Yahoo! Messenger Smileys & Windows Live Messenger Emoticons

Not all of the features of Yahoo! Messenger are available when we talk to our Windows Live Messenger friends, this rings true with the smileys also. When you start an Instant Messenger session with one your Windows Live Messenger friends one of the first things you will notice is that your Standard Yahoo! Messenger smiley drop down menu is a little different....

Standard Yahoo! Messenger v8 Smiley Drop Down Menu :) :-/ :-O >:) O:) :-& (:| @-) :)] :( :x X( :(( :-B :-$ =P~ :^o :-c ;) :"> :> :)) =; [-( :-? :-w ~X( :D :P B-) :| I-| :O) #-o :-< :-h ;;) :-* :-S /:) 8-| 8-} =D> >:P :-t >:D< =(( #:-S =)) L-) <:-P :-SS <):) 8->

Yahoo! Messenger v8 Smiley Drop Down Menu for Windows Live Messenger friends :) +o( :-B :| :S |-) :-# (K) :-O (L) :$ ^o) ;) (6) *-) 8-) :( :@ :P (U) (A) :'( (H) <:o)

	default	sent	meaning	shows	meaning
	:)	:)	Happy		Smile
	:-/	:S	Confused		Confused
	:-O	:-O	Surprised		Surprised
	;)	;)	Winking		Wink
	:(	:(	Sad		Sad
	O:)	(A)	Angel		Angel
	:-&	+o(	Sick		Sick Smile
	(:|	|-)	Yawn		Sleepy
	:x	(L)	Love Struck		Red heart
	>:)	(6)	Devil		Devil
	X(	:@	Angry		Angry
	:((	:'(	Crying		Crying Face
	:-B	:-B	Nerd		Nerd
	:-$	:-#	Don't Tell Anyone		Don't tell anyone
	:">	:$	Blushing		Embarrassed
	:-?	*-)	Thinking		Thinking
	:P	:P	Tongue		Tongue out
	B-)	B-)	Cool		Hot
	:|	:|	Straight Face		Disappointed
	:-*	(K)	Kiss		Red Lips
	/:)	^o)	Raised Eyebrow		Sarcastic
	8-|	8-)	Rolling Eyes		Eye-rolling
	=((	(U)	Broken Heart		Broken Heart
	<:-P	<:o)	Party		Party

remember the key combination sent are actually Windows Live Messenger defaults not Yahoo!'s
e.g as shown above

	default key combination	actual key combination generated and sent	shows
	:-*	(K)

a bit of a worry if you manually enter your key combinations rather
than using the drop down smiley selection menu

	keys	meaning		meaning	keys
	:D	Open-mouthed		Big Grin	:D

	keys	meaning		meaning	keys
	(*)	Star		Star	(*)

	keys	meaning		meaning	keys
	:-*	Secret telling		Kiss	:-*

this is because they both share the same key combination :-* but Yahoo has changed their
Kiss key combo to (K) when you're in an IM with a Windows Live Messenger user

	keys	changes to	displays
	:-*	(K)

	keys	meaning		meaning	keys
	(%)	Handcuffs		yin yang	(%)

	keys	meaning		meaning	keys
	(I)	Light Bulb		Idea	*-:)
	(C)	Coffee cup		Coffee	~O)
	(F)	Red Rose		Rose	@};-
	(&)	Dog Face			:o3

Yahoo! Messenger Smileys that work in WLM in multiple instances
default keys		meaning		meaning		default keys		meaning		meaning
:-B		Nerd		Nerd		:(		Sad		Sad
8-|		Rolling Eyes		Nerd		:-<		d'oh		Sad
:-/		Confused		Confused		X(		Angry		Angry
:-S		Worried		Confused		:-@		chatterbox		Angry

Yahoo! Messenger Smileys that work in Yahoo! Messenger but not WLM
default keys			default keys
#:-S		n/a	%%-		n/a
;;)		n/a	**==		n/a
>:D<		n/a	(~~)		n/a
=;		n/a	~O)		n/a
=))		n/a	*-:)		n/a
L-)		n/a	8-X		n/a
[-(		n/a	=:)		n/a
:O)		n/a	>-)		n/a
8-}		n/a	:-L		n/a
=P~		n/a	[-O<		n/a
#-o		n/a	$-)		n/a
=D>		n/a	:-"		n/a
:-SS		n/a	b-(		n/a
@-)		n/a	[-X		n/a
:^o		n/a	\:D/		n/a
:-w		n/a	>:/		n/a
>:P		n/a	o->		n/a
<):)		n/a	o=>		n/a
:-c		n/a	o-+		n/a
~X(		n/a	(%)		n/a
:-h		n/a	^:)^		n/a
:-t		n/a	:-j		n/a
8->		n/a	(*)		n/a
3:-O		n/a	:-??		n/a
~:>		n/a	%-(		n/a
@};-		n/a	:o3		n/a

Yahoo! Messenger Smileys that no longer work in Yahoo! Messenger when in IM with a WLM user
default keys
:((			n/a	n/a
:))			n/a	n/a
I-|			n/a	n/a
:)]			n/a	n/a
:@)			n/a	n/a
:(|)			n/a	n/a
:)>-			n/a	n/a
;))			n/a	n/a
O:)			n/a	n/a
	use ->	(A)