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AIM, colored labels, group chat, and rich emoticons only work in the latest version of Gmail, currently available for Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 7, and Firefox 2. Please upgrade your browser to take advantage of these new features.

 

To use emoticons, just choose one of these options:

  • Type a combination of keys (see the options below) and press Enter.
  • Click the blue smiley-face button at the right of the text-entry field. A pop-up menu appears, where you can choose from different emoticon sets, including circular, rectangular, or standard.

Here's a list of our emoticons in standard format:

Emoticon
Key Combination
 
<3

It's a monkey!
:(|)

Rock out.
\m/
:-o
smiley face emoticon 
:D
 
:(
 
x-(
 
B-)
 
:'(
smiley face emoticon 
=D
 
;)
:-|
smiley face emoticon
=)
smiley face emoticon
:-D
;^)
;-)
smiley face emoticon
:-)
:-/
 
:P

Note: if you send an emoticon to someone who isn't using chat in Gmail, the emoticon may not display properly.

updated 8/19/2009

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