@	At		<G>	Grinning
<J>	Joking		<L>	Laughing
<S>	Smiling		<Y>	Yawning
2DAY	Today		2MOR, 2MORO	Tomorrow
2NITE, 2N	Tonight		4	For; Four or fore
AAMOF	As a matter of fact		AFAIK	As far as I know
AFK	Away from computer keyboard		AIM	AOL Instant Messenger
ASAP	As soon as possible		A/S/L	Age/Sex/Location
ATM	At the moment		B	Black
BBFN	Bye bye for now		BBL	Be back later
BBS	Be back soon		BC	Because
BCNU	Be Seein' You		BEG	Big Evil Grin
BFN	Bye for now		BG	Big grin
BI	Buddy Icon		BL	Buddy List
BMG	Be my guest		BRB	Be right back
BTA	But then again		BTW	By the way
BWG	Big wide grin		BYKT	But you knew that
CHUCKLE	I am chuckling		CID	Consider it done
CMIIW	Correct me if I'm wrong		CUL, CUL8R	See you later
DQMOT	Don't quote me on this		EG	Evil grin
EOL	End of lecture		EOM	End of message
FAQ	Frequently asked question(s)		FITB	Fill in the blank
Frown	I am frowning		FWIW	For what it's worth
FYI	For your information		G	Grin or giggle
GL	Good luck		GMTA	Great minds think alike
GRA	Go right ahead		GW	Good work
H	Hug		HT	Hi there
HTH	Hope this helps		IAC	In any case
IAE	In any event		ICL	In Christian love
IDK	I don't know		IK	I know
IM	Instant message		IMCO	In my considered opinion
IMHO	In my humble/honest opinion		IMNSHO	In my not so humble opinion
IMO	In my opinion		IMS	I am sorry
IOW	In other words		JIC	Just in case
JK	Just kidding		JTLYK	Just to let you know
K	Kiss or OK		KIS	Keep it simple
L8R	Later		LOL	Laughing out loud or lots of luck
M	More text		MGB	May God bless
MHOTY	My hat's off to you		NBD	No big deal
NP	No problem		NRN	No reply (or response) necessary
OH	Off hand		OIC	Oh I see
OTOH	On the other hand		OTP	On the phone
PLS or PLZ	Please		POC	Point of contact
POOF	Has left the chat		POS	Parent Over Shoulder
POV	Point of view		ROF	Rolling on the floor
ROTFL	Rolling on the floor laughing (at what you said)		RSN	Real soon now
RTFM	Read the manual (or documentation)		RUOK?	Are you okay?
S	Smiling		SITD	Still in the dark
SMIRK	Smirking		SN	Screen Name
SYS	See you soon		TAFN	That's all for now
TBA	To be announced		TBH	To be honest
THX	Thanks		TIA	Thanks in advance
TIC	Tongue in cheek		TTFN	Ta ta for now
TTYL	Talk to you later		TY	Thank you
TYVM	Thank you very much		UN	User Name
VBEG	Very big evil grin		VBG	Very big grin
W	Wink		WB	Welcome back
WE	Whatever		WFM	Works for me
WTG	Way to go		WU?	What's up?
WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get		YT?	You there?
YW	You are welcome

 

@}->--	A rose		@>--->---	A long-stemmed rose
@==	Atomic bomb		#-)	Wiped out, tired
#:-o or 8-o	shocked		%-|	Worked all night
%*}	Inebriated		%+{	Got beat up
%-}	Humorous or ironic		%-{	Ironic
%-(	Mixed up, confused		%-) or %-6	Dazed, silly, brain dead
%-6 or %-)	Dazed, silly, brain dead		%\ or %-\	Hung over or hangover
%-\ or %\	Hung over or hangover		%(|:-)	Propeller headache
-| or :'-(	Shedding a tear, tearful		!-)	Black eye or proud of black eye
$-)	Won the lottery or maney on the brain		?( or ?-(	Black eye
`:-)	Raised eyebrow		( 8(|)	Homer
( <> or <> )	Alienated		(( )):**	Hugs and kisses
((()))	Lots of hugging. Name of one being hugged placed in the center		() or []	Hug, hugging
(-:	Left-handed smile or smile from the southern hemisphere (face is rotated to right instead of left)		(:-) or :-) or :) or : )	Smiley happy face, saying something with a smile, perhaps joking
(:& or (:-&	Angry		(:-& or (:&	Angry
(:- or (:-( or :-t	Unsmiley		(:-( or (:- or :-t	Unsmiley
(:-* or :-*	Kiss, pursing lips		(:-\ or :-<	Very sad
(:|	Egghead		(::()::)	Bandaid, comfort, offering help and support
{}	No comment		{:-)	Devilish mischievous, look out
{{ }} or [[ ]]	Hug (Insert in the center the name of the one being hugged)		}{	Face to face
}-)	Wry smile		}: [	Angry, frustrated
>- or O+	Female		>-< or >>:-<< or >:-<	Furious, absolutely livid
>:)	Imp or little devil		>:-) or >:->	Very mischievous person
>:-> or >:-)	Very mischievous person		>:-< or >>:-<< or >-<	Furious, absolutely livid
>:-(	Beyond frowning, annoyed, angry		>>:-<< or >:-< or >-<	Furious, absolutely livid
<> ) or ( <>	Alienated		<:-( or <:-| or <:|	Dunce
<:-)	Innocently asking dumb questions		<:-| or <:| or <:-(	Dunce
<:| or <:-( or <:-|	Dunce		^	Thumbs up
^ ^ ^	Giggles		^5	High five
[:-)	Wearing a Walkman		[:|]	Robot
[:]	Robot or Frankenstein		[:-|	Frankenstein or robot or square head
[] or ()	Hug, hugging		[[ ]] or {{ }}	Hug (Insert in the center the name of the one being hugged)
][	Back to back		]:->	Devil
\') or \'-)	Winky, just kidding		\'-) or \')	Winky, just kidding
\_/	Empty glass		\~/	Full glass, my glass is full
|( or |-(	Sleepy (as on late night e-mail messaging), struggling to stay awake, sleeping badly		|-( or |(	Sleepy (as on late night e-mail messaging), struggling to stay awake, sleeping badly
|-)	Hee hee		|-{	Good grief! (Charlie Brown)
|-<> or :-><	Puckered up for a kiss		|-D	Ho ho, big laugh
|-O	Open mouth is yawning or snoring		|-| or |I	Beyond bored, asleep
|I or |-|	Beyond bored, asleep		|^o	Snoring
/\/\/\	Laughter (Use slash & backslash to print)		+<:-)	Religious leader
+<:-|	Monk or nun		+<||-)	Knight
+:-)	Priest		+O:-)	The pope
-=	Snuffed candle (to end a flamed message)		-##:-)	Wizard
-) or :-J or :-?	Tongue in cheek		=^*	Kisses
=====:} or ~~~~8} or ~~~~~8}	Snake		=:-)	A punk, hosehead
=):-)=	Abraham Lincoln		=^D	Big grin
= O	Surprised		= X or :-X or :-x	My lips are sealed. "I promise not to tell anyone."
~ :-(	Steaming mad		~:-( or ~~:-( or ~~:[ or ~= or ~==	Lit candle (flame) indicating an inflamatory message
~:-\ or ~:\ or 5:-)	Elvis		~:\ or ~:-\ or 5:-)	Elvis
~= or ~== or ~:-( or ~~:-( or ~~:[	Lit candle (flame) indicating an inflamatory message		~== or ~= or ~:-( or ~~:-( or ~~:[	Lit candle (flame) indicating an inflamatory message
~:o	Baby		~~:[ or ~= or ~== or ~:-( or ~~:-(	Lit candle (flame) indicating an inflamatory message
~~:-( or ~:-( or ~~:[ or ~= or ~==	Lit candle (flame) indicating an inflamatory message		~~~~8} or ~~~~~8} or =====:}	Snake
~~~~~8} or ~~~~8} or =====:}	Snake		* or :* or :x	Kiss
*<:-)	Santa Claus		*<|:-)	Santa Claus or a clown
*-)	Shot to death		: ( or :(	Sad
: ) or :) or :-) or (:-)	Smiley happy face, saying something with a smile, perhaps joking		: [ or : |	Bored, sad
:[ or :-[	Pouting, really down, despondent, unhappy		:] or :-]	jovial happiness
:.( or ;( or :~-( or :,( or :\'( or :\'-( or :\' or :'	Crying		:,( or :\'( or :\'-( or :\' or :.( or ;( or :~-( or :'	Crying
:'-)	Crying with joy		:' or ;( or :.( or :~-( or :,( or :\'( or :\'-( or :\'	Crying
:'-( or &-|	Shedding a tear, tearful		:@ or :-@ or :( )	Loudmouth, talks all the time, shouting. You can also shout by using all capital letters.
:@ or :-s	What?!		:* or * or :x	Kiss
:*)	Clowning		:**:	Returning kiss
:~/ or %-(	Mixed up, confused		:~) or :-~) or :-~|	A cold
:~-( or :,( or :\'( or :\'-( or :\' or :.( or ;( or :'	Crying		:+(	Got punched in the nose
:( )	Can't stop talking		:( or : (	sad
:( ) or :@ or :-@	shock, Loudmouth, talks all the time, shouting. You can also shout by using all capital letters.		: ) or :) or :-) or (:-)	Smiley happy face, saying something with a smile, perhaps joking
:{	Having a hard time		:/)	Not funny
:/i	No smoking		:\' or :.( or ;( or :~-( or :,( or :\'( or :\'-( or :'	Crying
:\'( or :\'-( or :\' or :.( or ;( or :~-( or :,( or :'	Crying		:\'-( or :\' or :.( or ;( or :~-( or :,( or :\'( or :'	Crying
:\'-)	Tears of happiness		: | or : [	Bored, sad
:>	What?		:^D	Happy, approving, great! I like it!
:- or O->	Male		:-@ or :@ or :( )	Loudmouth, talks all the time, shouting. You can also shout by using all capital letters.
:-* or (:-*	Kiss, pursing lips		:-, or :-|	Indifference, bored, disgusted, "hmmm..."
:-#	My lips are sealed, or someone wearing braces		:-(	Frowning, anger, unhappy about something. "boo hoo"
:-) or :) or : ) or (:-)	Smiley, basic happy face, saying something with a smile, perhaps joking		:-{}	Wears lipstick or blowing a kiss
:-{)	Smile with mustache		:-{)}	Smile with mustache & beard
:-}	Leer, mischhievous smile		:-[ or :[	Pouting, really down, despondent, unhappy
:-] or :]	Jovial happiness		:-< or (:-\	Very sad
:->	Hey hey, happy smile, sarcasm or bitingly sarcastic		:->< or |-<>	Puckered up for a kiss
:-~) or :-~| or :~)	A cold		:-~| or :~) or :-~)	A cold
:-[	Unsmiling blockhead, or criticism		:-]	Smiling blockhead, or sarcasm
:-/ or :-\	Skeptical, unsure about it		:-\ or :-/	skeptical, unsure about it
:-\'|	Sniffles		:-| or :-,	Indifference, bored, disgusted, "hmmm..."
:-| :-|	Deja vu		:-||	Very angry
:-&	Tongue-tied, can't get the words out the way I want		:-? or :-J or -)	Tongue in cheek
:-6	Exhausted, wiped out		:-9	Licking lips
:-C	Astonished, really burned, totally unbeliving		:-c	Very unhappy about something
:-D or :D	Laughing hard at something funny		:-d~	Very heavy smoker
:-e	Disappointed		:-f or :P or :-r	Sticking out tongue
:-I	Indifferent, impartial, "Whatever, either way is OK"		:-i	Wry smile or half smile
:-J or :-? or -)	Tongue in cheek		:-j or :-l	One-sided smile
:-k	Puzzlement		:-l or :-j	One-sided smile
:-M	Speak no evil		:-O or :O	Open-mouthed, surprised, "I can't believe it!" or realization of an error "uh oh"
:-o	Wow!, surprised look, "Uh oh!" or yawn		:-P or :-p	Wry smile, nyahhh!
:-p or :-P	Wry smile, nyahhh!		;) or ;-)	Wink (light sarcasm), kidding or teasing
:-p~	Heavy smoker		:-Q or :Q	Tongue hanging out in disgust or a smoker or confusion "What?"
:-Q~	Smoking		:-r or :P or :-f	Sticking tongue out
:-S or :S	Incoherence or loss of words		:-s or :@	What?!
:-T	Keeping a straight face		:-t or (:- or (:-(	Unsmiley
:-V or :-v	Loudmouth, talks all the time		:-v or :-V	Loudmouth, talks all the time
:-W	Speaking with forked tongue		:-X or :-x or = X	My lips are sealed. "I promise not to tell anyone."
:-Y	Aside comment		:D or :-D	Laughing hard at something funny
:O or :-O	Open-mouthed, surprised, "I can't believe it!" or realization of an error "uh oh"		:P or :-r or :-f	Sticking out tongue
:X	Hear no evil		:x or :* or *	kiss
0:-)	Angel		2B|^2B	To be or not to be
5:-) or ~:\ or ~:-\	Elvis		8	Infinity
8)	Wide-eyed or wearing glasses		8-)	Eye-glasses
8-#	Death		8-o or #:-o	Shocked
8-O	Astonished, "Oh my!!"		8-P	Yuck!
8-[	Frayed nerves		8-]	Wow!
8-|	Wide-eyed surprise, "Wow!", "Oh My!"		8 :-)	Wizard
12x@>--->---	A dozen roses		;) or ;-)	Wink (light sarcasm), kidding or teasing
;( or :.( or :~-( or :,( or :\'( or :\'-( or :\' or :'	Crying		;-(	angry, or got a black eye
;-)	Winkey, just kidding or so happy I'm crying		;-D	Winking and laughing
B:-)	Sunglasses on head		d  :-o	Hats off to you
M-)	See no evil		M-), :X, :-M	See no evil, hear no evil speak no evil
M:-)	A salute		O:-) or O :-)	Angel or angelic
O8-) or O 8-)	Starry-eyed angel		O-> or :-	Male
O+ or >-	Female		Q:-)	College graduate
X-(	Just died