This icon is called differently: we have an inverted smiley face or an inverted emoji, they have an upside down emoji, silly emoji, etc. One way or another, everyone is already accustomed to the correct orientation of emoticons on the screens of our smartphones, tablets and computers.
However, if you suddenly want to send someone an inverted emoticon, then on the Internet you can easily find a couple of applications with which you can email correspondence Let's just say that feelings and emotions can be conveyed more meaningfully.
Such programs are especially useful when you urgently need to compose a more interesting message, demonstrating to the addressee your personal originality, sense of humor and other intellectual power.
Manufacturers and developers the importance of this kind software solutions understood relatively long ago and very correctly. Therefore, iPhone, iPad and even Mac users do not even need to look for anything (much less buy separately), since the operating systems are initially equipped with an extensive emoji catalog iOS systems 9.1 and OS X El Capitan.
In mobile devices with Android 6, the stock of ready-made emoticons is also no worse; they are also available on social networks, for example on Twitter, Instagram or Yelp.
On the other hand, the upside-down emoticon somehow gets lost in all the current emrji riot. In the sense that it exists, but in undeservedly limited quantities. Again, if you wish, you can find a suitable program for flipping emoticons, too.
But in the standard emoji catalogs of the same iOS and Android, the flip option is not yet provided. Bye…
How and where to find an upside down emoticon in a regular set?
Of course this will depend on the model mobile device. For example, on an iPhone, when composing a new message, open the Emoji keyboard (if it is not enabled, then: “Settings” -> “General” -> “Keyboard” -> “Keyboards” -> “Emoji”) by simply clicking on the smiley icon.
And since there is no built-in emoji search in iOS yet, we search for an inverted smiley “manually”, flipping through the entire catalog.
At first, this activity is very reminiscent of some kind of quest, but with experience you will still learn how to find the right icon. In iOS 9 and OS X 10.11.1, the "upside down face" is located in the " Emoticons and people "(Smileys & People), third row, third smiley from the top. By the way, you won’t be able to change the color of an upside-down emoticon—there is no such option. But it can be sent in messages, it is also displayed on Facebook, Twitter and other applications.
What does the upside down smiley mean? Well, it's official specific value This emoticon has not yet been assigned and can be used depending on the situation. True, in Emojipedia there is already a brief mention of it with the following content: “ A face that is upside down depicts stupidity and stupidity «.
Emoticons have become such a part of our lives that without them the alphabet looks incomplete, and messages seem dry and distant. But even such a frivolous and childishly simple task as arranging emojis has its own subtleties.
What do different emoticons mean?
With object emoticons, everything is simple: they mean what they represent. A ball is a ball, an alarm clock is an alarm clock, and there’s nothing to think about. But with face emoticons the task becomes more complicated. We are not always able to correctly guess emotions from the faces of living people, let alone the faces of koloboks. There are emoticons whose meaning is obvious:
Fun, laughter, joy, rejoicing.
Sadness, melancholy, melancholy, dissatisfaction.
Playful mood, teasing.
Surprise, amazement, shock, fear.
Anger, resentment, rage.
And a few more similar ones - that's all possible options families and romantic unions.
But among the emoticons there are also those whose meaning can be interpreted ambiguously, or even be completely confusing:
This emoticon depicts a person crying in three - well, two - streams, but in the version for Apple devices Because of his raised eyebrows and his mouth, which is not distorted from sobs, he is often perceived as laughing until he bursts into tears. Be careful with them: you want to indicate grief to them, but they will misunderstand you.
This emoticon is intended to represent silence. Instead, he just scares you to death.
If everything is more or less clear with the evil devil (“angry as hell”), then the cheerful devil is somewhat puzzling. Most likely, he is not only furious, but also looking forward to dancing on your opponent’s grave. But you, perhaps, just wanted to show originality and an unusual smiley.
Despite the fact that the three wise monkeys did not see, hear or speak anything precisely because of their wisdom, these muzzles cover their eyes, mouth and ears in shame, confusion and shock.
A set of cat emoticons for those who consider ordinary koloboks to be insufficiently expressive and want to add sweetness to their emotions.
Instead of “hello” and “bye,” you can wave your hand.
Raised hands, a gesture of joyful greeting or jubilation.
The applause is both sincere and sarcastic.
If in this picture you see hands folded in a prayer gesture, then for you the emoji may mean “thank you” or “I beg you.” Well, if you see a high-five happening here, it means you are a very cheerful person.
A raised index finger can emphasize the importance of a message or express a request to interrupt the interlocutor with a question, or it can simply indicate a previous message in the chat.
Fingers crossed for luck.
For some it’s “stop”, but for others it’s “high five!”
No, it's not a truffle. Not even a truffle at all.
Ogre and Japanese goblin. Looks like someone is missing the usual devils.
Liar. His nose grows like Pinocchio's every time he lies.
These are eyes wide with amazement, and the darting eyes of a scoundrel, and even a lustful look. If someone sends you such an emoticon in a comment to a photo, you can be sure that the photo is good.
And it's just an eye, and it's watching you.
New moon and full moon. It seems like nothing special, but these emoticons have their fans who value them for their creepy facial expressions.
A very common girl in purple. Her gestures mean OK (arms above head), “no” (arms crossed), “hello” or “I know the answer” (arm raised up). This character has another pose that confuses many - . By official version, it symbolizes the worker help desk. Apparently, she is showing with her hand how to get to the city library.
Do you also see two tense faces here, presumably in an unfriendly mood? But they didn’t guess: according to Apple’s hints, this is an embarrassed face and a stubborn face. Who would have thought!
By the way, you can see hints for emoticons in the message window on if you open an emoji and hover over the emoticon you are interested in. Like this:
Another way to find out the meaning of an emoticon is to turn to emojipedia.org for help. On it you will find not only detailed interpretations of emoticons, but you can also see how the same emoticon looks on different platforms. Many unexpected discoveries await you.
Where are emoticons appropriate?
1. In informal friendly correspondence
Funny yellow faces are appropriate in a personal chat, where you share not so much information as your mood. With the help of emoticons, you will laugh at a joke, sympathize, and make faces at each other. This is where emotions belong.
2. When emotions splash over the edge and there are not enough words
Sometimes, when something very important happens in our lives, we are so overwhelmed with feelings that we are about to burst. Then we write an emotional post on Facebook or post a dazzling photo on Instagram and decorate it with a generous scattering of emoticons. Some people, of course, won’t like this, but what now, stifling all the bright sensations in yourself? The main thing is not to overuse such public displays of violent emotions: this will alienate subscribers and call into question your adequacy.
3. By agreement, to highlight messages in work correspondence
It's very simple and convenient way make important messages that require urgent response visible. For example, great for these purposes. But you need to agree in advance which cases are considered urgent in your company and what emoticon you will use for this.
It is important not to overdo it: if you have one emoticon for messages about emergency situations, a second one for urgent issues, a third one for important news, then soon all work correspondence will turn into New Year's garland, which no one looks at.
When is it better to do without emoticons?
1. In business correspondence
Work is no place for emotions. Here you are required to be calm, collected and professional. Even if you want to emphasize your friendliness or express concern about a situation, use , not emoticons, for these purposes.
2. When communicating with foreigners
This is especially true for gesture emoticons. For example, the person you wanted to express approval of will put an end to your good relationship with a person from Greece or Thailand. Of course, with this gesture you sent him to hell.
Therefore, if you are not confident in your deep knowledge of the peculiarities of the national culture of your interlocutor, do not take risks.
3. Oddly enough, when you discuss feelings and emotions
Feelings are a serious matter. If you are not just chatting, but revealing your soul or sharing something important, words will convey your feelings and experiences much more accurately than emoticons. “You are dearer to me than anyone in the world” means much more than ten hearts in a row. In the end, you only have one heart, so give it away.
Remember that emojis are a seasoning, not the main ingredient. You only need a small amount to add punch to your message.
Emoji language
Judging by the fact that today almost no personal correspondence is complete without emoticons, we can safely say that emoji have become an independent section of the language. Sometimes they even pretend to replace language: you can write an entire message using only emoticons. In the popular American TV show Ellen DeGeneres there is even a special section in which guests are invited to read a phrase where some of the words are replaced with emoji:
And here the name of the film is encrypted, which we invite you to guess.
When talking to a person in person, you can easily express your emotions on your face and the interlocutor will immediately understand what you feel or want to say. However, nowadays communication through various social networks is becoming increasingly popular. And in order to make communication as convenient and colorful as possible, we came up with emoticons.
They are stylized graphic images , namely, a cartoon face expressing various emotions, such as joy, anger, anger, admiration and others. Thanks to this, you can very easily understand a person’s mood and shorten your message significantly, which makes communication more exciting. Also, if you happen to somehow contact a foreigner, but you don’t know the language he speaks, then emoticons will be of great help, since they are international means of communication.
A little history
In the 17th century in Slovakia, emoticons were used to convey positive emotions. The eccentric play "In Futurum", written by Erwin Schulhof in 1919, contains 4 emoticons that convey different emotions. The film “Port City” also stood out with an emoticon, only it expressed painful despair.
The stylized image was used in the films Lili (1953) and Gigi (1958). It was no longer an expression of sorrow, but an expression of happiness. The image of emoticons continues to be popularized and various well-known companies and brands do not hesitate to use them in their everyday life. They are used in many films and TV series, including Forrest Gump. Also, from 2005 to 2013, the smile became the emblem of the All-Russian youth forum Seliger.
Basic emoticons and their meaning
- 🙂 - means smile at the interlocutor's
- 🙂 — smile, but only from a lazy interlocutor
- ) — smile with a very lazy or very tired interlocutor
- ,-) - means wink
- 😉 - Also wink
- :- > — sarcasm
- (-: - also means smile, only differs from the first one in that it is left-handed
- 🙁 - expresses sadness
- : < - expresses even more sadness than the previous one
- :WITH- Also sadness
- :-* - means kiss
- :* — kiss. A more simplified version
How to insert emoticons on VKontakte
If you want to insert a graphic emoticon on VKontakte, then you need to look at the table attached below, select the one that suits the type of your message and insert the emoticon into the message, everything is extremely simple. Just don't forget put a space between words and emoticons, otherwise VKontakte will not recognize them. You were probably confused by the fact that VKontakte interprets emoticons into pictures. The whole point is that Emoji- these are characters from any Unicode font that exist on any gadget. A text emoticons is an unofficial interpretation of Emoji. 
How to insert emoticons into VK status
There are several options for inserting emoticons into the status.
Decoding the main emoticons
This table contains frequently used emoticons on VKontakte. For new users or simply for those who want to get to know this topic better, this will be a great help. 
An emoticon is a set of symbols or icon that is a visual representation of a facial expression or body position to convey a mood, attitude or emotion, originally used in messages Email And text messages. The most famous is the smiling face emoji, i.e. smile - :-) .
There is no clear and reliable evidence about who invented the emoticon. Of course, you can point to ancient excavations, finds of various inscriptions on rocks, etc., but these will only be guesses from each of us.
Of course, to say for sure that the emoticon is a modern invention is a little wrong. The use of emoticons can be traced back to the 19th century. Examples of their use can be found in a copy of the American magazine "Puck" from 1881, see example:
Yes, there are many such examples in history, but it is generally accepted that the first digital view emoji, was responsible for Carnegie Mellon University researcher Scott Fahlman. He proposed to distinguish serious messages from the frivolous in their use of emoticons :-) and :-(. This was all the way back on September 19, 1982. This is especially useful when the sentiment of your message can be misinterpreted.
YES, BUT YOU NEVER ARRIVE ON TIME, ANYWAY.
YES, BUT YOU NEVER ARRIVE ON TIME, ANYWAY. ;-)
However, emoticons did not become so popular, but revealed their potential 14 years later, thanks to a Frenchman who lived in London - Nicolas Laufrani. The idea arose even earlier, from Nicolas’s father, Franklin Laufrani. It was he who, as a journalist for the French newspaper France Soir, published an article on January 1, 1972, under the heading “Take time to smile!”, where he used emoticons to highlight his article. Later he patented it as a trademark and created the production of some products using the smiley. Then a company was created under the brand name Smiley, where father Franklin Loufrani became president, and son Nicolas Loufrani became general director.
It was Nicolas who noticed the popularity of ASCII emoticons, which were widely used on mobile phones, and began developing directly animated emoticons that would correspond to ASCII emoticons consisting of simple characters, i.e. what we now use and are accustomed to calling - smiley. He created a catalog of emoticons, which he divided into categories “Emotions”, “Holidays”, “Food”, etc. And in 1997, this catalog was registered with the US Copyright Office.
Around the same time in Japan, Shigetaka Kurita began designing emoticons for I-mode. But unfortunately, the widespread use of this project never happened. Maybe because in 2001 Laufrani's creation was licensed by Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, and other manufacturers mobile phones, who later began offering them to their users. After that, the world was simply overwhelmed with various interpretations of emoticons and emoticons.
The following variations with smaliks and emoticons became the appearance stickers in 2011. They were created by the leading Internet company from Korea - Naver. The company has developed a messaging platform called - Line. A similar messaging application like WhatsApp. LINE was developed in the months following the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Initially, LIne was created to find friends and relatives during and after natural disasters and in the first year, the number of users grew to 50 million. Afterwards, with the publication of games and stickers, there were already more than 400 million, which later became one one of the most popular applications in Japan, particularly among teenagers.
Emoticons, emoticons and stickers today, after more than 30 years, they have definitely begun to occupy a place in people’s everyday conversations and correspondence. According to research conducted in the United States, it was found that 74 percent of people in the United States regularly use stickers and emoticons in their online communications, sending an average of 96 emoticons or stickers per day. The reason for this explosion in use Emoji is that the creative characters developed by various companies help to express our feelings, help to add humor, sadness, happiness, etc.
The emoticons in the tables will be gradually replenished, so go to the site and look for the meaning of the desired emoticons.
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