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**ㅅ (animal like nose, think of a dog or cat) | **ㅅ (animal like nose, think of a dog or cat) | ||
| − | *Mouth. There are many characters that can be used as | + | *Mouth. There are many characters that can be used as a mouth, but here are a few common examples: |
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** 0 - big open mouth | ** 0 - big open mouth | ||
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* ㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗ | * ㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗ | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 14 December 2012
Due to the internet and with the help of social media, a lot of general western emoticons are commonly used, for example :), :(, ;) and so on. This section will focus on emoticons that either originated in Korea (or Asia) or that require Korean characters to make. A lot of Korean emoticons are vertical in nature, instead of horizontal like
Face construction
- Eyes. There are many characters that can be used as eyes, but here are a few common examples:
- ^^ - Happy eyes
- ㅡㅡ, -- - shut eyes
- ㅇㅇ, OO - open eyes
- >< - squinting (frustrated) eyes
- Nose. Noses aren't commonly added, but here are a few examples:
- ㅅ (animal like nose, think of a dog or cat)
- Mouth. There are many characters that can be used as a mouth, but here are a few common examples:
- _ - closed mouth
- .
- 0 - big open mouth
Emoticons
| Emoticon(s) | Meaning | Variations |
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| *_____* | A stale face; used to express disappointment, boredom, or to indicate something was lame or unfunny. | |
| ^^ | Happy face (cheerful eyes). |
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| ^_~ | A winking face. The typical ;) is also used and is more common. | |
| ㅡ_ㅡ | Speechless or not amused Used when someone says something stupid, offensive, or annoying. Sometimes it's like saying "are you serious?" | -_- |
| ㅜㅜ / ㅠㅠ | Tears | Some people just put one character instead of two:
Multiple tears means more sadness:
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| ; | The semicolon is supposed to represent sweat and used to indicate embarrassment, awkwardness or disappointment.
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The more semicolons, the more the person feels embarrassed.
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| @.@ | Confused or dizzy. | |
| •ㅅ• | ㅅ is supposed to be like an animal nose (think dog or cat) and makes it more cute. Meaning: ? |
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| ~.~ | I'm not sure (모르겠음) | |
| ?,? | Huh? What the .. ? (오잉?) | |
| !_! | Ah-ha! (아하!) | |
| +_+ | ? | |
| -ㅅ-a | Scratching one's head. | |
| 'ㅅ'b | Thumbs up, where b is the hand. | |
| ㅗ | The middle finger, flipping someone off. |
The more ㅗ you see, the angrier the person is:
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| OTL | Shape of a person fallen on the floor in representation of a failure or mistake. Another variation is orz i.e., "I forgot my homework OTL" (O - head, T - torso and arms, L - legs) |
요TL is someone in a similar position as someone throwing up |
| ▶◀ | Used for when someone died (represents black ribbon used in funeral). | |
| ㅋ.ㅋ | ? | |
| ㅎ.ㅎ | ? | |
| ㅃ.ㅃ | ? |
