Depending on where you are online and what fonts are being used, you may encounter different sets of emoticons. While no one set of emoticons is necessarily complete, this list should cover most of the traditional ones. Just remember to tilt your head to the left to view them properly. Wry smile Not all emoticons are used to express emotions. Sometimes, people have too much free time on their hands and create emoticons for the famous and the simply bizarre.
Many people use shorthand to speed up their typing.
Shorthand is simply an online form of acronym or abbreviation.