Smileys - what are they?

Smileys, also known as "emoticons," are glyphs used to convey emotions in your writing. They are a great way to brighten up posts.

Text smileys are created by typing two or more punctuation marks. Some examples are:

;-)	becomes	(=wink)
:-)	becomes	(=smile)
:-(	becomes	(=sad)
:-?	becomes	(=puzzled)
:oops:	becomes	(=blush)
8-O	becomes	(=shocked)
8-)	becomes	(=cool)
:roll:	becomes	(=roll eyes)
:mrgreen:	becomes	(=green happy smiley)
:-|	becomes	(=neutral)

For further information about emoticons please check the following Wikipedia entry on Emoticons.