Use emoticons in messages to show feelings

To use emoticons in messages to show feelings

• In the conversation window, click Emoticons, and then click the emoticon you want in your message.

—or—

• Type a keyboard combination from the list below to put that emoticon in your message.

Emoticons that are not in the drop-down table are listed here first.

To send this	Type one of the following
	(Y)  or  (y)
	(N)  or  (n)
	(B)  or  (b)
	(D)  or  (d)
	(X)  or  (x)
	(Z)  or  (z)
	(6)
	:-[  or  :[
	(})
	({)
	:-)  or  :)
	:-D  or  :d
	:-O  or  :o
	:-P  or  :p
	;-)  or  ;)
	:-(  or  :(
	:-S  or  :s
	:-|  or  :|
	:'(
	:$  or  :-$
	(H)  or  (h)
	:-@  or  :@
	(A)  or  (a)
	(L)  or  (l)
	(U)  or  (u)
	(K)  or  (k)
	(G)  or  (g)
	(F)  or  (f)
	(W)  or  (w)
	(P)  or  (p)
	(~)
	(T)  or  (t)
	(@)
	(&)
	(C)  or  (c)
	(I)  or  (i)
	(S)
	(*)
	(8)
	(E)  or  (e)
	(^)
	(O)  or  (o)
	(M)  or  (m)

 Note

To stop emoticons from displaying in the messages you see:

• On the Tools menu, click Options, and then on the Personal tab under My Message Text, clear the check box labeled Show graphics (emoticons) in instant messages.

—or—

• In the conversation window on the View menu, click Enable Emoticons to clear the check mark.

 Related Topic

Change how your message text looks during a conversation

smily smile smiley graphics face icon emotion beer frown drink picture thumbs flower rose camera heart broken gift present tongue wink smile