Yahoo! Messenger Tutorials

Setting Your Messenger Status

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Adding an Emoticon

Show your friends how you’re feeling by adding an emoticon to your status message.

 

Here’s How

  1. Type a status message in the box below your name.

  2. Type emoticon characters anywhere in the message.

    Type emoticon characters.

    Add any of these emoticons by typing the associated characters:

    Emoticon Keyboard Characters Description
    Angry X( Angry
    Big Grin :D Big grin
    Blushing :"> Blushing
    Cool B-) Cool
    Confused :-/ Confused
    Devil >:) Devil
    Happy :) Happy
    Kiss :-* Kiss
    Laughing :)) Laughing
    Not Amused :-| Not amused
    Sad :( Sad
    Sick :-& Sick
    Smirk :-> Smirk
    Surprise :-O Surprise
    Thinking :-? Thinking
    Tongue :P Tongue
    Weeping :(( Weeping
    Winking ;-) Winking
    Worried :-S Worried
    Yawn (:| Yawn

  3. Press the Enter key or click outside the box.

    Your friends get a feel for your mood by the emoticon you choose.

    Show some attitude by including an emoticon in your status message.

 

What’s Next

You can write up to five status messages to choose from. Displaying one is easy.

 

Help Topics

 
 

Words to Know

  • Emoticon: a small character that shows someone how you feel during an IM conversation, such as happy, sad, or laughing.