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Japanese emoticons

Posted in quirks
June 18th, 2008

Japanese emoticons (also called anime emoticons) look more kawaii than Western emoticons, don’t you think?

Compare this (^_^) to this :). The regular smiley looked rather plain compared to its Japanese counterpart. Is it because Japanese emoticons put emphasis on the eyes, or maybe because it requires more keystrokes which means more effort is used? Well, whatever it is, these emoticons are really fun!

Ali and I were exchanging messages a while ago. Read below.

Xine: (õ_ó)

Ali: What’s that?

Xine: http://www.anikaos.com/japanese_emoticons.html

Ali: sugoi!
(♥_♥)
\(O)/
(>*-*>)

Xine: (~o~)

Ali: Of course not!

Xine: (>O<)

Ali: m(_ _)m

Xine: akira (.-.)

Ali: (-_o)

(^_^)/~~

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One Response to “Japanese emoticons”

  1. Jude Cartalaba @ June 20th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    Just like in their cartoon characters, Japanese do put emphasis on the eyes. Di nga ba malalaki ang mga mata ng mga characters nila. Though malalaki, they still project that certain cuteness that is endearing toward its followers. ;-)


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