emoticon

== English == === Etymology === Blend of emotion +‎ icon. Unrelated to emoji. === Pronunciation === (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪˈmoʊtəˌkɑn/, /əˈmoʊtəˌkɑn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈməʊtɪˌkɒn/ === Noun === emoticon (plural emoticons) A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication. A graphic made up of text characters to represent such emotion; a smiley. An image or graphic icon used to represent such emotions; an emoji. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Emoticons appendix emotag emoji kaomoji === Anagrams === come into == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English emoticon. === Noun === emoticon m (invariable) emoticon === Anagrams === metonico == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English emoticon. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -õ Hyphenation: e‧mo‧ti‧con === Noun === emoticon m (plural emoticons) emoticon (simple drawing using text characters) === Further reading === “emoticon”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English emoticon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.mo.ti.ˈkon/ Rhymes: -on Hyphenation: e‧mo‧ti‧con === Noun === emoticon n (plural emoticoane) emoticon ==== Declension ====