Facebook smileys – The next generation of emoticon enhanced communication

There's no dispute that Facebook is the most popular way to communicate with friends today. Its reach transcends ages and countries. It is the most active communication channel on the planet.

users on Facebook can communicate through the facebook instant messenger, through Facebook emails ( called messages) and through status updates and wall posts.

When sending a message, posting a wall post, or sending an instant message on Facebook, however, the boundaries of the text-based communication can create a lot of difficulties in conveying your meaning. To overcome this issue, you may post next to your text Facebook Smileys to help make sure that your intent is properly understood.

happysmiley, frowning smileys, angry smileys – they put into pictures your emotions, making each conversation clearer, more powerful, more colorful, and more fun.

How to Use Facebook Smileys

Facebook smileys can be called into Facebook Chat conversations by typing the symbols/shortcuts into the chat IM window. After entering a shortcut, the system automatically converts it into its corresponding picture image that will be visible to both you and your recipient.

Here's the complete list of shortcuts needed to create Facebook smileys:

🙂 🙂 :] =)                       happy, smiling

😉 😉                             winking

🙁                                  sad

:'(                                 crying

😀 😀 =D                     grinning

😛                                 tongue sticking out

:O :-O 😮 😮                 gasping

O.o                              looking confused

-_-                               squinting

<3                                heart

:-*-                              kiss

^_^                              kiki

B) B-) 8) 😎                sunglasses

B| B-| 8| 8-|                 glasses

:3                                 cute

O:)                               angel

3:)                                devil

>:(                                grumpy, mad

:/                                  unsure

Other fun Facebook Smileys

:v                                  Pacman

:|]                                 robot

(^^^)                            shark

: -                                 Chris Putnam (Facebook Engineer)

Facebook Smileys and Facemoods

While smileys can help express your true emotions in a Facebook chat, they are so simple that they eventually become boring to use. As you can see above, they are also very limited in number. This is where Facemoods come in handy. Facemoods is a Firefox and Internet Explorer add-on designed to enhance your Facebook chat experience by providing you with more varieties of smileys, emoticons, funny winks, sounds animations, glitter text, and more. You actually have hundreds of options to choose from, making Facebook Chat conversations a lot more fun.

Facemoods can also be used to:

The facemoods application is 100% free. It also doesn't require user registration.

Facemoods: A Few System Requirements

To be able to use Facemoods smileys and animations, you should download and install the application into your computer. Your browser must run on Google Firefox or Internet Explorer.

Facemoods animations are more complex that regular Facebook chat icons. In order for your recipients to see the animations, they must also install the add-on to their computer.

Overcoming Limitations in Online Conversations

Both Facebook smileys and Facemoods are virtual representations of human emotions and so they help show the feelings behind your words. They help you establish your online personality, even as they make you properly heard and understood.