What do these symbals mean? :-) :-( They appear on some chat screens?

Question

What do these symbals mean? :-) :-( They appear on some chat screens?

Answer 1

:-) = a happy face. the colon is the eyes, the dash is the nose, and the parenthese is the mouth.

:-( = the same thing. the parenthese is the mouth in an 'unhappy' position.

others you might see are: :-o = surprised (mouth is open in surprise), :-s = confused (not sure where that comes from), or :-P = a happy face. the P is a mouth with it's tounge sticking out.

Answer 2

happy and sad face

Answer 3

:-) this is a happy face which means the person is happy

and

:-( this is a sad face wich means the person isnt very happy about something.

Answer 4

:-)-happy

:-(-sad

i think these are cute

Answer 5

:-)   -   means the person is happy

:-(   -   means the person is sad

Answer 6

they're like substitutes of emoticons..like this: =) is a happy face, =( is a sad face. there's also loads of other faces, like :'( (crying) -.- (maybe bored or something like that..)

Answer 7

It means someone has bipolar disorder...

nah jk it means happy and/or sad

Answer 8

:-)   That is a happy face, meaning.. the person is happy.

:-(    That is a sad face, meaning the person isn't pleased.

Answer 9

ones happy face other sad

Answer 10

You have to look at them sideways in order to see the "smile" or "frown".

Just mentally rotate the symbols 90 degrees clockwise, and you'll see the smile and frown (in addition to the other facial expressions defined in Querida's answer above.

Answer 11

A way to express one's mood.  

Smilely face :)  

Sad face :(

Answer 12

:-) is a happy face

:-( is a sad face

Answer 13

da first 1 iz a happy face and da second 1 iz a sad face