Smilies

Explanation

'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!

Smilie List

What to Type
Resulting Graphic
Meaning
  • SGN
  • :happy:
    Happy
    Happy
  • :beer:
    Beer
    Beer
  • :drinks:
    Drinks
    Drinks
  • :takecover:
    Takecover
    Takecover
  • :surrender:
    Surrender
    Surrender
  • :thumbsup:
    Thumbsup
    Thumbsup
  • :question:
    Question
    Question
  • :salute:
    Salute
    Salute
  • :sad:
    Sad
    Sad
  • :shock:
    Shock
    Shock
  • :wink:
    Wink
    Wink
  • :medal:
    Medal
    Medal
  • :clap:
    Clap
    Clap
  • :bleh:
    Bleh
    Bleh
  • :Arrrr:
    Arrrr!
    Arrrr!
  • :embarass:
    Embarass
    Embarass
  • :hatsoff:
    Hatsoff
    Hatsoff
  • :dazed:
    Dazed
    Dazed
  • :help:
    Help
    Help
  • :hmmm:
    Hmmm
    Hmmm
  • :cry:
    Cry
    Cry
  • :erk:
    Erk
    Erk
  • :smack:
    Smack
    Smack
  • :steer:
    Steer
    Steer
  • :rum:
    Rum
    Rum
  • :pray:
    Pray
    Pray
  • :sick:
    Sick
    Sick
  • :please:
    Please
    Please
  • :singin:
    Singin
    Singin
  • :moneygone:
    Moneygone
    Moneygone
  • :minis:
    Minis
    Minis
  • :sleep:
    Sleep
    Sleep
  • :sly:
    Sly
    Sly
  • :envy:
    Envy
    Envy
  • :talk:
    Talk
    Talk
  • :fixit:
    Fixit
    Fixit
  • :puke:
    Puke
    Puke
  • :cheezy:
    Cheezy
    Cheezy
  • :eat:
    Eat
    Eat
  • :thanks:
    Thanks
    Thanks
  • :swordright:
    Swordright
    Swordright
  • :swordleft:
    Swordleft
    Swordleft
  • :pistole:
    Pistole
    Pistole
  • :shootright:
    Shootright
    Shootright
  • :shootleft:
    Shootleft
    Shootleft
  • :cannonboom:
    Cannonboom
    Cannonboom
  • :cannon:
    Cannon
    Cannon
  • :girlie:
    Girlie
    Girlie
  • :girlieangry:
    Girlieangry
    Girlieangry