| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Image such as: _(^.^)_/ | Universal | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Emoticons, e.g. | Wall Street Journal | 26 Nov 2024 |
| Character sketches? | Universal | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Pictures of characters | LA Times Daily | 23 Apr 2023 |
| What this is an example of: \_(^.^)_/ | New York Times | 27 Feb 2021 |
| Computer character drawings | Universal | 04 Mar 2019 |
| Computer character drawings | ||
| An emoticon is a simple form of it | New York Times | 31 Dec 2016 |
| An emoticon is a simple form of it |