^_^ or ^-^ or ^^
happy! the longer the mouth ^______^ the happier you are (mouth doesn't apply with just the ^^). another variation is -^________^-, which is an Ed smilie (Ed is an anime character). o_O or O_o
confused or 'what the fuck?' look. o_0 or O_0
another 'what the fuck?' type emote. O_O
shocked! o_o
the look you give yourself when you're thinking "i can NOT believe i just did that!" but it's not enough to slap yourself on the forehead, you're just staring ahead thinking "doh!" kinda thing. also a blank stare. -_-
i use this one when i do somethin stupid, when someone else does somethin stupid, and other things... you know, times when you'd close your eyes and sigh really big? _-_ or _-_Zzz..
a sleepy expression. ^_- or ^_~ or ^~
a wink. can be either eye, of course. >_<
when you're angry @_@
some use this as rolling your eyes, some use it as a crazy look x_x or X_X or x_X
means dead, or dead tired. >_o
showing aggravation, or another 'oops' face. also used when you're poked in the eye. ¬_¬ or >_> or <_<
shifty eyes, or a guilty sort of look (the first thingie is alt+0712, btw). ._.
sad, eyes downcast ;_;
crying ~_~
some people use it as a girly variation of -_-, but used as a slightly annoyed emote, too. i.e.- "i can NOT believe the cashier let three people ahead of my cart in line ~_~" *^^*
amused or gleeful, or a blush. =^..^= or >^..^< or >^^< or =^^= or m^..^m
kittycats!aaand semicolons are sweatdrops.
-_-; ^^;; o_o;;; ^_^;;;; O_O;;;;;;;;a period is just as often used as a mid-point as an underscore. underscores are typically seen as a mouth, and a period is seen as a nose.
^.^ >.o ^.~ O.O >.<
so, there's your crash course in anime emoticons. if you
have any you'd like to add, feel free to email me such.