If you have Win95/98/2000, those of you that want to find and learn how to use your character map, go to

There are a gazillion different fonts to experiment with in there. And once there, you can always click on help... Here are just a few...Enjoy! Try creating some of your own pics, and SEND 'EM TO ME!

Have fun...

PS: Ta very much to K8 Bray, who has typed out (laboriously) some of these from a little book ;) Thanks Kate!

PPS:    Some pictures appear different in different chat areas and fonts... also note that the "shift 2" must be on your keyboard... NOT on the keypad...

PPPS: These also work in SMS Texts!

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Contents


Pic Examples…

ô¿ô = Face-------> Alt 147, Alt 168, Alt 147

â¿â = Face-------> Alt 131, Alt 168, Alt 131

~¿ô = Wink-------> Alt 638, Alt 168, Alt 147

~¿~ = Sleeping--> Alt 638, Alt 168, Alt 638

:Þ = Sticking Tongue out----> : , Alt 0222

† =  Cross--------> Alt 0134

+†+ =         Crosses---> + , Alt 0134 , +

§§(^o^)§§ = Bozo The Clown-----> Alt 789 twice, ( ^ o ^ ), Alt 789 twice

¦:) =            Face with eyebrows---------> Alt 1478, : , )

©ªªªªªª© =  Handcuffs Alt 0169, Alt 0170 x6, Alt 0169

@>--;-- rose

O:-) angel

0*-) angel winking

`AR~ baby elephant (sideways)

(:= beaver

pq`#' bull (sideways)

=:) bunny

}l{ butterfly

})I({ butterfly-an even prettier one

`' cat's eyes in the night

__/\o_ caterpillar

8^ chicken

3:-o cow

pp# cow (sideways)

.V duck

(:<> quacking duck

>-^);> fish

><FISH> fish

>-",",","-)> fish

@(*0*)@ koala bear

<:3 )~~~~ mouse

~\~\(^o^)/~/~ octopus (japanese symbol)

:8) pig

/\o/\ spider

:<= walrus

>>>>>:======== asparagus

C=:-) chef

*<l<l<l= Christmas tree

*<):o) or *-=l8-D clown

*(H downhill skier

((Y)) fat lady (((Y))) fatter lady (..(Y)..) fattest lady

:))) fat man

oO:)& grandmother

]:)l--< king

+<ll-) knight

{:-) 8 <~~~> mermaid

^v^v^ mountains

P-( pirate

8x scissors

*l:^)(.)(…) snowman

>[l television


Smiley Emoticons...

:) = Smile

:o = Surprised

:O = REALLY Surprised

:D = Laughing/smiling

:-+ = Kiss

:-* = Whistle

;) = Wink

:x = My lips are sealed

}:( = Mad

=) = Smiley face

:( = Frown

:'( = Crying

0:) = Angel (Halo is a zero)

(\O/) = Angel

\o/ \o/ = Praising God

:-] = I am very jolly

:-[ = I am down

:-D = I am very happy

:-l = I couldn't care less

8-) = someone wearing glasses/sun glasses

B-) =someone who has a wide-eyed look

>:-) = a devil with a grin-for those devilish remarks

O:-) = an angel with a halo-for those innocent remarks

<:-) = wearing a dunce's cap-for those stupid questions

m(_ _)m = bow used for apologizing or expressing thanks (front)

*^_^* = a huge dazzling grin

:-) = I'm joking

;-) = I have just made a flirtatious/sarcastic remark

:-( = I didn't like that last statement/ am upset about something

:-> = I have just made a really biting sarcastic remark

>:-> = I have just made a devilish remark

:-Q = I have no idea what you are talking about

:-S = Words fail me

:-@ = I am screaming

:-O = "uh oh!"

:->> = A huge smile

l-( l-( = I am tired


Keyboard and Alt Pics

Shift 6 (small I ) Shift 6 = ^i^ (Angel)

Alt+15 Alt+168 Alt+15 = ¤¿¤

Alt+147 Alt+168 Alt+147 = ô¿ô

Alt+0169 Alt+168 Alt+0169 = ©¿©

Alt+40 Alt+126 Alt+168 Alt+148 Alt+41 = (~¿ö)

Alt+40 Alt+126 Alt+168 Alt+126 Alt+41 = (~¿~)

Alt+174 Alt+147 Alt+168 Alt=147 Alt=175 = «ô¿ô»

Alt+132 Alt+168 Alt+132 = ä¿ä

Alt+0139 Alt+808 Alt+249 Alt+168 Alt+249 Alt+809 Alt+0155 = ‹(o¿o)›

Alt+ 0139 Alt+350 Alt+0155 Space Alt+0139 Alt+808 Alt+249 Alt+168 Alt+249 Alt+809 Alt+0155 Space Alt+0139 Alt+350 Alt+0155 = ‹^› ‹(o¿o)› ‹^›

Alt+ 0139 Alt+350 Alt+350 Alt+0155 Space Alt+0139 Alt+808 Alt+249 Alt+168 Alt+249 Alt+809 Alt+0155 Space Alt+0139 Alt+350 Alt+350 Alt+0155 = ‹^^› ‹(o¿o)› ‹^^›

Alt+249 = o

Alt+0139 Alt+350 Alt+350 Alt+0155 = ‹^^›

Alt+168 = ¿

Alt+0134 = †

Alt+136 Alt+168 Alt+136 = ê¿ê


Other

(~¿~) = Tired....

‹(o¿o)› = All ears....

<3 <3 <3 = Hearts

())))___Crayola___)))> = Crayola Crayon

(::waving::) = Waving

(:D) = Big Grin

{{{a screen name here}}} = Personal Cyber hugs

{{{}}} = Cyber Hugs

@--->-->---- = Rose

@---}---}------

{^@^} = Pig

<*{{}}><

<*}}}}}>< = Fish

><)))))">

<*{{}}><


Kate's Ones

abbreviations                  other

actions                            famous

feelings                           jokes

looks                              info

fullon

Abbreviations (4 txt msgs 2)

AAM = as a matter of fact

AB = ah bless!

AFAIC = as far as I'm concerned

AFAIK = as far as I know

AKA = also known as

ASAP = as soon as possible

ATB = all the best

B = be

BCNU = be seeing you

B4 = before

BBFN = bye bye for now

BFN = bye for now

BRB = be right back

BTW = by the way

BYKT = but you knew that

CMIIW = correct me if I'm wrong

CYA = see you

CUL8R = see you later

CW2CU = can't wait to see you

EOL = end of lecture

FAQ = frequently asked question(s)

FITB = fill in the blank

F2T = free to talk

FOAD = f'off and die

FUBAR = f'd up beyond all recognition

FWIW = for what it's worth

FYI = for your information

Gr8 = great

GD&R = grinning, ducking and running

HAND = have a nice day

H8 = hate

HTH = hope this helps

Hot4U = hot for you

IANAL = I am not a lawyer

ICCL = I couldn't care less

IDK = I don't know

IYSS = If you say so

IHTFP = I have truly found paradise (or: I hate this f'n place)

IIRC = If I recall correctly

ILUVU = I love you

ILUVUMED = I love you more each day

IMCO = in my considered opinion

IMHO = in my humble opinion

IMNSHO = in my not so humble opinion

IMO = in my opinion

IOW = in other words

ITYFIR = I think you'll find I'm right

IYKWIM = if you know what I mean

KIT = keep in touch

L8 = late

L8r = later

Luv = love

LOL = lots of luck/laughing out loud

MHOTY = my hat's off to you

MMDP = make my day punk!

Mob = mobile

MYOB = mind your own business

NE = any

NE1 = anyone

NO1 = no one

NRN = no reply necessary

OIC = oh, I see

OTOH = on the other hand

PCM = please call me

PITA = pain in the ass

PLS = please

PPL = people

PS = post script

ROF = rolling on the floor

ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing

RSN = really soon now

RUOK? = are you OK?

SIT = stay in touch

SMS = texting (or short message service if ya wanna b tekkie about it)

SOHF = sense of humour failure

SUM1 = someone

SWG = scientific wild guess

SWALK = sealed with a loving kiss

THNQ = thank you

Thx = thanks

TIA = thanks in advance

TIC = tongue in cheek

TI2GO = time to go

TT4N = ta ta for now

T2UL8R = talk to you later

TWIMC = to whom it may concern

TUVM = thank you very much

WAN2TLK? = want to talk?

W/ = with

Wknd = weekend

WUCIWUG = what you see is what you get

X = kiss (like u didn't no)

Xoxoxoxo = hugs and kisses

UTLKIN2ME? = you talking to me?

YWIA = your welcome in advance

YYSSW = yea, yea, sure, sure, whatever

2day = today

2moro = tomorrow

2nite = tonight

3sum = threesome... kinky

Actions

<G> = grinning

<J> = joking

<L> = laughing

<O> = shouting

<S> = smiling

<Y> = yawning

Feelings

:-) ha ha

l-) hee hee

l-D ho ho

:-> hey hey

:-( boo hoo

:-l hmmm

:-O oops

:-* ooops

:-o uh oh!

{} 'no comment'

l:-O no explanation given

:-o oh, no!

#:-o oh, no!

:-0 ohhhhhh!!

<:-O eeek!

O:-) for those innocent souls

%+{ from the loser of a fight

<:-) for dumb questions

:-))) reeeaaaalllly happy

;-) wink, wink

*8=(: I am a blithering idiot

>;-(' I am spitting mad

:-)~ I am drooling in anticipation

:-9 I am licking my lips

(-: I am left-handed

:'-( I am crying

<3 I love you

:'-) I am so happy, I am crying

:~-( I am bawling

:-@ I am screaming

:-& I feel tongue tied

:*(@) I am drunk and shouting

<&-l I feel foolish and tearful

((H))) a big hug

:-X a big wet kiss

:-S my last message didn't make sense

:-D I am laughing at you!

l-O I am bored

:-o zz z z Z Z I am snoring

:^U I turn my face away

:-X my lips are sealed

:-# my lips are still sealed

:-C I am really bummed

:-/ I am sceptical

o'! I am feeling pretty grim (profile)

o''' I am pursing my lips (profile)

o'J smiling (profile)

o'P sticking tongue out (profile)

o'r sticking tongue out (profile)

o'U yawning (profile)

o'V shouting (profile)

o'Y whistling (profile)

o'\ frowning (profile)

o'v talking (profile)

o'w lying (profile)

:-S I am confused

:*( I am crying softly

:-@! I am cursing

:-" whistling casually

:-e I am disappointed

l-l I am going to sleep

:*) I am drunk

%-) I am drunk but happy

%*@:-( I am hungover with a headache

%-<l> I am drunk with laughter

:^) I have personality

d :-) hats off to your great idea

:-(*) that comment made me sick

(@ @) you're kidding!

(:-lK- this is a formal message

(-_-) this is my secret smile

@*&$!% you know what that means…

-/- I am stirring up trouble

**-( I am very, very shocked

:^D great! I like it!

M:-) I salute you

:-$ put your money where your mouth is

:+( I am hurt by that remark

:~( I am feeling put out

/O\ I am ducking

.^, I am looking sideways

=-o I am surprised

<=-O I am frightened

=-<> I am awe struck

)l-[ I am tired and grumpy and very unhappy

(]:-) I am from the army

$-> I am happily excited

l-o I am squinting while talking

__/~`-`'~\_/ I am don't follow your line of thought

===:[OO']>:=== I have been railroaded

B-D serves you right

8-] "wow, maaan"

OO Please read now (headlights on msg)

O-G-< me, me, me (pointing to self)

O-S-< I am in a hurry

O-Z-< in a big hurry

Looks

]-l I am wearing sunglasses

B:-) I am wearing sunglasses on my head (cool)

B-l I am wearig cheap sunglasses

::-) I am wearing normal sunglasses

R-) I am wearing broken glasses

l-( I have lost my contact lenses

@:-) I am wearing a turban

:-)8 I am well dressed

:-{) I have a moustache

:-3 I have a handlebar moustache

:-#l I have a bushy moustache

(:-{~ I am bearded

:-)## I am seriously bearded

:-)} I have a goatee

l:-) I have a monobrow

/;-) I have a cockeyed monobrow

`:-) I shaved one of my eyebrows off

}:-) my hair is parted in the middle in an updraft

(-) I need a haircut

@:-} I am back from the hairdresser

r:-) I have a ponytail

#:-) I have tangled hair

&:-) I have curly hair

?:-) I have a single curl of hair

:~~) I have a cold

:x( I habe a code in my dose

:%)% I have acne

:-)) I have a double chin

:-# I wear braces

H-) I am cross-eyed

:^) or :v) I have a broken nose

:=) I have two noses

*<8-)X I am wearing a hat and bow tie

:-) ' I have an outie

:-) . I have an innie

Information

:-Q I smoke

:-? I smoke a pipe

:-[ I am a vampire

:-E I am a bucktoothed vampire

+:-) I am the pope

-:-) I am a punk rocker

-:-( real punk rockers don't smile

O-) I am a scuba diver

:%) I am an accountant

:-)K- I am wearing a shirt and tie

*8-) I am a nerd

!8-) I am a nerd with combed hair

~:o I am a baby

~:@ I am a baby with a dummy

*!#*!^*&~>:-( I am very angry after losimng hours of work

+<#^v I am a knight in shining armour (profile)

*<o'v I am wearing a bobble cap (profile)

*<:-) I am wearing a Santa hat

d:-) I am wearing a baseball cap

[:-) I am wearing a walkman

l:) I am an egghead

.-) I have only one eye

X-( I have just died

:-)8< I am a big girl

Other

:) happy

:] friendly

=) friendly

:Q what?

:D laughter

:l hmmm…

:( sad

:[ real downer

:O singing

:c really unhappy

:~) yummee

:,) crying

::=)) double vision

[!] hug

:* kiss

l* kiss

:-q trying to touch tongue to nose

:") embarrassed

:! foot in mouth

8O omigod!

lP yuk

^^ happiness (japanese symbol)

^^; embarrassment (japanese symbol)

;; sadness (japanese symbol)

O+ for women's messages

i-=<***I CAUTION: has flame thrower

i-=<****** o-(==< CAUTION:has flame thrower and uses it!

…-- -… S.O.S

O>-<l= messages of interest to women

O-&-< I am doing nothing

:------) you are a big liar

Famous

:=) Adolf Hitler

llll8^)X Cat in the Hat

{:<> Daffy Duck

C8=X Darth Vader

>8o!… Bugs bunny with carrot

5:-) Elvis

@:-) Elvis

:.) Madonna, Marilyn Monroe

8(:-) Mickey Mouse

:----) Pinocchio

3:*> Ruolph the reindeer

3 :-) Bart Simpson

(_8(l) Homer Simpson

@@@:-) Marge Simpson

{8-* Maggie Simpson

Jokes

:----( I am sad because I have a large nose

:-D* I was laughing so much I didn't realsie there was a 5-legged spider hanging from my chin

~oE]:-l I am walking to a market with a basket on my head with a 3-legged octopus inside gving off smells

+-( I have been shot between the eyes

:-)-O doctor with a stethoscope

(:>-< a theif, hands up!

:-)<////> I have a tie on

<<<<(:-) I am a hat salesman

<{:-)} I am in a bottle

<:-)<<l I am in a space rocket

%-) I have broken glasses

OO a guy is mooning you

O:O a girl is mooning you

{l^x~ my hair is parted in the middle and I am kissing & drooling

<8-~) I am a swimmer with a cold

@0-( I am a sad scuba diver with a turban

87P O>> I have a big nose and am eating an ice-cream

())=( I am drinking wine

>[]l I am watching televison

Full On

`\=o-o=/' I am wearing glasses

oo---oo-Bo I am a truch driver

,,,^..^,,, I am being watched by a cat peeking over a fence

(^.^)/ I am waving

(>_<) I am furious

(g_g) I am sleepy

(*_*) I am in love

($_$) I am being greedy

(x_x) I may be dead

(u_u) I am sleeping

(OvO) I am a nightowl

(@_@) I am stunned

(o_o) I am shocked

PHEW! Thanks kate!


Food and Drink

-------------========(__() = Anyone for a marshmallow

[_Þ [_Þ [_Þ [_Þ = Coffee for everyone...

(_)? (_)? (_)? (_)? = Coffee anyone?

(_)? (_)? \_/ \_/ = Coffee and drinks for all

<(_)? = Cream it is

\&&&&&&&/ = Pretzels!

\66666666/ = Shrimp!

\********/ = Popcorn!

^<**>^ ^<**>^ = Hot steamed Maryland blue crabs!

\_><{{{{">_/ = Whole Fish Soup!

[::] [::] [::] [::] = Fig Newtons!

(#) (#) (#) = Warm Peanut butter cookies!

\--------/ = Chicken soup for all your sick friends!

(@) (@) (@) = Fresh Cinnamon Rolls!

OooOOoOooO = Onion Rings!

\__/ \__/ = Chinese Take Out!

\ ) ) ) ) ) / (~~~~~) = Chips and Dip!

@@@@ (_) (_) (_) = Chocolate Chip cookies and Moo juice ;)

(|======|)(|======|) = Hot dogs!

(m) (m) (_) (_) = M&M's and Koolaid!

o o o o o = Single Stuff Oreo's!

O O O O O = Double Stuff Oreo's!

<) <) <) <) <) = Pizza!

c(__) c(__) = Steaming mugs of hot cocoa!

//

(****) = RootBeer Float!

\ /

l__I

c [|||]D [|||]D = Root Beer!

(_)D (_)D = Freshly brewed coffee!

[_]D [_]D = Ice cold beer!

[Y] [Y] = Champagne!

\%/ = Martini!

\_/ \_/ = Soda!

(~~)? (~~)3 = Coffee mugs!

(_)? = Tea cups of fine china!

(~) = Chilled cups of fresh juice!

[%]D = Hot cocoa with mini marshmallows!

(#$#$#$#$#$) = Plate of hash browns and onions!

[:::] [:::] = Poptarts for all

(sgeg)=== = Pan of scrambled eggs


Abbreviations…

AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact

ADN = Any Day Now

AFK = Away From Keyboard

ASAP = As Soon As Possible

A/S/C = Age/Sex/Check

A/S/S/C = Age/Sex/State/Check

BAC = By Any Chance

BAK = Back At Keyboard

BBS = Be Back Soon

BRB = Be Right Back

BTW = By The Way

C U L8TER = See You Later

C YA = See Ya

EOS = End Of Show

FAAK = Falling Asleep At Keyboard

GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike

GR8 = Great

M8 = Mate

HLOL = Hysterically Laughing Out Loud

HTH = Hope This Helps

IDK = I Don't Know/ I Didn't Know

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

IRL = In Real Life

ITA = I Totally Agree

JK = Joke

J/K = Just Kidding

LOL = Laughing Out Loud

LTNS = Long Time No See

LUVYA = Love Ya

MYOB = Mind Your Own Business

MWAH = Sound Of A Kiss

NAP = Not a problem

NP = No Problem

OIC = Oh I See

OTOH = On The Other Hand

PTSS = Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

ROTF = Rolling On The Floor

ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing

ROTFWTIME = Rolling On The Floor With Tears In My Eyes

ERT = Egotistical Rotten Teenager

SOS = So Sorry

TPTB = The Powers That Be

TTFN = Ta Ta For Now

TY = Thank you

WB = Welcome Back

WBS = Write Back Soon

WPYS = Who Pulled Your String

WTG = Way To Go

YCGB = You Can't Get Better

P911 = My parents are coming in the room! Please watch your language!

OTFL = On The Floor Laughing

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2001-2002

"b yourself, don't copy (or i'll kill you lol)"