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Smiley Emoticons :-)

The original 1982 digital smile that started it all. Tap to copy classic keyboard smileys in 1-click.

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:-)
Classic Smiley With Nose
:)
Simple Happy Smile
(:
Inverted Reverse Smile
:]
Square Bracket Smile
=)
Equal Sign Eyes Smile
O:-)
Angel Halo Innocent
O:)
Angel Saint Halo
8-)
Glasses Nerd Smart
B-)
Cool Sunglasses Guy

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The Legacy of the Classic Smiley :-)

Invented in 1982 by Scott Fahlman, the simple combination of a colon, hyphen, and parenthesis :-) established text as an emotionally expressive medium. Simple, timeless, and immediately recognizable, classic smileys add friendly warmth without graphic clutter.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers about copying, compatibility, and using text faces on Discord, TikTok, and mobile.

The original 1982 version used a hyphen as a nose (:-)). Over time, SMS character limits and faster typing popularized the noseless version (:)).