What do you call emoticons in Spanish?

Question

I was talking to a friend of mine who is a bit older and doesn't really do the texting/chatting thing. I was trying to explain emoticons, but I only knew how to say "emoticons" in Spanish (emoticones), but I didn't know the specific names for the faces. I wasn't even sure what the names were for the most common ones in English.

Can someone help me name these cute little faces?

- Smiley face - ¿Carita de sonreír?

- Winky face

XD -

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- Angry face

etc? What are these faces (and others) called in Spanish and English?

• This is not an answer for what you are actually looking for, but gives some ASCII ones names: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticono - Stadt Oct 10, 2011
• Unfortunately, I am blocked at work from almost any site focusing on them, so I cannot search otherwise. :-( - Stadt Oct 10, 2011

Answer 1

Hi Paralee,

Try Wikipedia español. It has a lot of information.

Emoticono

Answer 2

Hi Paralee!

Those are the ones l know!

Cara sonriente & maybe carita feliz:

Sacando la lengua:

Picando el ojo , Guiño:

Answer 3

Hi Paralee,

Here is a list of the names for FB emoticons. It might be enough to get you started, at least with the English names.

Hopefully, someone more tech savvy will have a better answer, but I'm wondering if each site like FB, MySpace, etc., has their own individual names.

Answer 4

Perfect, Sanlee and Nicole-B! Now I have an awesome list.

Answer 5

I find this to be really intresting post. Good topic.

Answer 6

There's also: íconos gestuales