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Yahoo! IM Version 6+
Emoticons
Text	Description	Picture	Text	Description	Picture
:-) or :) or (: or (-:	Happy		:-P or :-p or :P or :p	Tongue out
:-( or :)	Sad		:-O or :-o or :O or :o	Shocked
:">	Embarrassed		B-) or b-)	Cool
:-/ or :-\	Confused		:-$	Shush
:D or :d	Big Grin		:-&	Sick
:-> or :>	Smug		I-) or i-)	Sleeping
:-\| or :\|	Straight Faced		O:-) or o:-)	Angel
>:)	Devil		=;	Talk to the Hand
:O) or :o)	Clown
(:\|	Tired		8-}	Silly
=D> or =d>	Applause		:-(( or :((	Crying
:-?	Thinking		8-\|	Rolling Eyes
:-S or :-s	Worried		/:-) or /:)	Raised Eyebrow
;-) or ;)	Wink		:-X or :-x or :X or :x	Love Struck
;;-) or ;;)	Batting Eyelashes		[-(	Not Talking
>:D<	Big Hug		X-( or x-( or X( or x(	Angry
:-* or :*	Kiss		:-B or :-b	Nerd
=P~ or =p~	Drooling		B-( or b-(	Beat Up
#-O or #-o	D'Oh		:-)) or :))	Laughing

Hidden Emoticons
Non-Animated Emoticons
:-L or :-l	Frustrated		<):)	Cowboy
:)>-	Peace		=:-) or =:)	Alien 1
*-:)	Idea		:@)	Pig
:(\|)	Monkey		~:>	Chicken
3:-O or 3:-o	Cow		@};-	Rose
%%-	Lucky Clover

Animated Emoticons
:-"	Whistling		[-X or [-x	Shame on You
[-O< or [-O<	Praying		$-)	Money Eyes
:^O or :^o	Liar Liar		>:D< or >:d<	Hugs
@-)	Hypnotized		\:D/ or \:d/	Dancing
8-X or 8-x	Skull		>-)	Alien 2
(~~)	Pumpkin		~o)	Coffee
**==	Flag

Fighter Emoticons (Only available after activating the Yahoo! Fighter IMVironment)
O-+ or o-+	Female Fighter		O-> or o->	Male Fighter 1
O=> or o=>	Male Fighter 2		(%)	Yin Yang