Emoticons in Korea

June 21, 2007 in Internet, Korean Language, Telecommunications

This will be brief, but I thought I’d make a quick comment on the emoticons used in Korea in terms of the Internet and also on the cell phones. 

 In the United States, we would use this for a happy face:      – a sideways happy face, but the Koreans use other symbols like this: ^^

 Here’s some more to increase your “social capabilities” in Korea:

happy or smiles: ^^, ^-^, ^__^, ^ㅡ^-_- ← an expressionless face
shy: *-_-*
crying: ㅠ_ㅠ
stressed: -_-;;
dizzy: @.@
wanting something: +_+