Emoticons~ What are they? They are the symbols, abbreviations, and pictures that are used in chat rooms to express oneself. We have listed them here in alphabetical order. If you know of one that needs to be listed, please send it to us.

 Abbreviations:

1HT...One-Handed Typing
AA...Alcoholics Anonymous
AAMOF...As A Matter Of Fact
AC...Air Conditioning
ACK...Acknowledge
ADHD...Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder 
ADN...Any Day Now 
AKA...Also Known As 
AFAIK...As Far As I Know
AFK...Away From Keyboard 
AIO...All in One Diaper
AISB...As It Should Be 
AP...Attachement Parenting
ASAP...As Soon As Possible 
A/S/C...Age/Sex/Check 
A/S/L...Age/Sex/Location
A/S/S/C...Age/Sex/State/Check
ATB...All the Best
ATK...At the Keyboard 
ATM...At The Moment 
AWFK...Away From Keyboard 
AYT...Are you there?
B...Back
B4...Before
BAC...By Any Chance 
BAK...Back At Keyboard 
BB...Bye Bye
BBIAF...Be Back In A Flash 
BBL...Be Back Later 
BBIAM...Be Back In A Minute 
BBS...Be Back Soon 
BC...Because
BEG...Big Evil Grin
BF...Boyfriend or Breastfeed(for the moms)
BFN...By For Now 
BG...Big Grin
BIF...Before I Forget 
BISS...Because I Said So 
BML...Bitting My Lip
BOC...But Ofcourse
 BOL...Best Of Luck 
BOMM...Bored Outta My Mind 
BRB...Be Right Back 
BRBGP...Be Right Back Gotta Pee 
BRB nc...Be Right Back  Nature calls (brb nc)
BTDT...Been There Done That
BTW...By The Way
BWKOTL...Big Wet Kiss On The Lips 
BWL...Bursting With Laughter 
CC...Carbon Copy
C&G...Chuckle and Grin
CICO...Coffee In, Coffee Out
CID...Crying In Disgrace
CP...Chat Post or Couch Potato
CRBT...Crying Real Big Tears
CSG...Chuckle Snicker Grin
CUL...See You Later
C U L8TER...See You Later 
C U L8R...See You Later 
CUZ...Because
CWIM...See What I Mean?
CWYL...Chat With Ya Later 
C YA...See Ya 
DBD...Don't Be Dumb 
DD...Dear Daughter
DS...Dear Son
DW...Dear Wife, 
DH...Dear Husband 
     ...Darling Husband 
     ...Darned Husband (if moody)
     ...Demented Husband (if moody) 
DIL...Daughter In Law
DITY...Did I Tell You?
DK...Don't Know
DL...Download 
DLTBBB...Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
DOM...Dirty Old Man
DTS...Don't Think So 
EC...Expecting Club
EG...Evil Grin
EMSG...Email Message
EOS...End Of Show 
EWG...Evil Wicked Grin
FAAK...Falling Asleep At Keyboard 
FAQ...Frequently Asked Questions
FC...Fingers Crossed
FE...For Example or From Experience
FIL...Father In Law 
FTBOMH...From The Bottom Of My Heart
FWD...Forward
FWIW...For What It's Worth 
FYI...For Your Information
G...Grin
G2G...Got To Go
GA...Go Ahead
GAL...Get A Life
GB...Good Bye
GF...Girlfriend
GFI...Go For It
GFN...Gone For Now
GFU...Good For You 
GG...Gotta Go
GJ...Good Job
GMBA...Giggling My Butt Off
GMTA...Great Minds Think Alike 
GN...Goodnight
GR8...Great
GTG...Got To Go
GTSY...Glad To See You 
H&K...Hug and Kiss
HB...Hurry Back
HABU...Have A Better 'Un
HAGN...Have A Good Night
HAGU...Have A Good 'Un
HC...Holy Cow
HEHE...Lauging, or Giggling
HHIS...Hanging Head in Shame
HLOL...Hysterically Laughing Out Loud 
HLOLARAWCHAWMP...Hysterically Laughing Out Loud And Rolling Around While Clapping Hands And Wetting My Pants 
HS...Homeschool
HTH...Hope This Helps 
IAE...In Any Event
IC...I See
ICBW...It Could Be Worse 
ICCL...I Could Care Less 
ICQ...I Seek You
IDK...I Don't Know/ I Didn't Know 
IDTS...I Don't Think So
IFBN...I Feel Better NOw 
IGP...I Gotta Pee
ILY...I Love You
IME...In My Experience
IMO...In My Opinion
IMHO...In My Humble Opinion 
IMNSHO...In My Not So Humble Opinion
INY...I Need You 
INYIM...It's not you, it's me
IOU...I Owe You
IOW...In Other Words 
IP...Internet Protocol
IRC...Internet Relay Chat
IRL...In Real Life 
IRMC...I Rest My Case
ISP...Internet Service Provider
ISRN...I'll Stop Rambling Now 
ITA...I Totally Agree
IWALU...I Will Always Love You 
IYD...In Your Dreams
JEJE...Lauging Or Giggling
JMO...Just My Opinion
JK...Joke
J/K...Just Kidding 
JTLYK...Just To Let You Know
K...Ok
KBD...Keyboard
KEWL...Cool
KIT...Keep In Touch
KOC...Kiss On Cheek
KOL...Kiss On Lips
KWIM...Know What I Mean?
L8R...Later
L8R G8R ...Later 'Gater
LHM...Lord Help Me
LHO...Laughing Head Off
LHU...Lord Help Us
LMK...Let Me Know
LOL...Laughing Out Loud 
LOLOL...Laughing Out Loud On Line 
LQ (lq)...Laughing quietly
LSHMSH...Laughing so hard my side hurts 
LTNS...Long Time No See 
LUVYA...Love Ya (you) 
MB...Message Board
MIL...Mother-in-law
MTF...More To Follow
MYOB...Mind Your Own Business
N/A...Not Applicable
NADA...Nothing
NADT...Not A Darn Thing
NAK...Nursing At The Keyboard
NAYY...No Affiliation, yada, yada
NFP...Natural Family Planning
NM...Never Mind
NRN...No Reply Necessary 
NTBCAMA...Not to be Construed as Medical Advice
N/T or NT...No Text
OIC...Oh  I See
OL ...Old Lady (significant other)
OM ...Old Man (significant other)
OMG...Oh My Gosh
OT...Off Topic
OTOH...On The Other Hand 
OTTOMH...Off The Top of My Head
PC/PVT/MSG...Private Chat/Messaging 
PDS...Please Don't Shout
PDQ...Pretty Darn Quick
PIC...Picture
PITA...Pain in the (behind)
PLMK...Please Let Me Know
PM...Private Message
PMFJI...Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMP...Peed My Pants
POAHF...Put On A Happy Face
POOF....Left the Chatroom
POV...Point Of View 
PTSS...Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome 
ROTF...Rolling On The Floor 
ROTFL...Rolling On The Floor Laughing 
ROFLOL...Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROFLMOL...Rolling on the floor laughing madly out loud
ROTFLMAO...Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Anatomy Off 
ROTFLMAOSHIPIMP....Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off So Hard I Peed In My Pants!! 
ROTFWTIME........Rolling On The Floor With Tears In My Eyes 
RSN...Real Soon Now 
SAHM...Stay-at-Home Mom
SAH-HSM...Stay at Home-Home Schooling Mom
SEC...Just a Second
SETE...Smiling Ear To Ear
SIL...Son In Law  or (SoIL) 
     ...Sister In Law or (SiIL) 
SITD....Still In The Dark
SNAFU...Situation normal all fouled up
SO...Significant Other
SOT...Short Of Time 
SOTMG...Short Of Time Must Go
SNERT...Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager
SS...So Sorry
SWAK...Sealed With A Kiss
SWIM...See What I mean 
SWL...Screaming with Laughter
SYS...See You Soon
TA...Thanks Again
TBD OOTD...To Be Done, One Of These Days!
TCOY...Take Care Of Yourself
TDM...Too Darn Many
TIA...Thanks in Advance
TIC...Tongue in Cheek
TILII...Tell It Like It Is
TPTB...The Powers That Be 
TTFN...Ta Ta For Now
TNT...Till Next Time
TOY...Thinking Of You
TTYL...Talk to you later 
UFO...Un-Finished Object (a started project not yet done) 
UPGS...Unfinished Project Guilt Syndrome
VBG...Very Big Grin
VDH...Very Dear Husband (see also DH) 
VDW...Very Dear Wife 
WAHM...Work At Home Mom
WB...Welcome Back or Write Back 
WBS...Write Back Soon 
WPYS...Who Pulled Your String 
WRT...With Regard To
WTG...Way To Go
WWJD...What Would Jesus Do?
YBS... You'll Be Sorry
YCGB....You Can't Get Better
VF...Very Funny
YG... Young Gentleman
YL...Young Lady
YM... Young Man
YMMV...Your Mileage my Vary
YW...Your Welcome
ZZZ...Snoozing/Sleeping Pictures: 
 

\_/ \_/................Soda 
(~~)? (~~)3.........Coffee mugs 
(_)?....................Tea cups (fine china) 
(~)................Chilled cups of fresh juice 
[%]D..................Hot cocoa with mini marshmallows 
(#$#$#$#$#$)......Plate of hash browns and onions 
[:::] [:::]..............Poptarts for all 
(sgeg)===...........Pan of scrambled eggs 
<*)((((((>>><.......Fish 
<:))))><...............Fish 
<><....................Fish 
<3 <3 <3..............Hearts 
@-->-->-- ............A rose 
())))___crayola___)))>..Crayola Crayon 
(::waving::)..........Waving 
{{a screen name here}}}..Personal Cyber hugs 
{{{ }}}..................Lots of Hugs 
:)  ........................Smile   or
:o) ......with round nose 
(:  .....................Left Handed Smile  or (o:  ....w/round nose 
(:D) .......................Big Grin 
:o..........................Surprised 
:O.........................REALLY Surprised 
:D.........................Laughing/smiling :oD.....with nose 
:+  or  :o+...............Kiss 
:*   or  :o*...............Whistle 
;)   or ;o)................Wink 
:x  or  :ox..............My lips are sealed 
}:(...........................Mad 
=)............................Smiley face 
:(   or :o(.................Frown 
:'(  or  :,( or :,o(......Crying 
0:).....................Angel (Halo is a zero) 
(\O/).....................Angel 
\o/ \o/ \o/..............Praising God 
:oP~~~  ..............Nanner Nanner!
):~(  ....................Very Disappointed

Pictures Using The ALT Button and Number Pad 
(make sure the number lock button is activated) 
Graphic.........Name..........Keys to press "," is a separator 

ô¿ô....Face....Alt+147, Alt+168, Alt+147 
â¿â....Face....Alt+131, Alt+168, Alt+131 
~¿ô....Wink...Alt+638, Alt+168, Alt+147 
~¿~...Sleeping..Alt+638, Alt+168, Alt+638 
:Þ.....Sticking Tongue out.... :, Alt+0222 
†.............Cross..........Alt+0134 
+†+.........Crosses...... + Alt+0134 + 
§§(^o^)§§..Bozo The Clown...Alt 789 twice ( ^ o ^ ) Alt 789 twice 
|:)..........Face w/eyebrows..Alt+1478, :, ) 
~To make this neat angel  ^Å^ you shift#6 then on number pad alt 655then shift #6 ...She's a really cute angel.
~To make a solid nose smiley :•)   : alt 249 on number pad then )
clown  <:•)  < then : then alt 249 on number pad then
 

®®®®®...........rolls or Rolaids 
(§)(§)(§)(§).......Raspberry frosted sugar cookies 
&&&&&............Pretzels 
(o)(o)(o)...........Donuts 
(#)(#)(#)(#)......Peanut Butter Cookies 
@@@@..........Cinnamon rolls 
c[_] c[_]..........coffee mugs 
|S| |D| |P| |7| |C| |M| |G|.....various sodas 
c[_]~ ......mug with tea back tag sticking out...ie.. hot tea 
¤[_])................another tea mug 
[_])...............and another 
[__]D.............soup mug or really big coffee mug 
[_])[_])............coffee mugs
(_)D(_)D..........more coffee mugs 
(_)/ £(_)/..........coffee and tea pots 
(|_/  ([_])..........cream and sugar 
<%)<%)<%)......pepperoni pizza 
\      / \ooooo/ \*****/....fudge, Swedish meatballs and pop corn. 
8=8 8=8 8=8 8=8.....Doggie treats. 
~<] [>~...................hersies kisses 
<%)<#)<%)<$)<§)...various pizzas 
|~~~~~|...............lasagne 
\%*#/...................chex mix 
|====|.................Cheese cake 
(O ) (O ) (O ) (O )....deviled eggs 
^<**>^   ^<**>^......Crabs 
^j^......................Angel in breeze 
^^i^^..................Mature angel 
^i^......................Little angel 
ci^...................Pregnant Angel 
\o/\o/\o/................hands raised together in praise 
^i^ ^i^ ^i^ ^i^ ^i^...Hedge of angels 
======{[@]}======...seat belt 
{@}......................Fluffy punt pillow 
(o)_____...............Duct Tape      "Riiiiiippppppppp" 
}}i{{......................butterfly 
¤[_])|_|?[_]D.........tea, coffee and hot choco 
\ßßßßß/regular or ( ))))))))))) Pringles \~~/ chips n dip 
\^<**>^/..................crab salad 
--- -o- -o- -o- -o-(|==0   --o- -o-Q-o- -o-Q-o- -(|==0   shiskabob 
[**]D [**]D...............hot cocoa with star mini-marshmallows :) 

:o#).................Man with moustache 
}:> .......................Devil 
:Þ or :-Þ.............Sticking out tongue 
>^,,^<..................cat 
<:3 )~ ..................mouse 
c[[]] .....................Pint of beer 
(_8(|).....................Homer simpson 
@@@@8(|)..........Marge simpson 
@---}---}---............Rose 
<vbg>...................Very Big Grin 
<g>.......................Grin
<eg>.....................Evil Grin 
<wg>....................Wicked Grin 
<weg>..................Wicked Evil Grin
<--------..............Referring to yourself <~~~~~...............Referring to yourself

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 ("@")       <-........A bear
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