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Some commonly used emoticons are:
Emoticon Used For
You can also use built-in emoticons for different
:) Happy facial expressions. Some of the emoticons are:
:( Sad
=O Surprised
:O Shouting
:’( Crying
:D Laughing
:)) Very Happy
:@ Angry
:I No Expression
|-) Sleepy
(-_-)zzz Sleeping
(=_=) Tired
:$ Embarrassed
;) wink
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The first two emoticons used by their introducer, Scott Fahlman were :-) depicting a smiling
face and :-( depicting a sad face.
Acronyms
An Acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name. It may be in the form
of an abbreviation like HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or more than one letter from some
words like COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language).
The use of acronyms became popular with the concept of Short Message Service or SMS.
Acronyms work like shorthand for Internet users as it saves typing time.
Some of the common acronyms used in Internet communication are:
Acronym Meaning Acronym Meaning
LOL Laughing Out Loud Abt About
CU See You ASAP As Soon As Possible
CUL8R See You Later 4ever Forever
BTW By The Way TTYL Talk To You Later
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions OMG Oh My God
K OK BFF Best Friends Forever
F9 Fine IDK I Don't Know
Pls Please DM Direct Message
Gr8 Great ROFL Direct Message
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