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Smiley, Smile

A smilie (sometimes written smiley) is an icon that depicts an abstract representation of a human face. A smiley may appear to be smiling (hence the name), or it may appear to be frowning (contrary to the name).

Smileys are examples of images which, as a group, are sometimes called emoticons because their iconic expressions convey emotions such as happiness, acceptance, unhappiness, or rejection.

See also: emoticon.

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