Chat characters for Facebook: how to use smilies

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In order to create smileys on Facebook, you have to use a specific code for the respective smiley. Find out here which chat characters you can use to create standard smilies or special ones on Facebook.

Use the keyboard to create smilies when chatting on Facebook.
Use the keyboard to create smilies when chatting on Facebook.

Use smilies, special characters and symbols on Facebook

As with almost everyone else Chat- Programs or services, you can also use Facebook Use smilies.

  • However, you cannot enter this directly using a button or something similar with your mouse, you have to type it in using your keyboard.
  • Facebook also uses the usual chat characters, so you don't have to enter any special codes to create the standard milies.
  • For example, the code ":)" works on Facebook for a happy smiley or ";)" for a smiley that winks.
  • In addition, you can also get special Alt codes that you can use to create universal special characters or symbols.
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  • You also have the option of copying different characters and pasting them on Facebook. All you have to do is copy the character from a website or a text program, for example, and then right-click it to paste it into the chat window.

Standard chat characters on Facebook

On Facebook, you can use certain codes to create smilies that partially coincide with the usual chat characters. However, there are also smilies that you can only create with the respective code on Facebook.

  • Standard chat characters include ":)" (happy), ": D" (laughing), ";)" (winking), or ":(" (sad).
  • Also ": '(" (crying), ": o" (shocked), "8- |" (cool) or ": p" (tongue out) work without problems on Facebook.
  • For romantic moments you can also use ": *" for a kiss or "<3" for a heart.
  • In addition to the standard chat characters, you can also create a Pacman smiley with ": v" or a robot with ": |]".
  • You can create a face (of a Facebook developer ") with": putnam: "and a shark with" (^^^) ".
  • Finally, you also have the option of using the Facebook Like button with "(y)" or creating a penguin with "

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