An emoticon is a sideways face that conveys emotion.
Ones that are used by most people:
:-) Smiley
:) Smiley
;-) Winking smiley
:-o Shock
:-( Sad
:( Sad
There are others, but they aren't in as widespread use.
Mostly I use these in email and chat between friends. I never use them in formal emails to people like professors unless they use them with me first. I do have a few teachers who will use them.
I've seen lots of Japanese faces, which are much more creative and actually look like Japanese cartoon faces. ;-)
lemme tell you something funny.
I see this "orz" many times in japanese chat.
"orz"...O R Z ? Have you seen this before?
I was like "what a...supposed to mean ?"
Is it Oh My Gosh? OMG...no it's not.
Is it Oh Are Z? what's that meaning??? this is totally out of Q...I was wondering and wondering but nothing came up in my mind. So naturally I gave up to guess what it is.
well, I asked a friend of mine about the meaning of "orz" . I said " O I C" when I heard about it lol
Now Guessing time :D
What's the meaning of "orz" ?
note:if you know the answer please keep it for a while.
This is not stand for any languages "orz"
I mean this is a kind of drawing just what you see.
It mean "dissapointed"
o=head
r=put your hands on the floor
z=are legs