| Digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
01 Sep 2025 |
| Many a texter's smiley |
Premier Sunday |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Cat With Tears of Joy, e.g. |
USA Today |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Smiling Face with Sunglasses, for one |
New York Times Mini |
07 Aug 2025 |
| Reaction to a social media post, maybe |
New York Times |
03 Aug 2025 |
| Digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
23 Jul 2025 |
| Expressive image or icon (in text messages) |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Jul 2025 |
| Flying saucer in a text message, say |
Universal |
16 Jul 2025 |
| Smiley face in a text, e.g. |
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| Face blowing a kiss, for example |
Universal |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Small digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
10 Jul 2025 |
| "The ___ Movie" (2017 animated film that won the Razzie for Worst Picture) |
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| Text attachment |
Newsday |
27 Jun 2025 |
| Text message ideogram |
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| Digital image such as 'crying with tears of joy' (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
30 May 2025 |
| Smiley tech icon |
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| SMS pictograph |
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| Smiley face in a text, e.g. |
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| A heart one might be used in flirty texts |
USA Today |
22 Apr 2025 |
| Digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
16 Apr 2025 |
| SHIFT semicolon, SHIFT 0 creates the classic one |
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| Part of a modern keyboard |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Apr 2025 |
| Text-message symbol |
Commuter |
05 Apr 2025 |
| Digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Face Blowing a Kiss, for example |
USA Today |
24 Mar 2025 |
| Face with tears of joy, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Mar 2025 |
| Texter's "heart-eyes," for one |
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| Mobile icon of Joe I'm about to use (5) |
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| Eggplant is a commonly used one |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2025 |
| Digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
23 Feb 2025 |
| Text ideogram |
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| A head of our time? |
New York Times Mini |
21 Feb 2025 |
| Expressive image or icon (in text messages) |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Feb 2025 |
| Joe, I'm sorry to reveal, is a mobile icon (5) |
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| Icon making supremo jittery to some extent |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Small digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Smiley face used in text messages |
Mirror Tea Time |
07 Feb 2025 |
| An ideogram or smiley used in an electronic message or on a Web page. (5) |
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| Majorities off the stair who designed a mobile icon (5) |
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| Symbol such as Exploding Head |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Man in Business Suit Levitating, for one |
New York Times Mini |
07 Jan 2025 |
| Standardised icon used in electronic messaging; from Japanese, 'picture letter' (5) |
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| Baby Angel or Snowman Without Snow, e.g. |
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| Smiling Face With Sunglasses, e.g. |
New York Times |
11 Dec 2024 |
| A digital image, such as a winking face, used in electronic messaging (5) |
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| Digital icon used to express an idea or emotion |
Mirror Quiz |
25 Nov 2024 |
| Folded Hands or Loudly Crying Face |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Nov 2024 |
| Some symbols |
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| Smartphone pictograph |
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| Angry Face With Horns, for one |
LA Times Daily |
29 Sep 2024 |
| Majorities off the stair mysteriously with a mobile icon (5) |
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| Expressive icon used in online messages |
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| Text thread image that provides nonverbal cues |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Zipper-Mouth Face, e.g. |
Universal |
15 Aug 2024 |
| Clown Face or Face With Tears of Joy, e.g. |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Smiley face in a text, e.g. |
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| Digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Smiley or sad face in a text, e.g. |
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| Single bloke recalled bedding male icon (5) |
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| Digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Expressive image or icon (in text messages) |
Puzzler Backwords |
11 Jun 2024 |
| The ___ Movie (2017 animated movie that takes place in "the world inside your phone") |
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| Majorities not astir perhaps, with a mobile icon (5) |
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| Fire in a text? |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2024 |
| Texted face |
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| Rainbow or Women Holding Hands, e.g. |
USA Today |
05 Jun 2024 |
| Image in a text |
Commuter |
03 Jun 2024 |
| Small digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Mobile icon of Joe I'm about to send (5) |
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| Emoticon successor |
The Telegraph Plusword |
29 May 2024 |
| Texting image that provides nonverbal cues |
USA Today |
23 May 2024 |
| Text message icon (5) |
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| Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes or Loudly Crying Face |
Universal |
08 May 2024 |
| Symbol such as Thinking Face |
Universal |
03 May 2024 |
| Zany Face or Pile of Poo |
USA Today |
02 May 2024 |
| Digital icon |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 May 2024 |
| Icon used in text messages |
Puzzler Backwords |
29 Apr 2024 |
| Smiley face used in text messages |
Mirror Tea Time |
23 Apr 2024 |
| Smiley face symbol, eg |
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| Digital image like a smiley face |
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| Melting Face or Heart Hands |
New York Times |
02 Apr 2024 |
| Face With Open Mouth, for one |
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| Texter's pic |
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| Mobile icon of majorities playing without a sitar (5) |
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| Texter's image |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Kind of keyboard |
New York Times |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Heart Eyes or OK Hand |
LA Times Daily |
23 Feb 2024 |
| Expressive icon used in text messages |
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| Mobile icon I'm about to send to Joe (5) |
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| "Cat with Tears of Joy" or "Clown Face" |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2024 |
| Character with character |
New York Times |
11 Feb 2024 |
| Small icon expressing emotion in memo Jimmy grasps (5) |
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| Nontext component of a text |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2024 |
| ":)" or ":*" in texts, e.g. |
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| Symbol such as Party Popper or Shrug |
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| One might be winking or crying |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Text image |
Newsday |
11 Jan 2024 |
| SMS icon (5) |
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| Texter's picture |
Newsday |
02 Jan 2024 |
| Speechless expression |
New York Times |
20 Dec 2023 |
| Text message illustration |
Newsday |
19 Dec 2023 |
| The "100" one means "I totally agree!" |
New York Times Mini |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Icon used to express an idea or emotion in electronic communication (5) |
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| Image in a text |
Universal |
01 Nov 2023 |
| Japanese term whose similarity to "emotion" is coincidental |
LA Times Daily |
22 Sep 2023 |
| Face of technology |
LA Times Daily |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Pleading Face or Smirking Face |
Newsday |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Texter's icon |
Newsday |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Frowny face, e.g. |
Newsday |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Japanese "picture character" |
Universal |
10 Jul 2023 |
| Smiley you send in text messages, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2015 |
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| Folded Hands symbol, e.g |
Universal |
29 Jun 2023 |
| Supremo jittery, hiding display of feeling |
The Guardian Cryptic |
27 Jun 2023 |
| Expressive art over text |
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| Modern hieroglyph |
Wall Street Journal |
20 May 2023 |
| Texter's smiley face or heart eyes, e.g. |
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| Exploding Head or Cowboy Hat Face |
Universal |
27 Mar 2023 |
| Symbol such as Face Blowing a Kiss |
Universal |
22 Mar 2023 |
| Smiling Cat Face With Heart-Shaped Eyes, e.g |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2023 |
| Grinning Face With Sweat, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Heart Hands or Saluting Face |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2023 |
| Texter's smiley, e.g. |
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| Smiley perhaps regularly found in Exmoor jail |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Dec 2022 |
| Expressive icon |
Newsday |
02 Dec 2022 |
| Pictogram that helps fill in emotional cues |
Universal |
17 Sep 2022 |
| Graphic text? |
New York Times |
14 Jul 2022 |
| Purple heart, e.g., in a text |
Universal |
10 Jul 2022 |
| Exceptional moment of joy is initally captured in graphic image |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Jun 2022 |
| Supremo jilted, conceals sign of how he's feeling |
Irish Times Crosaire |
06 May 2022 |
| Face with tears of joy, for one |
LA Times Daily |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Face with tears of joy, for one |
The Washington Post |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Thinking Face or Smirking Face |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2022 |
| Smiley face in a text, e.g. |
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| Prayer hands, e.g |
The Washington Post |
10 Feb 2022 |
| Prayer hands, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
10 Feb 2022 |
| Smiling cat with heart eyes, for example |
USA Today |
19 Jan 2022 |
| Expressive chat image |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jan 2022 |
| Smiling face with heart eyes, e.g. |
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| Smiley face with hearts for eyes, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
09 Dec 2021 |
| Texter's "heart-eyes," for one |
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| ":(" or ":*" in texts, e.g. |
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| Wordless part of a text, perhaps |
Universal |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Type face? |
Universal |
28 Oct 2021 |
| Vulcan Salute symbol, e.g |
Universal |
21 Sep 2021 |
| Smiley face in a text, perhaps |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2021 |
| Smiley face or sad face in a text, e.g. |
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| Smiley face perhaps in demo, jittery? |
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| Face in a text? |
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| Red Heart and Fire are among the most used |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jul 2021 |
| Joe, I'm changing image in text message |
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| Record company describes Simpson as an icon |
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| Texting pictogram |
Universal |
13 Jun 2021 |
| Tiny cake, maybe |
The Washington Post |
19 May 2021 |
| Tiny cake, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2021 |
| Texting icon |
Newsday |
02 May 2021 |
| Thinking Face, for example |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2021 |
| Expressive online image |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2021 |
| Expressive online image |
The Washington Post |
19 Apr 2021 |
| Smiley, for one |
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| Text adornment |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Feb 2021 |
| Smiley face in a text, e.g |
Universal |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Texted image with an attitude |
Universal |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Face With Tears of Joy, for one |
New York Times |
22 Dec 2020 |
| During demo, jihadis display sign of feeling |
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| Modern hieroglyph? |
Universal |
16 Dec 2020 |
| Prayer hands, for one |
New York Times |
06 Dec 2020 |
| Texter’s heart, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Nov 2020 |
| 'Sweat smile' or 'money-mouth face,' e.g |
Jonesin |
27 Oct 2020 |
| Loudly Crying Face, e.g |
USA Today |
23 Aug 2020 |
| Modern-day hieroglyphic |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Aug 2020 |
| Face with tears of joy, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Aug 2020 |
| Texting icon |
Universal |
28 Jul 2020 |
| Expressive art in a text |
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| See 21A |
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| Face of modern technology |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2020 |
| Texter's icon |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2020 |
| Expressive character exchanged on a chat |
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| Image in a text |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2020 |
| Unamused Face, e.g |
USA Today |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Smiling Face With Heart-Eyes, e.g |
New York Times |
27 May 2020 |
| Icon of the small screen? |
New York Times |
20 Mar 2020 |
| A figure of speech often used in postscripts? |
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| Texter's pictograph |
New York Times |
17 Feb 2020 |
| Texter's pictograph |
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| Face on Facebook, e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Jan 2020 |
| Text message illustration |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2020 |
| Word derived from the Japanese for "picture writing" |
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| Word derived from the Japanese for 'picture writing' |
New York Times |
17 Dec 2019 |
| Heart Eyes or OK Hand |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2019 |
| Heart Eyes or OK Hand |
The Washington Post |
15 Nov 2019 |
| Image used on texting platforms like the heart-eyed face |
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| Iconic symbol that is backed after intervention by second judge |
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| Expressive characters |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2019 |
| Tiny birthday cake, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2019 |
| Tiny birthday cake, perhaps |
The Washington Post |
08 Jun 2019 |
| Facebook status symbol |
Newsday |
16 May 2019 |
| Graphic expression using exclamation mark, or just italic capitals |
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| Image of a flexed arm or a thumbs-up sign, e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Feb 2019 |
| Tiny birthday cake, perhaps |
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| Expressive characters |
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| Bit of graphic language? |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Picture in a text message |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2018 |
| Smiley face with hearts for eyes, e.g |
New York Times |
12 Nov 2018 |
| Character expressing feelings held regularly in Exmoor jail |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Sep 2018 |
| Icon? Judge one after protest without depth |
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| Icon? Judge one after protest without depth |
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| Face in a text, e.g |
USA Today |
19 Jun 2018 |
| Loudly crying face, for one |
New York Times |
12 Jun 2018 |
| Funny face? |
New York Times |
29 Apr 2018 |
| Smiley face, maybe |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2018 |
| Heart-eyes face, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Feb 2018 |
| Smiley face in a text, e.g |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2018 |
| Status symbol? |
The Washington Post Sunday |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Smiley face or frowny face |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2018 |
| Face throwing a kiss, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jan 2018 |
| Picture in a text message |
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| Bit of graphic language? |
|
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| Funny face? |
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| Loudly crying face, for one |
|
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| Smiley face or frowny face |
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| Smiley face with hearts for eyes, e.g. |
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| Face in a text, e.g. |
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| Smiley face in a text, e.g. |
|
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| Smiley face, maybe |
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| Demo jingle featuring representation of heart, say |
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| Face With Tears of Joy, e.g |
New York Times |
02 Nov 2017 |
| Yours may be a happy face |
Universal |
22 Sep 2017 |
| Expressive art in a text |
USA Today |
21 Sep 2017 |
| Pictogram in a text |
USA Today |
13 Sep 2017 |
| The Oxford Dictionaries 2015 "Word" of the Year is one |
LA Times Daily |
17 Aug 2017 |
| The Oxford Dictionaries 2015 'Word' of the Year is one |
The Washington Post |
17 Aug 2017 |
| Face with heart-shaped eyes, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jun 2017 |
| Eggplant, e.g |
Jonesin |
18 Apr 2017 |
| Happy face, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Mar 2017 |
| Modern pictograph |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2017 |
| Expressive chat image |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2017 |
| Expressive chat image |
The Washington Post |
13 Mar 2017 |
| Pictogram in a text |
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| Expressive online image |
|
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| The Oxford Dictionaries 2015 "Word" of the Year is one |
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| Face With Tears of Joy, e.g. |
|
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| Yours may be a happy face |
|
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| Expressive art in a text |
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| Modern pictograph |
The Washington Post |
18 Dec 2016 |
| Nontext part of a text |
New York Times |
14 Dec 2016 |
| Eggplant or smiley, e.g |
Jonesin |
06 Dec 2016 |
| Symbol like 'prayer hands' or 'heart eyes' |
New York Times |
07 Nov 2016 |
| It may add feeling to a text |
The Washington Post |
29 Oct 2016 |
| Image used in electronic communication |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
09 Oct 2016 |
| Expressive tweet space-savers |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jul 2016 |
| Many a smiley face |
The Washington Post |
04 Jul 2016 |
| Pictograph in a text |
The Washington Post |
11 Jun 2016 |
| Face with tears of joy, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
07 May 2016 |
| Latter-day pictogram |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2016 |
| Picture in many texts |
The Washington Post |
22 Mar 2016 |
| Email addition |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Mar 2016 |
| Texting icon |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2016 |
| Expressive tweet space-savers |
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| Symbol like "prayer hands" or "heart eyes" |
|
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| Nontext part of a text |
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| Text adornments |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Dec 2015 |
| Modern-day hieroglyph |
New York Times |
20 Sep 2015 |
| Modern pictograph |
Jonesin |
03 Mar 2015 |
| Website art of a sort |
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| Modern-day hieroglyph |
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| Text adornments |
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| New OED entry meaning "internet symbol" |
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| What you might use to put on a happy face? |
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| Ordinary chap rising around noon with one graphic image |
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