 |
| G | 0100 0111 | e | 0110 0101 | : | 0011 1010 |
| H | 0100 1000 | f | 0110 0110 | ; | 0011 1011 |
| I | 0100 1001 | g | 0110 0111 | ? | 0011 1111 |
| J | 0100 1010 | h | 0110 1000 | ! | 0010 0001 |
| K | 0100 1011 | i | 0110 1001 | ‘ | 0010 1100 |
| L | 0100 1100 | j | 0110 1010 | “ | 0010 0010 |
| M | 0100 1101 | k | 0110 1011 | ( | 0010 1000 |
| N | 0100 1110 | l | 0110 110 | ) | 0010 1001 |
| space | 0010 0000 |
Definitions for Text-Messaging Shorthand
Abbreviated language has always been a tool in using computers for communications. It saves time online, and it also makes it fun, because only “insiders” know the code!
People who use instant-message programs on digital devices or text-messaging on their cell phones often use shorthand to save time or space. This shorthand first emerged and became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Read a few examples here and share them with your family and friends! You and your buddies can be code geniuses!
@TEOTD
At The End Of The Day
14AA41
One for All and All for One
2B or not 2B
To Be Or Not To Be
2NITE
Tonight
411
This means “information.”
4ever
Forever
A/S/L
Age/Sex/Location
AAF
As A Friend
AAK
Asleep At Keyboard
AAMOF
As A Matter Of Fact
AAR8
At Any Rate
AAS
Alive And Smiling
AAYF
As Always, Your Friend
ABT2
About To
ADAD
Another Day Another Dollar
ADBB
All Done, Bye-Bye
ADIP
Another Day In Paradise
ADR
Address
AEAP
As Early As Possible
AFAGAY
A Friend As Good As You
AFINIAFI
A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed
AIMP
Always In My Prayers
AKA or aka
Also Known As
ALAP
As Late As Possible
ALOL
Actually Laughing Out Loud
ALTG
Act Locally, Think Globally
AMAP
As Many As Possible
AMBW
All My Best Wishes
AML
All My Love
ADN
Any day now
AYTMTB
And You’re Telling Me This Because?
B/C
Because
B4
Before
B4N
Bye For Now
B4U
Before You
BBIAF
Be Back In A Few (Minutes)
BBIAS
Be Back In A Sec
BBL
Be Back Later
BCNU
Be Seein’ You
BCOZ
Because
BFF
Best Friends Forever
BR
Bathroom
BTDT
Been There Done That
CID
Consider It Done
CSL
Can’t Stop Laughing
CU
See You
CUL8R
See You Later
CUNS
See You In School
CWYL
Chat With You Later
DBEYR
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
DGA
Don’t Go Anywhere
DGT
Don’t Go There
DHYB
Don’t Hold Your Breath
DIKU
Do I Know You?
DKDC
Don’t Know, Don’t Care
DLTM
Don’t Lie To Me
DMI
Don’t Mention It
DNC
Does Not Compute
DYJHIW
Don’t You Just Hate It When
EAK
Eating At Keyboard
EG
Evil Grin
EL
Evil Laugh
EOD
End Of Day
F2F
Face-To-Face
FE
Fatal Error
FF
Friends Forever
FOAF
Friend Of A Friend
FOFL
Falling On Floor Laughing
FTASB
Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
FTTB
For The Time Being
FWIW
For What It’s Worth
FYA
For Your Amusement
GALGAL
Give A Little, Get A Little
GBH
Great Big Hug
GD&R
Grinning, Ducking and Running
GG (or) GTG
Got To Go
GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out
GMTA
Great Minds Think Alike
GMTFT
Great Minds Think For Themselves
GR8
Great
HAGD
Have A Great Day
HHOJ
Ha-Ha, Only Joking
HIH
Hope It Helps
I 1DR
I Wonder
IAC
In Any Case
IBTD
I Beg To Differ
ICBW
I Could Be Wrong
IDGI
I Don’t Get It
IDTS
I Don’t Think So
IGTP
I Get The Point
IHNO
I Have No Opinion
IIWM
If It Were Me…
ILU
I Love You!
IMHO
In My Humble Opinion
IMS
I Am Sorry
IOH
I’m Outta Here
IRL
In Real Life
ISTR
I Seem To Remember
ISWYM
I See What You Mean
ITM
In The Money
IUM
If You Must
IYKWIM
If You Know What I Mean
IYKWIMAITYD
If You Know What I Mean, And I Think You Do
IYO
In Your Opinion
JC
Just Checking
JK
Just Kidding!
JAD
Just Another Day
JM2C
Just My 2 Cents
JT
Just Teasing
KFY
Kiss For You
KIR
Keep It Real
KIT
Keep In Touch
KPC
Keeping Parents Clueless
KWIM
Know What I Mean?
L8R
Later
LMK
Let Me Know
LOL
Laughing Out Loud
LOPSOD
Long On Promises, Short On Delivery
LTIC
Laughing ‘Til I Cry
LTNS
Long Time No See
LYL
Love Ya Lots
MHBFY
My Heart Bleeds For You
MOOS
Member Of the Opposite Sex
MorF
Male or Female?
MOTD
Message Of The Day
MSG
Message
MUBAR
Messed Up Beyond All Recognition
MWBRL
More Will Be Revealed Later
MYOB
Mind Your Own Business
N2M
Not To Mention
NALOPKT
Not A Lot Of People Know That
NBD
No Big Deal
NIMBY
Not In My Back Yard
NM
Never Mind (or) Nothing Much
NMP
Not My Problem
NOYB
None Of Your Business
NRG
Energy
NRN
No Reply Necessary
NTK
Nice To Know
NTYMI
Now That You Mention It
NW
No Way!
OBTW
Oh By The Way
OIC
Oh, I see
OK
All Correct
OLL
On-Line Love
OMG
Oh My Gosh
OOC
Out Of Character
OOI
Out Of Interest
OOO
Out Of Office
OOTB
Out Of The Box
OT
Off Topic
OTOH
On the Other Hand
OTP
On The Phone
OTT
Over The Top
OTTOMH
Off The Top Of My Head
P & C
Private And Confidential
PANS
Pretty Awesome New Stuff
PLS
Please
PMFJI
Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI
Pardon My Jumping In
Poof
Good-bye
POS
Parent Over Shoulder
POV
Point Of View
PU
That Stinks
P-ZA
Pizza
QL
Quit Laughing
QT
Cutie
R&R
Rest and Relaxation
RBAY
Right Back At Ya
RBTL
Read Between The Lines
RC
Remote Control
RE
Regards Or Hello Again
RL
Real Life
RLF
Real Life Friend
RML
Read My Lips
RN
Right Now
ROFL
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLOL
Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROTM
Right On The Money
RSN
Real Soon Now
RU
Are You?
RUOK
Are You Okay?
RX
Regards
RUUP4IT
Are You Up For It
S2R
Send To Receive
S4L
Spam For Life
SCNR
Sorry Could Not Resist
SEP
Somebody Else’s Problem
SF
Surfer Friend (Or) Science Fiction
SFAIAA
So Far As I Am Aware
SFETE
Smile From Ear To Ear
SFX
Sound Effects
SMAIM
Send Me An Instant Message
SME
Subject Matter Expert
SMEM
Send Me Email
SOHF
Sense Of Humor Failure
STYS
Speak To You Soon
SWAK
Sent With A Kiss
SWDYT
So What Do You Think?
SYS
See You Soon
TAFN
That’s All for Now
TAH
Take A Hike
TANSTAAFL
There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TAS
Taking A Shower
TBA
To Be Advised
TBC
To Be Continued
TFX
Traffic
TGIF
Thanks God It’s Friday
THX
Thanks
TIA
Thanks In Advance
TIAIL
Think I am In Love
TLGO
The List Goes On
TLK-2-U-L-8-R
Talk To You Later
TM
Trust Me
TNA
Temporarily Not Available
TNX
Thanks
TOM
Tommorrow
TOT
Tons Of Time
TP
Team Player
TPTB
The Powers That Be
TTFN
Ta-Ta For Now
TTG
Time To Go
TTT
That’s The Ticket
TTUL
Talk To You Later
TTYL
Talk To You Later
TVM
Thank You Very Much
TWIMC
To Whom It May Concern
TWIWI
That Was Interesting, Wasn’t It?
TY
Thank You
TYVM
Thank You Very Much
U
You
U2
You Too?
U-L
You Will
UNPC
Un-Politically Correct
UPOD
Under Promise Over Deliver
U-R
You Are
U-R W-S
You Are Wise
VBG
Very Big Grin
VBS
Very Big Smile
VEG
Very Evil Grin
VFM
Value For Money
VM
Voice Mail
VSF
Very Sad Face
W/O
Without
WAD
Without A Doubt
WB
Welcome Back (Or) Write Back
WBS
Write Back Soon
WC
Who Cares?
WDYS
What Did You Say
WDYT
What Do You Think?
WE
Whatever
WF
Way Fun
WFM
Works For Me
WT
Without Thinking
WTG
Way To Go!
WTTM
Without Thinking Too Much
WU?
What’s Up?
WWY?
Where Were You?
WX
Weather
WYCM?
Will You Call Me?
WYP
What’s Your Problem?
WYS
Whatever You Say
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get
WYT
Whatever You Think
WYWH
Wish You Were Here
X-I-10
Exciting
XME
Excuse Me
XOXO
Hugs And Kisses
YGBK
You Gotta Be Kiddin’
YKW?
You Know What? (Or) You Know Who
YNK
You Never Know
YOYO
You’re On Your Own
YR
Yeah Right
YSYD
Yeah, Sure You Do
YTTT
You Telling The Truth?
YW
You Are Welcome
YYSSW
Yeah, Yeah, Sure, Sure, Whatever
ZZZ
Sleeping, Bored, Tired
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