Definitions of Emoticons

Surprised

:o Type
Expression
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut
 Live (MSN) Messenger
Rank
Common Common
Notes: Can also mean shocked.

{:o Type
Expression
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Average Average
Notes: Represents an open-mouthed gasp.

\m/<(^_^)>\m/ Type
Expression
Direction Vertical
(Not tilted sideways)
Shortcut No
Rank
Average Average
Notes: Shows a surprised person throwing his or her hands in the air. The m's represent the hands.

O-O
U
Type
Expression
Direction Vertical (Multiple Lines)
(Not tilted sideways)
Shortcut No
Rank
Average Average
Notes: Shows a happy type of surprise.

=0 Type
Expression 8/17/09
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Average Average
Notes: This is another surprised expression that uses a zero (0) instead of an "O" for the mouth.,

:O Type
Expression
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Average Average
Notes: A big opened mouth.

:-O Type
Expression
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut
 Live (MSN) Messenger
 Yahoo! Messenger
Rank
Average Average
Notes: A lowercase "o" for the mouth may mean "bored."

*SURPRISED* Type
Expression
Direction Vertical
(Not tilted sideways)
Shortcut
 ICQ Instant Messenger
Rank
Average Average
Notes: Inserts a surprised emoticon in ICQ. The same emoticon can be inserted by typing =-O or *SHOCKED* instead.

(:)o) Type
Expression
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Average Average
Notes: Means "Oddly surprised." Represents an odd-nosed guy with his mouth open. Shows signs of both suprise and oddity.

:-() Type
Expression 5/8/09
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Uncommon Uncommon
Notes: The parentheses represent a mouth wide open. It is a variation of the more commonly used :-O emoticon.

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