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Smiley

This page is about the meaning, origin and characteristic of the symbol, emblem, seal, sign, logo or flag: Smiley.

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A happy face, smiling face, smiley, or :) is a stylized representation of a smiling humanoid face, commonly occurring in popular culture. It is commonly represented as a yellow (many other colors are also used) circle (or sphere) with two black dots representing eyes and a black arc representing the mouth. "Smiley" is also sometimes used as a generic term for any emoticon.

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Graphical characteristics:
Asymmetric, Closed shape, Colorful, Contains curved lines, Has no crossing lines.

Category: Language Symbols.

Smiley is part of the Emoticons group.

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