Facebook Smileys and Emoticons

An emoticon or Smiley is a pictorial representation of a facial expression using deferent keyboard symbol like punctuation marks, numbers and letters, usually written to express a person's feelings or mood. It is often used to alert a responder to the tenor or temper of a statement, and can change and improve understanding of plain text.

Facebook doesn’t allow every emoticon; here is the list of emoticon allowed by Facebook with their shortcut.

Facebook Smileys

Smiley	Name	Shortcut
	smile	:-)  :)  :]  =)
	frown	:-(  :(  :[  =(
	gasp	:-O  :O  :-o  :o
	grin	:-D  :D  =D
	tongue	:-P  :P  :-p  :p  =P
	wink	;-)  ;)
	curly lips	:3
	kiss	:-*  :*
	grumpy	>:(  >:-(
	glasses	8-)  8)  B-)  B)
	sunglasses	8-|  8|  B-|  B|
	upset	>:O  >:-O  >:o >:-o
	confused	o.O  O.o
	shark	(^^^)
	pacman	:v
	squint	-_-
	angel	O:)   O:-)
	devil	3:)   3:-)
	unsure	:/  :-/  :\  :-\
	cry	:'(
	Chris Putnam	:putnam:
	robot	:|]
	heart	<3
	kiki	^_^
	42	:42:
	penguin	<(“)