emoticon
pictorial representation of a facial expression using punctuation marks, numbers and letters
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Summary
emoticon ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,501 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Named after: emotion[2], icon[3]
- Depicts: facial expression[4]
- Subclass of: character[5], ideogram[6]
- Commons category: Emoticons[7]
- Has part(s): semantic punctuation mark[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Emoticons[9]
- Commons gallery: Emoticon[10]
- Described at URL: https://unicode.org/reports/tr51/proposed.html#def_emoticon[11]
- Different from: emoji[12], sticker[13], emote[14]
- Properties for this type: P180[15], P6524[16], P1268[17], P18[18], P527[19], P461[20], P1889[21]
- Model item: :)[22]
Why It Matters
emoticon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] emoticon is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]