Today it is impossible to imagine modern communication in instant messengers without the use of emoticons (sometimes called emojis or emoticons). After all, it is with the help of these miniature pictures that it is possible to create more memorable and interesting messages. In addition, in certain situations, emoticons can replace words, emotions, actions, and even entire statements.
By the way, emoticons are also very popular on WhatsApp. After all, they simplify correspondence and make it more diverse. True, in order to insert an emoticon into the text of a message, you need to know its meaning. Otherwise, you can confuse your interlocutor or distort the meaning of any phrase - both in Russian and in English.
More details about emoticons and how to use them in WhatsApp
An emoticon is a special symbol or icon that is a visual representation of a facial expression or body position. Serves to convey mood, attitude or emotion. IN certain cases can replace a phrase or part of a statement.
It is believed that emoticons appeared quite a long time ago. There are examples of the use of such symbols as far back as the 19th century! Today, emoticons are an integral part of any good application, chat, messenger, social network, etc. Whatsapp also provides a large set of icons so that users of the program can convey feelings, relationships and various thoughts with the help of funny pictures, without typing words to express what they want.
How to add an icon to a message? Everything is very simple. On Android devices, just do the following:
- Launch WhatsApp.
- Go to a specific chat (correspondence with a user) or click the create message button.
- Then tap on the smiling face icon. It is located at the very bottom, to the left of the text entry window.
- Choose the symbol you like and click on it. The emoticon will be automatically added to the message. That's all!
On iOS devices, the process of enabling emoji is a little more complicated. To insert an emoticon into a message on an iPhone or iPad, you must first click on the language selection button. It is made in the shape of a globe. After that in the list with different languages you need to select “Emoji”.
The most popular face emoticons on WhatsApp and their meanings
Being able to decipher and understand the meaning of emoticons in the form of faces (“koloboks”) is sometimes difficult. You can even compare this activity with studying foreign language. Although intuitively the meaning of each picture is always clear.
But if you are just starting to actively use emoji on WhatsApp, then first we recommend that you find out the meaning of the most popular emoticons available in this messenger. This will make it easier for you to master the language of emoticons and understand the meanings these symbols carry.
The table below will help with this:
| A face with a happy smile. This symbol indicates that your interlocutor is cheerful. Perhaps he is joking and you should not take what he wrote seriously. | |
| An emoticon similar to the first one with an open smiling mouth. The only difference is the oval eyes. Transmits positive mood, strong and contagious laughter. | |
| Smiling emoticon. Eyes closed. Conveys a cheerful laugh. Your interlocutor finds it very funny. | |
| Another smiling face, the eyes are shaped like two checkmarks. The conveyed meaning is very close to a fit of laughter. | |
| Smiles and sheds tears of joy. This is precisely what signifies a fit of laughter. The interlocutor cannot contain himself, he finds it so funny. | |
| Smiley "Laughing". It says that you or your interlocutor are having a lot of fun, laughing at the top of your lungs and simply rolling on the floor with laughter. | |
| A face with a wide smile and a drop of sweat on the forehead. The conveyed meaning is that he laughs cunningly and slyly, planning something. | |
| This is a winking emoticon. Usually used when the message contains a joke or irony, or if the sender of the message is flirting/playing around. | |
| The emoticon symbolizes self-satisfaction, inner peace and harmony. | |
| Smiley with a blue halo. Expresses innocence or agreement (less often). | |
| A smiling face with eyes closed in pleasure and a blush on the cheeks. The icon indicates that the sender is very embarrassed or pleased. | |
| Similar to the previous emoji icon. It differs in that the face also has hands (more precisely, palms), which seem to want to hug you. In fact, this is true. The picture conveys that the interlocutor is glad to meet you in the virtual chat space and wants to cuddle you. | |
| Upside down face. Emoji means that the interlocutor is deliberately doing/saying stupid things, clowning around, playing pranks, etc. | |
| A face with hearts instead of eyes. I think the meaning is already clear – “I’m in love, I like it very much.” | |
| There is another “love” emoticon. He blows a kiss. Using this emoji, you can express your feelings or thank someone close to you. | |
| Smiley with tongue hanging out. One eye winks. Indicates that the person is joking or flirting. | |
| The meaning of this emoji is “naughty.” The smile will fit perfectly into a message where you are talking about some humorous act. | |
| Typical nerd. Used frequently and in different contexts. For example, you can send this emoticon if you are talking about how hard you study, work, do something hard, etc. | |
| A smiley face with lips pushed forward and wide with open eyes. Hints at innocence and shyness or the desire to kiss. | |
| In front of you is “Mr. Cool” - a smiley face in sunglasses. It means complete self-confidence, complacency or relaxation. | |
| Without the smug grin. This icon conveys exactly this emotion. | |
| Decoding this emoji is a little difficult. But if you think about it, it becomes clear that it has the following meaning: “lost speechless, no words.” It is also appropriate when you want to say that you do not want to discuss this topic or will not say anything more. | |
| Does the face have lines instead of eyes and mouth? This emoticon means indifference, lack of emotion and a neutral attitude towards what is being discussed. | |
| Rolling eyes emoticon. This means that the person finds the situation boring or the topic of conversation does not interest him. | |
| Are you telling lies? Or maybe your interlocutor is openly lying to you? Then you can’t do without the “Pinocchio smiley”. | |
| Means "embarrassment". Most likely, the one who sent it was a little confused and found himself in an awkward position. He literally turned red with shame. | |
| “Kolobok” looks up with his hand on his chin. Smiley with several meanings. Doubts what was said/heard or ponders/considers a brilliant idea. | |
| Upset and angry. It's better to change the subject or leave it alone. | |
| Red face! Very annoyed and furious! He's just seething with anger. | |
| Face with white steam from nose. Very angry! He's already snorting with rage! | |
| A face with squinted eyes and an open mouth. This emoticon indicates that the participant in the dialogue is overtired and very exhausted. He wants to rest more. | |
| The icon conveys that the interlocutor is puzzled and surprised. | |
| Emoticon – I don’t agree with what’s happening. Another meaning is that he is disappointed, because he imagined it differently. | |
| Smiley of sadness and sadness. All facial features are directed downwards. | |
| Means "sleep". With its help, you can wish your interlocutor good night or report that you yourself are very sleepy. | |
| A person with a thermometer in his mouth. Everything is clear without words - he’s sick and doesn’t feel very well. | |
| A smiley face with a zipper instead of a mouth. The participant in the dialogue has a secret or asks you to keep what he told you secret. | |
| A face in the form of a bunch of you know what! This icon can be used to describe something that you really don’t like. But it’s better not to use such a picture in business correspondence with your superiors! | |
| An excellent emoticon to express disgust and extreme dissatisfaction. | |
| A smiley face with lowered eyebrows, a sad expression and a tear running down the cheek. A real picture of suffering. | |
| A little face with tears flowing from its eyes like a waterfall. It indicates that the sender is very sad and confused at the same time. Some people use this picture when they want to say that they are laughing to the point of tears. | |
| Face with cold sweat on the forehead. Meaning – strong tension, fear. Perhaps he was within a hair's breadth of something, but miraculously escaped trouble. | |
| "Kolobok" with a horror-stricken face. In addition, the smiley screams desperately. It means a feeling of fear, fright, panic. |
Of course, in this table it is impossible to list all the emoticons available for WhatsApp, talk about their meanings and conveyed meanings. After all, there are a lot of them. But we were able to tell you about the most frequently used emojis. So do not hesitate to use them when communicating with friends, family, and colleagues.
Hand emoticons in WhatsApp and their meanings
Many advanced WhatsApp users use not only kolobok emoticons, but also icons in the form of hands. Therefore, it would be useful to find out what meanings and meanings the most popular emoji of this series have.
- Arms extended upward, palms forward. Means fun and joy. Send this emoji if you are in a good mood or celebrating some holiday.
- Hand with thumb up. It means approval, conveys emotions that everything is great, everything is fine! But in a number of Arab countries it is interpreted as a middle finger.
- Thumbs down. Like the ancient Romans, this sign denotes discontent and shame.
- Everything is simple here! Carefully! Attention! Need to remember!
- Fist forward. Be determined and never give up!
- A meaningful "goat" gesture that can be interpreted in different ways. Denotes infidelity, superstition, metal horns and even greeting the devil. Although this emoticon is often used to show that things are going well or to remind that “rock is alive.”
- This icon can answer the question “How are you?”, because it stands for “OK”, “No problem”, “Everything is fine”.
- Sign of victory or peace. True, for the English-speaking population, such an emoji can be interpreted as offensive - “Woman with spread legs.”
- Middle finger. A well-known offensive gesture.
- An arm with a tense biceps. Love sports, confident and very strong. Another meaning is to cope with any task.
- Two palms pressed against each other! It means that the sender is praying, worried, and cares about your feelings and you.
- A sign of greeting or farewell! If you sent this emoticon, consider it a wave of your hand during real communication.
Other emoticons for WhatsApp
Not only emojis made in the form of a face and hands, but also pictures or icons in the form of:
- clothes;
- food and drinks;
- vegetables and fruits;
- animals;
- people (different professions);
- flags;
- various items, etc.
All such icons have their own meaning. They can also replace entire words or sentences, emotionally complement messages, and much more. etc. Don't be afraid to use them. Today, in virtual correspondence via instant messengers, it is fashionable to actively use various emoticons, symbols and icons. After all, dry text is usually difficult to perceive, and if in oral speech we can diversify our phrases with facial expressions, gestures and intonation, then in written communication it is emoticons, ideograms and signs that come to our aid.
Hello, dear readers of the blog site. Using emoticons when communicating in chats, forums, in social networks, when posting comments on blogs and even in business correspondence at the present stage of Internet development is already quite commonplace. Moreover, emoticons can be displayed both in the form of simple text symbols and in graphic form, which adds the possibility of choice.
Graphic emoticons (emoji, or emoji), which we will talk about in more detail below, appearing in the form of pictures, are displayed by inserting the corresponding codes that were specially added to the official Unicode table so that users can use them almost everywhere to express emotions .
Thus, on the one hand, you can find the code of the smiley you need in a special list to insert it, and on the other hand, in order not to look for the necessary encoding every time, it is quite possible to remember the sequence of simple text characters that reflect the most frequently expressed types of emotional state, and insert them into the text of the message.
Indicating emoticons using text symbols
To begin with, in order to satisfy my perfectionist nature, I would like to say a few words about the history of emoticons. After the great Tim Berners Lee laid the foundation for the development of the modern Internet, people were able to communicate virtually unlimitedly among themselves.
However, on the World Wide Web, from the very beginning, communication was carried out in writing (and even today this type of dialogue is still very popular), and it is very limited in terms of reflecting the emotions of the interlocutor.
Of course, a person who has literary talent and the gift of expressing his feelings through text will not experience problems. But the percentage of such gifted people, as you understand, is very small, which is quite logical, and the problem had to be solved on a mass scale.
Naturally, the question arose of how to smooth out this shortcoming. It is not known for certain who first proposed text signs reflecting this or that emotion.
According to some reports, it was a famous American computer scientist Scott Elliot Fahlman, who proposed using a set of symbols for humorous messages :-), in a different interpretation :) . If you tilt your head to the left, you will see what is essentially a cheerful smiley face:
And for messages containing some kind of negative information that can evoke emotions of the opposite nature, the same Falman came up with another combination of symbols:-(or:(. As a result, if we rotate it 90°, we will see a sad emoticon:
By the way, since the first emoticons primarily identified the emotional background of the interlocutors, they received the name emoticons. This name comes from the abbreviation English expression emot ion icon— an icon with an expression of emotion.
The meaning of emoticons that express emotions through symbols
So, a start has been made in this area, all that remains is to pick up the idea and choose simple text signs with which one could easily and simply reflect other expressions of mood and emotional state. Here are some emoticons from the symbols and their interpretation:
- :-) , :) ,) , =) , :c) , :o) , :] , 8) , :?) , :^) or :) - emoticon of happiness or joy;
- :-D , :D - a wide smile or uncontrollable laughter;
- :"-) , :"-D - laughter to tears;
- :-(, :(, =(—sad emoticon made from symbols;
- :-C, :C - emoticons made from text characters, indicating intense sadness;
- :-o, - boredom;
- :_(, :"(, :~(, :*(—crying emoticon;
- XD, xD - emoticons with letters that mean ridicule;
- >:-D, >:) - options for expressing gloating (evil grin);
- :-> - grin;
- ):-> or ]:-> - insidious smile;
- :-/ or:-\ - these emoticons can mean confusion, indecision;
- :-|| - anger;
- D-: - strong anger
- :-E or:E - designation of rage in text characters;
- :-| , :-I - this can be deciphered as a neutral attitude;
- :-() , :-o , =-O , = O , :-0 , :O - these sets of symbols mean surprise;
- 8-O or:- , :-() - decoding: extreme degree of amazement (shock);
- :-* - gloominess, bitterness;
- =P, =-P, :-P - irritation;
- xP - disgust;
- :-7 - sarcasm;
- :-J - irony;
- :> - smug;
- X(—inflated;
- :~- - bitter to tears.
By the way, some emoticons from signs, when inserted, can be displayed in graphic form (this will be discussed in today’s article), but not always and not everywhere.
What do other classic text emoticons mean?
Below I will give a number of simple symbolic emoticons that reflect the state, character traits of people, their attitude towards their interlocutors, emotional actions or gestures, as well as images of creatures, animals and flowers:
- ;-(— sad joke;
- ;-) - means a funny joke;
- :-@ - cry of anger;
- :-P, :-p, :-Ъ - show your tongue, which means licking your lips in anticipation of delicious food;
- :-v - talks a lot;
- :-* , :-() — kiss;
- () - hugs;
- ; , ;-) , ;) - wink designations;
- |-O - surging yawning, which means a desire to sleep;
- |-I - sleeping;
- |-O - snores;
- :-Q - smoker;
- :-? - smokes a pipe;
- / — emoticon meaning the interjection “hmmm”;
- :-(0) - screams;
- :-X - “keep your mouth shut” (means a call for silence;)
- :-! - the meaning of nausea or an analogue of the phrase “it makes you sick”;
- ~:0 — child;
- :*), %-) - drunk, intoxicated;
- =/ - crazy;
- :), :-() - a man with a mustache;
- =|:-)= — “Uncle Sam” (this emoticon means a comic image of the US state);
- -:-) - punk;
- (:-| - monk;
- *:O) - clown;
- B-) - a man in sunglasses;
- B:-) - sunglasses on the head;
- 8-) - a man with glasses;
- 8:-) - glasses on the head;
- @:-) - a man with a turban on his head;
- :-E - this set of symbols denotes a vampire;
- 8-# - zombies;
- @~)~~~~ , @)->-- , @)-v-- - rose;
- *->->-- - clove;
- <:3>
- =8) - pig;
- :o/ , :o
- :3 - cat;
If you wish, you can invent emoticons yourself by typing certain symbols (letters, numbers or symbols) on the keyboard. From the above list it is clear, for example, that using the number “3” you can depict the face of a cat, a dog (as well as, say, a rabbit) or one of the parts of a heart. And emoticons with P mean sticking out tongue. There is room for creativity.
Horizontal Japanese emoticons (kaomoji)
Above were classic emoticons made up of text symbols, which are interpreted and take on the correct shape only if you tilt your head to the left or mentally rotate such an image 90° to the right.
Japanese emoticons are more convenient in this regard; when looking at them, you do not need to tilt your head, because it is immediately clear what each of them means. Kaomoji, as you probably guessed, was first used in Japan and consisted of both standard characters found on any keyboard and the use of hieroglyphs.
Japanese term «顔文字» when translated into Latin it looks like “Kaomoji”. In fact, the phrase “kaomoji” is very close to the concept of “smile” (English smile - smile), since "kao" (顔) means "face" and "moji" (文字)- “symbol”, “letter”.
Even with a quick analysis of the meanings of these terms, it is noticeable that Europeans and residents of most countries where the Latin alphabet is common pay more attention to such an element as the mouth (smile) when expressing emotions. For the Japanese, all components of the face are important, especially the eyes. This is expressed in true (not modified) kaomoji.
Subsequently, Japanese emoticons became widespread in South-East Asia, and today they are used all over the world. Moreover, they can consist not only of symbols and hieroglyphs, but are often supplemented, for example, with letters and signs of the Latin or Arabic alphabet. First, let's see what do some simple horizontal text emoticons mean?:
- (^_^) or (n_n) - smiling, joyful;
- (^____^) - wide smile;
- ^-^ — happy smiley;
- (<_>) , (v_v) - this is how sadness is usually denoted;
- (o_o) , (0_0) , (o_O) - these emoticons mean varying degrees of surprise;
- (V_v) or (v_V) - unpleasantly surprised;
- *-* - amazement;
- (@_@) — surprise has reached its maximum (“you can be stunned”);
- ^_^”, *^_^* or (-_-v) - embarrassment, awkwardness;
- (?_?) , ^o^ - misunderstanding;
- (-_-#) , (-_-¤) , (>__
- 8 (>_
- (>>) , (>_>) or (<_>
- -__- or =__= - indifference;
- m (._.) m - apology;
- ($_$) - this emoticon reflects greed;
- (;_;) , Q__Q - crying;
- (T_T), (TT.TT) or (ToT) - sobbing;
- (^_~) , (^_-) - these variations of emoticons mean a wink;
- ^)(^, (-)(-), (^)...(^) - kiss;
- (^3^) or (* ^) 3 (*^^*) - love;
- (-_-;) , (-_-;)~ - sick;
- (- . -) Zzz, (-_-) Zzz or (u_u) - sleeping.
Well, now a few horizontal emoticons that reflect frequently encountered emotions, composed of more complex symbols and signs, as well as their designations:
- ٩(◕‿◕)۶ , (〃＾▽＾〃) or \(★ω★)/ - happiness;
- o(❛ᴗ❛)o , (o˘◡˘o) , (っ˘ω˘ς) - smile;
- (´♡‿♡`), (˘∀˘)/(μ‿μ) ❤ or (๑°꒵°๑)･*♡ - love;
- (◡‿◡ *), (*ﾉ∀`*), (*μ_μ) - embarrassment.
Naturally, Japanese emoticons, which use not only service symbols and punctuation marks, but also complex letters of the katakana alphabet, provide more opportunities to express not only emotions through facial expressions, but also through gestures.
For example, an emoticon has become widespread on the Internet, shrugging shoulders and throwing up hands. What does it mean? Most likely an apology with a hint of awkwardness:
This emoticon appeared thanks to the famous rapper Kanye West, who unexpectedly interrupted the presenter's speech at the Video Music Awards in 2010, and then demonstrated such a gesture, admitting the incorrectness of his behavior (the emoticon that shrugs its shoulders and spreads its arms was called “Kanye shoulders” and became a real meme):
If you are interested in exploring complete collection kaomoji reflecting emotions, forms of movement, states, types of animals, etc., then visit here is this resource, where they can be easily copied and pasted into the desired location.
Graphic emoticons Emoji (emoji), their codes and meanings
So, above we examined symbolic emoticons, some of which, when inserted on social networks and other places, can acquire graphic outlines, that is, appear in the form of pictures. But this does not happen everywhere and not always. Why?
Yes, because they consist of simple text icons. To emoticons were guaranteed to acquire the appearance of images after insertion, and in any place where you place them, codes must be used, specially included in the official Unicode table so that any user can quickly express their emotional state.
Of course, any emoticon can be loaded in the form of pictures created in graphic editors, but given the huge number of them and the number of users on the Internet, such a solution does not seem ideal, since it will inevitably negatively affect the bandwidth of the global network. But the use of codes in this situation is just right.
As a result, popular engines used for forums and blogs (for example, WordPress) have in their functionality the ability to insert colored emoticons, which undoubtedly adds expressiveness to messages.
The same can be said for various chats and instant messengers designed for both PCs and mobile devices(Skype, Telegram, Viber, Whatsapp).
It is graphic pictograms that are called emoji (or emoji, which is more correct from the point of view of Japanese pronunciation). Term «画像文字» (in Latin transliteration “emoji”), which, like kaomoji, is a phrase consisting of two words translated into Russian meaning “picture” (“e”) and “letter”, “symbol” (moji).
I think the Japanese name for small pictures that appear in the text to display emotions, feelings and states is most fair, since it was in Japan that symbolic images were born that do not require mentally turning them over for correct perception.
As I noted above, any code emoji smiley in the vast majority of cases, it is necessarily interpreted into a picture in all possible places where you want to insert it, including, for example, social networks VKontakte, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Moreover, in different areas, the smiley may be displayed differently when inserting the same Unicode code corresponding to a specific value:
Another important point. By default, the emoji smiley will be executed in black and white or displayed as a rectangle😀 (it all depends on the platform that is used where it is inserted). You can verify this if visit encoder and try to insert HTML codes corresponding to different emoticons into the field on the right:
Similar emojis will look exactly like this in the browser. In order for them to acquire color, you need to use a special script that is installed on large popular services. By the way, in one of latest versions WordPress (I don’t remember which one) had emoji enabled by default, but I had to disable them due to a serious increase in ., which I try to constantly monitor.
So for small businesses with limited resources, emojis are not always a boon. After disabling, when you try to insert emoji into the text of an article or comment, the emoticons will be present in black and white or in the shape of a rectangle.
But in popular social networks, the use of the appropriate HTML code by any user initiates the appearance of a full-fledged emoticon. By the way, in the same Contact there is a whole collection of emoji, sorted into categories. Copy this or that emoji you can from the Unicode table, located where the icons are distributed among sections:
Select the required image from the “Native” column and copy it to using the context menu or Ctrl+C. Then open in a new tab the page of some social network, forum, chat, even your own Email and paste this code into the message you want to send using the same menu or Ctrl+V.
Now watch the video, which presents 10 emojis whose real meaning you may not even know.
Greetings, friends. Today's post will be not only useful, but also fun - we will talk about emoticons for the VKontakte social network. Funny faces and funny pictures have already become an integral part of any communication on the Internet, and everyone wants to diversify their texts with new and original ones.
The legs of all emojis grow out of text symbols, when it was first invented to indicate emotions using symbols. For me, the first emoticon was the smile symbol, presented in the form of a closing bracket “)”, the expanded version of the smile symbol additionally has a colon “:)” - this spelling is familiar to everyone, almost all online services automatically transform this code into a cheerful smiling face, but it turns out This is not according to the Feng Shui GOST Unicode standard.
Unicode is a standard where all letters, numbers, icons and other printable elements are represented as a unique digital code. This code is understood by any device and displays any symbol correctly. With Unicode, you can include any icon in your text, even if it's not on your keyboard. For example, if you want to write the hieroglyph “乔”, enter its code “𠁒” and you’re done.
The widespread use of emoticons has led to many of their codes being included in Unicode, along with other symbols and signs.
Of course, social networks have become active consumers of emoticons on an industrial scale, VKontakte is no exception. For the convenience of users, so that people do not have to remember and manually write codes to display certain pictures, Contact uses a tooltip - a special drop-down list where you can visually select the desired emoticon and insert it into a message or post on the wall. But this list does not contain all the emoticon codes supported by VK, only the most popular ones (otherwise the list would be too cumbersome).
The rest of the emoticons are, as it were, hidden, but they can be easily used if you know the designation code in Unicode. In addition to dialogues and walls, hidden emoticon codes can also be used in statuses; we will discuss how to make statuses in VK using emoticons below.
I would like to cover the topic of emoji in as much detail as possible, but if this description tires you and you yourself know how to insert everything and you just need to get the necessary codes, go straight to. And for the curious, we will delve a little deeper into history and other interesting points.
What emoticons work in VK and what is special about Emoji
Briefly about main reason I mentioned the appearance of emoticons at the beginning of the post - this is the need to convey emotions that are difficult or take a long time to describe in words. As soon as the Internet ceased to be a purely business tool and moved into the category of entertainment, the need to express smiles, sadness and much more began to go off scale. It is very difficult to convey what makes communication lively and humane (facial expressions, gestures) through text; not every writer copes with this task perfectly, let alone ordinary people flirting through ICQ.
For example, I can’t imagine how you can convey to your interlocutor by text that I’m winking at him or sticking out my tongue - it will look stupid and won’t produce the desired effect, but a round yellow face with a closed eye or sticking out tongue is just what the doctor ordered.
The peak of the spread of emoticons coincided with the peak of the development of various communication tools - first it was ICQ and Skype, then millions of Contact, Odnoklassniki and Facebook users were drawn into their networks, now every smartphone owner hangs out on Viber or WhatsApp every day.
Emoticons were not always the usual pictures for us now, but now VK automatically converts the code “:)” into a cheerful face, initially the entire designation was through symbols, the sender of the message wrote a set of squiggles, the recipient received them in the same form, understanding to the best of their knowledge, what is meant. At the initial stage, there were few emoticons; almost all of them were intuitive or easy to remember. If you look closely, all the main emoticons look like a face turned to one side.
- Smile - ":)"
- Laughter – “:D”
- Sadness - ":("
- Wink – “;)”
- Indifference – “:-|”
- Cry – “:"(“
- Puzzled – “:-\”
- Amazement – “:-o”
- Surprise – “=-o”
- Language – “:P”
- Kiss – “:-*”
- Constriction – “:-[“
- Profanity, swearing – “:-X”
- Anger – “:-||”
- Nausea - ":-!"
You probably noticed that the described codes are displayed on VKontakte not as symbols, but as beautiful pictures. This is because the social network is programmed that the combination of symbols corresponds to the desired emoticon, and in each network the image itself will be slightly different in appearance. The reason for the differences is that such emoticons are not standardized characters from Unicode and there is no standard for their display. On the one hand, this allows each service to create creative images with any level of beauty, on the other hand, devices and services that do not support the unofficial encoding of emoticons into pictures will not turn them into pictures at all.
But with Unicode characters the situation is different; emoticons written in this code will be supported everywhere and always. Knowing the emoji codes in the Unicode standard, you can insert absolutely any of the almost 1000 emoticons anywhere in VK, be it in a status or on a wall.
Example:
The Laughter emoticon is informally designated as “:D”; this input format will not be converted into an image everywhere. The standardized Unicode code for this emoji is “😄” and will appear as a 😄 icon on all devices.
But Unicode characters have one peculiarity - they are all simple and black and white. And to make them beautiful and colorful, emoji were invented. Each emoji icon corresponds to a different Unicode character. Essentially these are the same Unicode characters, only displayed differently on devices that support emoji. If there is no emoji support, then emoticons will still be shown, only with simple icons. I probably confused you, it’s better to give an example:
Emoji are emoticons written according to the Unicode standard, but displayed with brighter and more colorful pictures from a special library, if this library is connected to the site or service.
The VKontakte Emoji library is included, so all the emoticons on the social network are colorful and beautiful.
How to put an emoticon in VK status?
The above educational program about emoticons and emojis was carried out for a reason, after it it should become clear to you why writing it in the form of a colon with a bracket does not lead to the appearance of a smile emoticon, but remains in the form of a code - this is not the standard.
Is this a familiar picture?
For the desired emoticon to appear, you need to write not “:)”, but “😄”.
Now step by step.
Step 1. Open the status editor
In order to put an emoticon in the VK status, go to your page (the top item of the panel on the left is “My Page”) and under the name, click the “change status” link:
Step 2. Copy the desired emoticon
An edit field will appear in which you can write any text and add any emoticon. Recently, VKontakte status has introduced support for a tooltip with a standard set of emoticons - if among them there is what you need, select it; if not, and the desired emoticon belongs to the hidden category, then there are two ways:
Step 3. Insert an emoticon into the status text
Both inserting the emoticon code and its Unicode character will work. Just note that the smiley code must begin with an ampersand and a hash and end with a semicolon, otherwise VK will not convert it into an image.
- Correct: “😄”
- Incorrect: “128516”
Step 4. Save
How to insert hidden emoticons into messages, discussions and on the VK wall
to America this issue I won't open it. Anyone who has used Contact at least once knows that when you place the mouse cursor in the field for writing text on a wall or in the field for discussing a post, an icon appears on the right that reveals a huge list of emoticons - you can choose any one from it.
For personal messages, this list is even longer, as it includes several bookmarks - individual emoticons for VK (some of them are paid, but for reasonable money, although I don’t see the point in paying, especially since you can get any emoticon you need from the Unicode table ).
But, all these lists do not include all emoji characters supported by Unicode. In total, VK shows about 500 different emoticons, the rest (almost the same number) are left out as hidden ones. That is, it’s not that they are hidden, it’s just that the social network considers these emoticons not important and not popular, and therefore does not display them in the gallery, and their work is supported in the same way as in the status line. And the algorithm for inserting hidden emoticons is similar:
All you need to use hidden emoticons is to have their standard codes on hand. Below I will provide a table of codes, so add a link to this article to your bookmarks so that in the future you don’t have to search for codes for the desired pictures for a long time.
Table of emoticon codes for VK
When inserting emoticon codes on VKontakte, it is mandatory to use opening and closing characters - the emoticon begins with () and ends with (;). In other places you can find codes in their pure form, without these symbols, the codes themselves are correct, but they will not work in VK if you do not add the indicated symbols.
Some emoticons look like squares when inserted, but don’t be alarmed, after saving and updating the page, VK will convert them into beautiful pictures.
For comfort when searching for the desired picture, all emoticons are grouped into semantic sections, to immediately go to the desired section, click on the name of the required category from the list:
Codes of yellow emoticons with emotions
😊 😊 - Smile with laughing eyes
☺ ☺ - Stupid smile
😉 😉 - Winking face
😋 😋 - Playful smile with tongue out
😀 😀 - Face with a grin
😄 😄 - Happy smile
😌 😌 - Light, pleasant smile
😅 😅 - Joy in a cold sweat
😃 😃 - Admiration, joy
😂 😂 - Tears of joy
😆 😆 - Mocking
😝 😝 - Teasing and laughing a lot
😜 😜 - Teasing
😛 😛 - Sticks out tongue
😇 😇 - Saint, emoji with a halo
😒 😒 - Joyless face
😐 😐 - Neutral face
😕 😕 - Confused face
😏 😏 - Smirk
😑 😑 - Expressive face
😍 😍 - In love, hearts in the eyes
😘 😘 - Air kiss
😚 😚 - Kiss
😗 😗 - Kissing face
😙 😙 - Kissing face with smiling eyes
😳 😳 - Surprised face
😁 😁 - Smiling face with smiling eyes
😬 😬 - Guilty, unpleasant
😓 😓 - Sadness in a cold sweat
😔 😔 - Thoughtful face
😞 😞 - Disappointment
😥 😥 - Disappointed, but takes it in stride
😩 😩 - Tired face
😫 😫 - Very tired
😣 😣 - Perseverance
😖 😖 - Confused face
😢 😢 - Tears rolled down
😭 😭 - Sobbing face
😪 😪 - Sleepy
😴 😴 - Sleeping face
😷 😷 - Sick, medical mask on face
😎 😎 - Cool, smiley face with black glasses
😰 😰 - Cold sweat
😨 😨 - Scared face
😱 😱 - Screams in fear
😦 😦 - Gloomy face
😠 😠 - Evil face
😡 😡 - Very angry, to the point of redness
😤 😤 - Waiting for triumph, victory, success
😵 😵 - Dizziness
😲 😲 - Surprise
😟 😟 - Concerned face
😧 😧 - Suffering face
😮 😮 - Perplexed face
😯 😯 - Complete bewilderment
😶 😶 - Mouth shut
😈 😈 - Good little devil
👿 👿 - Evil little devil
😺 😺 - Smiling cat
😸 😸 - Happy cat
😿 😿 - The cat is crying
😾 😾 - The cat is angry
😹 😹 - Cat with tears of joy
😻 😻 - The cat is in love
😽 😽 - Cat kiss
😼 😼 - The cat grins
🙀 🙀 - Scared cat
Emoticons depicting people
🎅 🎅 - Santa Claus
👶 👶 - Small child
👧 👧 - Girl
👦 👦 - Boy
👨 👨 - Man
👩 👩 - Woman
👴 👴 - Old Man
👵 👵 - Old lady
👮 👮 - Policeman in a cap
👷 👷 - Builder
👱 👱 - Man with blond hair
👰 👰 - Bride with a bouquet
👲 👲 - Man in a skullcap
👳 👳 - Man in a turban
👸 👸 - Princess
💂 💂 - Guardsman
💁 💁 - Information desk employee
💆 💆 - Head massage
💇 💇 - Hairdresser
🙅 🙅 - Not a good sign
🙆 🙆 - Good sign
🙋 🙋 - Happy man raised one hand
🙎 🙎 - Man with a chubby face
🙍 🙍 - Man with a gloomy face
🙇 🙇 - Bows
👼 👼 - Child angel
💏 💏 - Kiss
💑 💑 - A couple of lovers
👫 👫 - Couple holding hands
👪 👪 - Family
👬 👬 - Two men holding hands
👭 👭 - Two women holding hands
👯 👯 - Women with bunny ears
💃 💃 - Dancing woman
🚶 🚶 - Walking man
🏃 🏃 - Running man
👤 👤 - Bust silhouette
👥 👥 - Bust silhouettes
Emoticon codes with gestures and body parts
👂 👂 – Ear
👃 👃 – Nose
👀 👀 - Eyes
👅 👅 - Language
👄 👄 - Mouth
👍 👍 - Like, thumbs up
👎 👎 - Dislike, thumbs down
👌 👌 - Ok, okay
👊 👊 – Fist
✊ ✊ - Sign of support
✌ ✌ - Victory sign
👐 👐 - Open hands
👋 👋 - Waving hand
✋ ✋ - Welcome sign
👆 👆 - Index finger up
👇 👇 - Index finger down
👉 👉 - Index finger to the right
👈 👈 - Index finger to the left
🙌 🙌 - Raised his hands above himself
🙏 🙏 - Put your palms together
☝ ☝ - Pointer finger up
👏 👏 - Hand clapping
💪 💪 - Demonstration of biceps, strength
💋 💋 - Red lips
Heart emoticons
💛 💛 - Yellow heart
💙 💙 - Blue Heart
💜 💜 - Purple Heart
💚 💚 - Green heart
❤ ❤ - Red Heart
🖤 🖤 – Black heart emoticon for VK
💔 💔 - Broken heart
💗 💗 - Growing heart
💓 💓 - Beating Heart
💕 💕 - Two hearts
💖 💖 - Sparkling heart
💞 💞 - Rotating hearts
💘 💘 - Heart pierced by an arrow
💌 💌 - Love letter
💟 💟 - White heart on a dark background
💝 💝 - Heart with bow-ribbon
Holiday emoticons
🎁 🎁 - Gift box
🎀 🎀 - Red ribbon bow
🎈 🎈 - Balloon
🎉 🎉 - Party with confetti
🎊 🎊 - Confetti Ball
🎭 🎭 - Happy and sad mask
🎃 🎃 - Jack-O-Lantern (pumpkin)
Playing card suits
♠ ♠ - Spades ( card suit)
- Hearts
♣ ♣ - Clubs
♦ ♦ - Diamonds
Emoticons of numbers on a blue background
0⃣ 0⃣ - Zero
1⃣ 1⃣ - One
2⃣ 2⃣ - Two
3⃣ 3⃣ - Three
4⃣ 4⃣ - Four
5⃣ 5⃣ - Five
6⃣ 6⃣ - Six
7⃣ 7⃣ - Seven
8⃣ 8⃣ - Eight
9⃣ 9⃣ - Nine
🔟 🔟 - Ten
Smileys with clothes and shoes
👑 👑 - Crown
🎩 🎩 - Cylinder hat
🎓 🎓 - Graduation cap
👒 👒 - Women's hat
🎽 🎽 - Shirt with belt
👔 👔 - Tie
👕 👕 - T-shirt
👗 👗 - Summer dress
👚 👚 - Women's clothing
👖 👖 - Jeans
👙 👙 - Open swimsuit
👘 👘 - Kimono
👟 👟 - Sneakers
👞 👞 - Men's shoes
👠 👠 - Women's high heel shoes
👡 👡 - Women's sandals
👢 👢 - Women's boots
👣 👣 - Human traces
👛 👛 - Wallet
👜 👜 - Handbag
👝 👝 - Bag
💼 💼 - Briefcase
🎒 🎒 - School bag
👓 👓 - Glasses
Stationery
✂ ✂ - Scissors
📌 📌 - Pushpin
📍 📍 - Round pushpin
📎 📎 - Paper clip
✏ ✏ - Pencil
✒ ✒ - Feather
📏 📏 - Ruler
📐 📐 - Square ruler
📕 📕 - Red Book
📘 📘 - Blue Book
📗 📗 - Green Book
📙 📙 - Orange Book
📖 📖 - Open book
📚 📚 - Stack of books
📔 📔 - Yellow notebook
📓 📓 - Gray notebook
📒 📒 - Notepad
📝 📝 - Note
📁 📁 - Folder
📂 📂 - Open folder
📆 📆 - Tear-off calendar
📅 📅 - Calendar
📋 📋 - Tablet
Smiley codes “zodiac signs”
♈ ♈ - Aries
♉ ♉ - Taurus
♊ ♊ - Gemini
♋ ♋ - Cancer
♌ ♌ - Leo
♍ ♍ - Virgo
♎ ♎ - Libra
♏ ♏ - Scorpio
♐ ♐ - Sagittarius
♑ ♑ - Capricorn
♒ ♒ - Aquarius
♓ ♓ - Pisces
Religious symbols
⛎ ⛎ - Ophiuchus
✡ ✡ - Six-pointed star (Star of David)
✝ ✝ - Cross
☦ ☦ - Cross with crosshairs
☪ ☪ - Islamic (Muslim) crescent
☮ ☮ - Symbol of peace
☯ ☯ - Yin and Yang
Sports emoticons
⚽ ⚽ - Soccer ball
⚾ ⚾ - Baseball
🏈 🏈 - American football ball
🏉 🏉 - Rugby ball
🎾 🎾 - Tennis ball
🏀 🏀 - Basketball
🎱 🎱 - Billiard ball
🎮 🎮 - Video game
🎯 🎯 - Darts
🎲 🎲 - Dice
🎳 🎳 - Bowling
🏂 🏂 - Snowboarder
🏆 🏆 - Cup
🏇 🏇 - Horse racing
🏄 🏄 - Surfer
🏊 🏊 - Swimmer
🚴 🚴 - Cyclist
🚵 🚵 - Mountain biker
🎿 🎿 - Skis
Musical emoticons for VK
🎹 🎹 - Music Keyboard
🎸 🎸 - Guitar
🎻 🎻 - Violin
🎺 🎺 - Trumpet
🎷 🎷 - Saxophone
📯 📯 - Postal horn
🎼 🎼 - Note row
🎵 🎵 - Note
🎶 🎶 - Several musical notes
City and natural landscapes
⛲ ⛲ - Fountain
🌅 🌅 - Sunrise over the ocean
🌄 🌄 - Sunrise over the mountains
🌃 🌃 - Night city with starry sky
🌆 🌆 - Cityscape at dusk
🌇 🌇 - Sunset over the city
🌁 🌁 - Bridge in the fog
🌉 🌉 - Bridge at night with stars and moon
🌊 🌊 - Sea wave
🌈 🌈 - Rainbow
🌋 🌋 - Vulcan
🌌 🌌 - Milky Way
🌠 🌠 - Shooting Star
🎆 🎆 - Sparkler fireworks
🎇 🎇 - Fireworks
🎢 🎢 - Roller coaster
🎡 🎡 - Ferris wheel
🎠 🎠 - Carousel horse
🗻 🗻 - Mount Fuji
🗽 🗽 - Statue of Liberty
🗾 🗾 - Silhouette of the Japanese Islands
🗼 🗼 - Tokyo Tower
🎑 🎑 - Moonlight Ceremony
🎏 🎏 - Carp streamer
🎐 🎐 - Wind chime
Weather emoticons for VKontakte
☀ ☀ - Sunny
☁ ☁ - Cloudy
⛅ ⛅ - Partly cloudy
☔ ☔ - Rain
❄ ❄ - Snowflake emoticon
⛄ ⛄ - Snowman
Earth, sun and moon phases
🌎 🌎 - Earth globe overlooking America
🌍 🌍 - Earth globe overlooking Africa
🌏 🌏 - Earth globe overlooking Asia-Australia
🌐 🌐 - Globe with meridians
🌞 🌞 - Sun with a face
🌝 🌝 - Full moon with a face
🌚 🌚 - New Moon with a face
🌑 🌑 - New Moon
🌒 🌒 - Waxing moon
🌓 🌓 - Moon in the first quarter
🌔 🌔 - Waxing moon
🌕 🌕 - Full moon
🌖 🌖 - Waning moon
🌗 🌗 - Last quarter of the moon
🌘 🌘 - Waning moon
🌙 🌙 - Crescent
🌛 🌛 - First quarter moon with face
🌜 🌜 - Last quarter moon with face
Fauna (fish, birds, animals, insects)
🐋 🐋 - Keith
🐙 🐙 - Octopus
🐚 🐚 - Spiral shell
🐟 🐟 - Fish
🎣 🎣 - Fish on a hook
🐠 🐠 - Tropical fish
🐡 🐡 - Pufferfish
🐢 🐢 - Turtle
🐬 🐬 - Dolphin
🐳 🐳 - Whale releasing a fountain
🐸 🐸 - Frog face
🐊 🐊 - Crocodile
🐲 🐲 - Dragon head
🐉 🐉 - Dragon
🐔 🐔 - Chicken head
🐓 🐓 - Chicken
🐤 🐤 - Chicken head
🐥 🐥 - Chicken
🐣 🐣 - Hatched chicken
🐦 🐦 - Bird's head
🐧 🐧 - Penguin head
🐂 🐂 - Bull
🐄 🐄 - Cow
🐃 🐃 - Ram
🐮 🐮 - Cow head
🐆 🐆 - Leopard
🐇 🐇 - Rabbit
🐰 🐰 - Rabbit head
🐈 🐈 - Cat
🐎 🐎 - Horse
🐏 🐏 - Ram
🐐 🐐 - Goat
🐑 🐑 - Sheep
🐕 🐕 - Dog
🐖 🐖 - Pig
🐱 🐱 - Cat's head
🐷 🐷 - Pig head
🐽 🐽 - Piglet
🐶 🐶 - Dog head
🐴 🐴 - Horse head
🐀 🐀 - Rat
🐭 🐭 - Mouse head
🐁 🐁 - Mouse
🐅 🐅 - Tiger
🐍 🐍 - Snake
🐒 🐒 - Monkey
🐗 🐗 - Boar's head
🐘 🐘 - Elephant
🐨 🐨 - Koala
🐪 🐪 - Camel
🐫 🐫 - Bactrian camel
🐯 🐯 - Tiger head
🐵 🐵 - Monkey head
🙈 🙈 - The monkey closed his eyes, “I don’t see”
🙊 🙊 - The monkey closed his mouth, “I’m not saying”
🙉 🙉 - The monkey covered his ears “I can’t hear”
🐹 🐹 - Hamster head
🐻 🐻 - Bear head
🐼 🐼 - Panda head
🐺 🐺 - Fox head
🐾 🐾 - Paw prints
🐩 🐩 - Dog
🐝 🐝 - Honey bee
🐜 🐜 - Ant
🐞 🐞 - Ladybug
🐛 🐛 - Caterpillar
🐌 🐌 - Snail
Emoticons for VK with images of flowers
💐 💐 - Bouquet of flowers
🌸 🌸 - Cherry blossom
🌷 🌷 - Tulip
🌹 🌹 - Rose flower
🌻 🌻 - Sunflower
🌼 🌼 - Chamomile Flower
💮 💮 - White flower
🌺 🌺 - Hibiscus flower
Emoticons for Contact with various modes of transport
🚁 🚁 - Helicopter
🚀 🚀 - Rocket
✈ ✈ - Airplane emoticon
🚂 🚂 - Steam locomotive
🚄 🚄 - High-speed train
🚅 🚅 - High speed train with a round nose
🚈 🚈 - Light rail
🚃 🚃 - Railway carriage
🚟 🚟 - Suspended railway
🚋 🚋 - Tram car
🚇 🚇 - Underground metro
🚉 🚉 - Railway station
🚆 🚆 - Approaching train
🚊 🚊 - Approaching train
🚝 🚝 - Monorail
🚞 🚞 - Mountain railway
🚌 🚌 - Bus
🚏 🚏 - Bus stop
🚎 🚎 - Trolleybus
🚍 🚍 - Approaching bus
🚐 🚐 - Minibus
🚒 🚒 - Fire truck
🚑 🚑 - Ambulance
🚓 🚓 - Police car
🚔 🚔 - Approaching police car
🚨 🚨 - Flashing beacon
🚖 🚖 - Approaching taxi
🚕 🚕 - Taxi
🚗 🚗 - A car
⛽ ⛽ - gas station
🚚 🚚 - Freight car
🚘 🚘 - Approaching car
🚙 🚙 - Jeep
🚜 🚜 - Tractor
🚛 🚛 - Road train
🚥 🚥 - Horizontal traffic light
🚦 🚦 - Vertical traffic light
🚠 🚠 - Mountain rope crossing
🚡 🚡 - Air tram
🚲 🚲 - Bicycle
⛵ ⛵ - Sailboat
🚢 🚢 - Ship
🚣 🚣 - Rowing boat
🚤 🚤 - Boat
🛥 🛥 - Motor boat
🛳 🛳 - Passenger liner
⛴ ⛴ - Ferry
Houses and buildings
⛪ ⛪ - Christian church
💒 💒 - Wedding in church
🏠 🏠 - Residential building
🏡 🏡 - House with garden
🏣 🏣 - Japanese style post office building
🏤 🏤 - European style post office building
🏢 🏢 - Office building
🏥 🏥 - Hospital building
🏦 🏦 - Bank building
🏨 🏨 - Hotel
🏩 🏩 - Romantic hotel
🏫 🏫 - School building
🏭 🏭 - Industrial enterprise, factory
🏪 🏪 - Convenience store
🏬 🏬 - Department store building
🏰 🏰 - Medieval castle of European type
🏯 🏯 - Japanese style castle
💈 💈 - Hairdresser
⛺ ⛺ - Tent under the starry sky
🎪 🎪 - Circus tent
Food emoticons
🍔 🍔 - Hamburger
🍖 🍖 - Meat on the bone
🍗 🍗 - Chicken's leg
🍘 🍘 - Rice cracker
🍙 🍙 - Rice ball
🍛 🍛 - Curry with rice
🍚 🍚 - Boiled rice
🍞 🍞 - Loaf of bread
🍜 🍜 - Bowl of noodles
🍝 🍝 - Pasta with ketchup
🍟 🍟 - French fries
🍠 🍠 - Fried sweet potatoes
🍣 🍣 - Sushi, rolls
🍡 🍡 - Dango
🍦 🍦 - Ice cream
🍥 🍥 - Fish cake
🍢 🍢 - Oden
🍤 🍤 - Fried shrimp
🍩 🍩 - Donut
🍧 🍧 - Ice cream
🍨 🍨 - Ice cream
🍪 🍪 - Oatmeal cookies
🍫 🍫 - Chocolate bar
🍬 🍬 - Candy in wrapper
🍭 🍭 - Lollipop
🍮 🍮 - Custard
🍯 🍯 - Pot of honey
🍰 🍰 - Shortbread
🍱 🍱 - Bento box
🍲 🍲 - Plate of soup
🍳 🍳 - Fried eggs in a frying pan
🍶 🍶 - Sake bottle and bowl
🍵 🍵 - Cup without handle
🎂 🎂 - Festive cake with candles
🍕 🍕 - Piece of pizza
🍴 🍴 - Fork and knife
Drinks Emoji Codes
🍺 🍺 - Mug with beer
🍻 🍻 - Clinking of beer mugs
🍹 🍹 - Tropical drinks
🍼 🍼 - Bottle with pacifier for baby
☕ ☕ - Hot drinks
🍸 🍸 - Glass with cocktail
🍷 🍷 - Champagne glass
Medical emoticons
💊 💊 - Tablet, pill
💉 💉 - Syringe
🌡 🌡 - Thermometer, thermometer
Sometimes words alone are not enough to express feelings. In such cases, when communicating on social networks, we turn to emoji. Winking “emoticons” and other symbols appeared back in 1999, however great love They have only recently gained users. Despite the fact that almost everyone uses them, the meanings of some pictures are not entirely clear.
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For example, two palms clasped together can be interpreted in different ways - perhaps they symbolize prayer, but it is also possible that these are two people greeting each other with the words “High Five”. How to understand the meaning of certain emojis? We bring to your attention a few tips that will help you understand the meaning of emoticons on iPhone, iPad and macOS.
Examples of the meaning of emoticons Emoji
Many users mistake this picture for a crying face. In fact, the drop is not a tear, but sweat, meaning relief after the excitement experienced.
Don't be fooled, this is not a nut at all, but a roasted sweet potato.
What appears at first glance to be a pyramid of ping-pong balls is actually a “harvest festival card,” symbolizing a Japanese traditional ceremony that occurs during the Tsukimi festival.
If you think it's an acorn, you're wrong. It's actually a chestnut.
This picture should not be used as greeting card, since it is nothing more than a bookmark.
This gesture means “OK” and indicates that everything is fine with you.
Raised palms do not mean an appeal to higher powers, but symbolize joy.
This “smiley” means severe irritation and a nervous state. Many users mistakenly use it to express contempt.
What looks like a black cube actually symbolizes the Muslim shrine of the Kaaba located in Mecca.
No, this girl does not have deer antlers growing on her head. They just give her a facial massage.
Often users resort to this picture when they want to express denial of something, but in fact it symbolizes the person at the information board.
This is not a dance move at all, as it may seem, but open arms.
This boy didn't hide or think. Believe it or not, he bows.
A smiley face without a mouth symbolizes silence. However, it is often used to express confusion, even fear, and is sometimes used as a "Kolobok" character.
You might think it's fire, but it's actually a name badge.
This sign is not a fancy image of a house at all, but a symbol of anger.
The picture below appeared with the release of iOS 10.2. Some people might see a glass of whiskey here, but in reality it's just a glass.
This symbol does not mean ordinary laughter, but hysterical laughter, when the laugher literally rolls on the floor.
This image can be interpreted as both a jellyfish and an umbrella, but Apple believes that this is what the oriental furin bell looks like, ringing in the wind.
Do not confuse this symbol with the panic button. It's actually a trackball.
Don't look for this sign hidden meaning, because it's just a hole.
It may seem that this guy is none other than the legendary Ziggy Stardust performed by British artist David Bowie. Despite the similar makeup, this is just a symbol of any singer.
How to independently find out the meaning (determine the meaning) of emoji on iPhone
Finding out the meaning of an emoji on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is very easy. Using the function Pronunciation you can “force” iOS to explain out loud what this or that picture means.
1 . On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to " Settings", select "About main» -> « Universal access» -> Speech -> Pronunciation).
2 . Write a message and insert an emoji.
3 . Place the cursor next to the Emoji emoticon whose meaning you want to find out and click on the screen until a menu with actions appears.
Click " Choose", after which the emoji will be highlighted, and then select the option " Talk” and the voice assistant will read aloud the meaning of the emoticon in Russian.
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Emoji have become one of the pillars of modern Internet communication, and it is already difficult to imagine electronic correspondence without the use of emoticons. New images appear every few months, and the first set of emojis was even included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. But it turns out that most of us use them incorrectly.
Lost in translation
A study conducted by e2save and published by The Daily Mail found that only one in five people can interpret emoji correctly. However, most people find it difficult to verbally describe emoticons and the emotions they convey.
According to the study, around 82% of Brits regularly use emojis, with 44% doing so to clarify the meaning of a message. Respondents were asked to explain the meaning of the 20 most “confusing” emoji. Only 19% of respondents managed to do this. And only 44% of respondents were able to correctly explain the meaning of emoticons.
There are five emojis that confuse people the most.
Most people (69%) believe that a face with smoke coming from its nostrils expresses anger or irritation. In fact, this emoticon symbolizes a sigh of relief after the frustration experienced.
A face with wide eyes, an open mouth and raised eyebrows is often used to show surprise (at least 66% of respondents do). However, according to the original idea, it depicts a silent person.
Another 62% believe that a frowning face with a teardrop signifies frustration. But that's not true. Its original meaning is to show "relief after disappointment."
And while 57% of people believe that clasped hands mean prayer or supplication, the emoji was created to express gratitude.
The image of a woman with her hands above her head is also confusing. Most people (55%) think she's surprised, but it actually means "okay."
Other emojis also cause identification difficulties: a cat’s face, a horn, a devil’s mask, and so on.
The emoticons in the top row mean (from left to right): yawn, surprised cat, devil. Middle row: high five, message delivery, sleepy, feeling unwell. In the bottom row: impulse to do something, dizziness, impudence, decorating baked goods.
“With so much interest in icons, it is surprising that many of us misunderstand their meaning. Apparently, we should be more careful about choosing emoji before sending them,” said e2save marketer Andy Cartledge.
New collection
The other day, the Unicode Consortium announced that in 2017, humanity will receive a new set of 51 emoji. Among them will be a vampire, a pretzel, a sandwich, an “I love you” gesture, a flying saucer, broccoli, a coconut and others. The full list can be found
Apparently, the creators of emoji are trying to bring them closer to diverse social and national groups of people. Thus, the new set includes a woman in a hijab, a man with a very long beard and a mother breastfeeding her child.
On the other hand, there are many mythical characters on the list - in addition to those mentioned, these are fairies, mermaids of both sexes, a genie and zombies.
And of course, there was food and animals. A giraffe, a zebra, a hedgehog, a tyrannosaurus, canned food and a cup with a straw are already waiting for their finest hour. As for the emoticon faces themselves, the new set may bring even more confusion to the ranks of users.
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