It’s even become the focus of the field of linguistics known as Computer ... emoticon. The emoticon :) – a colon followed by a parenthesis – is a visual representation of a smiley face ...

Language experts say the smiley face and ... popularity. Computer-science and linguistics professors contacted by The Associated Press said they were unaware of who first used the symbol.

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Language experts say the smiley face and ... popularity. Computer science and linguistics professors contacted by the Associated Press said they were unaware of who first used the symbol.

In the early days of the internet, computer scientist Scott Fahlman ran ... Fahlman off-handedly suggested denoting humorous posts with a text smiley face: :-) And so the first text emoticon ...

Carnegie Mellon University alumni trace the origin of the smiley to a group of computer scientists ... the notice at face value, believing a mercury spill had actually taken place. Various bboard ...

It’s enough to put a :-) on your face. Many people may have only just cottoned on to the trend of adding emotional symbols to their messages. But popular smiley ‘emoticons’ such as :-) and ...

For those who aren’t familiar, the series of symbols above is known the shruggie emoticon. Not the shruggie emoji. Unlike emoji, emoticons are typed using the keyboard on your phone or computer.

It’s a testament to the symbol that it can be deconstructed to such a degree and yet still be immediately recognizable. There is no doubt that it’s a smiley face, though it looks anything but ...

Language experts say the smiley face and other ... gained popularity. Computer science and linguistics professors said they were unaware of who first used the symbol. "I've never seen any hard ...

In 1963, the original version of the Smiley Face symbol was created in Worcester, Massachusetts, by Charles Ball’s father, graphic artist Harvey Ross Ball. Charles Ball talked about the history ...