smiley face

arch_stanton_3

how do i create smiley faces when using my laptop keypad (when not on mse )

john_s_2

Smiley faces on MSE (and other messageboards) are actually little images that are inserted into the writing, and aren't actual characters you can type.

Word will convert the original emoticon :-) to a smiley face (it auto-corrects it), which is text but is a special character and comes out like this if I copy and paste it into this message: 

I have to confess to not understanding the details of this - I get a little square with the code F04A in it, which I think is some sort of code *. But I daresay some people might actually see the smiley face. I think it depends on what fonts or languages you have installed on your PC.

It is usually possible to insert a smiley face picture into a message on a board that doesn't otherwise supply them, but it's a bit technical and requires you to have one stored on another website somewhere.

Personally I prefer the original emoticon :-) * Edit: F04A is hexadecimal (base 16) for 61,514 (decimal). Not that that's of any help but now you know!

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