Definitions of Emoticons

Love

<3 Type
Expression
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Common Common
Notes: Represents a heart. Sometimes used at the end of a message to say "Love, [person's name]," i.e. "<3, Britney."

(>^.^)> <3 <(^.^<) Type
Expression
Direction Horizontal (Multiple Lines)
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Average Average
Notes: Shows two people attracted to each other by love. (Should be displayed on one line.)

~♥~ Type
Expression 4/28/10
Direction Vertical
(Not tilted sideways)
Shortcut No
Rank
Uncommon Uncommon
Notes: The heart symbol can be entered on a Windows computer by holding Alt and pressing the 3 key on the numeric keypad. Mac users can press Command-Option-T to load the Character Palette, then select the heart from the "Miscellaneous Symbols" section, then press the Insert button. The tildes (~) next to the heart represent strings.

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