What kind of emoticon 3. What does a smiley written with symbols mean - the meanings of designations and decoding of text emoticons. What is the “3” emoticon in VK for and how to use it correctly

Today we will tell you what the mysterious emoticon 3 means in social network VKontakte, we will tell you its meaning and in what cases it is used.

But first a little history

Our modern life is saturated with social networks. Sitting there for hours, people get to know each other, communicate, exchange emotions and news. And the new generation cannot even imagine their life without social networks. For young people, not even half an hour passes without the status of "online".

To enhance emotional perception and clarify the meaning of the message, as well as for the speed of communication, in 1982, scientists from the United States of America invented emoticons (emotional icons), better known as emoticons. After this discovery, life and communication on the Internet and via SMS have changed a lot. Now, in order to show your mood or emotions, the interlocutor does not need to write a huge sentence - you just need to type a few characters.

What is the “3” emoticon in VK for and how to use it correctly?

Often, when communicating on VK, interlocutors exchange emoticons and signs. Some of them are familiar to many, and some make you think about what emotion the interlocutor expresses with this emoticon? An unknown emoticon can significantly change the conversation, and the interlocutors will remain misunderstood.

One of these emoticons is "3". At first glance, it is an incomprehensible and frightening symbol, but if you turn on the imagination and turn "3" to the right, we will get a cute smiling face of a kitten, well, or a part of the face showing a smile. Another name for this emoticon is "nyashka".

The word "Nyashka" comes from the Japanese word "nya", if translated into Russian - "meow". Previously, this was the name of girls from Japanese anime. The girls had a pretty appearance and spoke in a cute voice, reminiscent of a cat's meow. When I saw them, I wanted to say "cute". Now the word "nyashka" refers to everything cute and cute: kitties with a bow, dogs on a beautiful bed, cute smiling children, etc.

Also, "nyashka" is called people in an ironic sense. Those who want to be deliberately too sugary or cute.

Another name for the “3” emoticon is “lips with a bow”. Indeed, this sign is suitable for such an expression. The meaning is the same as "nyashka" - tenderness, pleasure and satisfaction.

Hence the conclusion follows that the sign "3" in VK means tenderness, mercy, cute. By sending such a smiley, the interlocutor is trying to express his emotion and satisfaction to the opponent. In general, this is a very kind and sweet sign, so when communicating on social networks, do not neglect it, give your loved ones only positive emotions.

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. Not so long ago, we discussed in some detail the topic of using emoticons on the Vkontakte social network. The main codes for Emoji emoticons were also given there (about a thousand - for all occasions). If you haven't read that post yet, I highly recommend doing so:

What do text emoticons made up of symbols mean?

We are with you, let's continue to study the meanings of the most common options. writing certain emoticons using ordinary (non-pretentious) characters. Ready? Well then let's go.

Initially, they received distribution, i.e. lying on their side (see the above examples of laughing and sad faces). Let's see what other combinations you can meet on the Internet and what they mean (how to decipher them).

Emotion emoticon symbol designation

Joy or a smile 🙂 is most often depicted using symbols: :) or :-) or =)
Unrestrained laughter 😀 (equivalent to the expression): :-D or: D or)))) (undersmile used mainly in RuNet)
Another designation for laughter, but more like a mockery 😆 (equivalent): XD or xD or >:-D (gloating)
Laughter to tears, i.e. what does the “tears of joy” emoticon mean 😂::"-) or:"-D
Insidious grin 😏:):-> or ]:->
Sad or sad emoticon 🙁 has text values: :-(either =(or :(
The symbolic designation of a very sad emoticon 😩: :-C or: C or (((((again, a variant of the under-smiley)
Slight displeasure, confusion or puzzlement 😕::-/ or:-\
Strong anger 😡 :D-:
Text designation of a neutral attitude emoticon 😐: :-| either:-I or._. either -_-
The symbolic value of the admiration emoticon 😃: *O* either *_* or **
Deciphering the emotion of surprise 😵: :-() either:- either:-0 or: O or O: either o_O or oO or o.O
Variants of what the emoticon of strong surprise or bewilderment can mean 😯: 8-O
either =-O or:-
Disappointment 😞: :-e
Rage 😠: :-E either:E or:-t
Embarrassment 😖: :-[ or %0
Moody: :-*
Sadness: :-<

Meaning of text emoji emotional actions or gestures

What does a winking emoticon mean in a text-symbolic version 😉: ;-) either;)
Sad joke :-(
Happy joke: ;-)
Options for the designation of a crying emoticon 😥 or 😭: :_(or:~(or:"(or:*(
Joyful crying (means "tears of joy" emoji 😂): :~-
Sorrowful crying 😭::~-(
Angry scream: : [email protected]
Kiss in text notation 😚 or 😙 or 😗: :-* or :-()
Hugs: ()
Show tongue (means to tease) 😛 or 😜: :-P either:-p or:-Ъ
Locked mouth (means shh) 😶 : :-X
From the soul turns back (designation of nausea): :-!
Drunk or confused (means either "I'm drunk" or "you're drunk"): :*)
Are you a deer: E:-) or 3:-)
You are a clown: *:O)
Heart 💓:<3
Text designation of the “rose flower” emoticon 🌹: @)->-- or @)~>~~ or @-"-,"-,---
Carnation: *->->--
Old joke (means button accordion): [:|||:] or [:]/\/\/\[:] or [:]|||[:]
Krezi (means "your roof has gone"): /:-(or /:-]
Fifth dot: (_!_)

What do horizontal (Japanese) character emoticons mean?

Initially, it so happened that most of the invented and widely used text emoticons had to be deciphered as if “tilting their heads to one side”. However, this is not very convenient, you see. Therefore, over time, their analogues began to appear (also typed from symbols), which did not require virtually or actually tilting the head to the side, because the image created by the symbols was located horizontally.

Let's consider, what do the most common of the horizontal text emoticons mean:

(joy) is usually denoted: (^_^) or (^____^) or (n_n) or (^ ^) or \(^_^)/
in symbols denoted as: (<_>) or (v_v)
The following characters mean different things: (o_o) or (0_0) or (O_o) or (o_O) or (V_v) (unpleasant surprise) or (@ [email protected]) (meaning "You can be stunned")
Emoticon meaning: (*_*) or (*o*) or (*O*)
I'm sick: (-_-;) or (-_-;)~
Sleep: (- . -) Zzz. or (-_-) Zzz. or (u_u)
Embarrassment: ^_^" or *^_^* or (-_-") or (-_-v)
Anger and rage: (-_-#) or (-_-¤) or (-_-+) or (>__
What does fatigue mean: (>_
Jealousy: 8 (>_
Distrust: (>>) or (>_>) or (<_>
Indifference: -__- either =__=
This emoticon text expression means: (?_?) or ^o^;>
Value close to: (;_;) either (T_T) or (TT.TT) or (ToT) or Q__Q
What does a wink mean: (^_~) or (^_-)
Kiss: ^)(^ or (^)...(^) or (^)(^^)
High five (means friend): =X= or (^_^)(^_^)
Carrot love: (^3^) or (* ^) 3 (*^^*)
Apology: m (._.) m
Greed Smiley: ($_$)

Naturally, on many blogs and forums it has long been possible to add emoticons in the form of pictures (from ready-made sets), but many still continue to use text emoticons, because they have already gotten their hands on it and there is no need to look for the right one in the catalog picture.

If you want to know what this or that set of characters that is a text emoticon means, then write about it in the comments. Let the whole world and let's figure it out ...

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1. A small core of emoticons, commonly used and with stable meanings

2. Metacore of emoticons, rarely used, but also with stable values

smiley	key element	short form	meaning
:-/	/	:/	insecurity, dissatisfaction
:-\	\	:\	insecurity, dissatisfaction
:-\|	\|	:\|	indifference, confidence
:-I	I	:I	indifference, confidence
:-		:	surprise, astonishment
:-()	()	:()	surprise, astonishment
:-*	*	:*	kiss
:-E	E	:E	fury
:->	>	:>	gloat
:P	P	:P	tease
:~-	~	:~)	joyful cry
:~-(	~	:~(	mournful cry
8-)	8	8)	excitation

Replacing the element ":" (neutral value) in the position of the eyes gives the meaning a touch of playfulness, pretense. A small part of those who write does not highlight this shade, using a neutral meaning in appropriate situations.

3. Periphery with unapproved meanings, consisting mainly of individual stylistic variations of core and metacore smileys

Most of the stylistic variations are formed by replacing individual elements in the emoticons of the core and metacore with others without changing their meaning:

a) Elements ":", ";" and "8" in the position of the eyes are replaced by "%", "F", "8", "=".
b) The "-" element in the nose position is replaced by "o" and "=".
c) The elements ")" and "(" in the position of the mouth are replaced by "[" and "]", respectively.
d) The spelling of emoticons can also be mirrored.
e) The elements "F", "=" are added to the emoticon in the position of the upper part of the head, which usually do not carry a semantic load.

A separate category of peripherals is made up of alternative abbreviated forms of emoticons of the core:

a) "-)" and ")" for ":-)";
b) "-(" and "(" for ":-(".

An emoticon is a set of symbols, or an icon, that is a visual representation of a facial expression or body position to convey a mood, attitude, or emotion, originally used in email and text messages. The most famous is the smiling face emoticon, i.e. smile - :-) .

There is no clear and reliable evidence about who invented the smiley face. Of course, one can point to ancient excavations, finds of various inscriptions on rocks, etc., but these will only be guesses of each of us.

Of course, to say for sure that the smiley is a modern invention is a bit wrong. The use of emoticons can be traced back to the 19th century. Examples of their use can be found in an 1881 copy of the American magazine Puck, see example:

Yes, there are a lot of such examples in history, but it is generally accepted that the researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, Scott Fahlman, was responsible for the first digital form of the smiley. He suggested distinguishing serious messages from non-serious messages by using emoticons :-) and :-(. It was already September 19, 1982. This is especially useful when the mood of your message can be misinterpreted.

YES, BUT YOU NEVER COME ON TIME, ANYWAY.

YES, BUT YOU NEVER COME ON TIME, ANYWAY. ;-)

However, emoticons did not become so popular, but revealed their potential after 14 years, thanks to a Frenchman who lived in London - Nicolas Laufrani. The idea arose even earlier, with Nicolas' father, Franklin Laufrani. It was he who, being a journalist in the French newspaper France Soir, published an article on January 1, 1972, under the heading "Take time to smile!", where he used emoticons to highlight his article. Later, he patented it as a trademark and created the production of some goods using a smiley. Then a company was created under the brand name smiley, where father Franklin Laufrani became president and son Nicolas Laufrani became CEO.

It was Nicolas who noticed the popularity of ASCII emoticons, which were very used on mobile phones, and began the development of directly animated emoticons that would correspond to ASCII emoticons consisting of simple characters, i.e. what we now use and are accustomed to call - smiley. He created a catalog of emoticons, which he divided into categories "Emotions", "Holidays", "Food", etc. And in 1997, this catalog was registered with the US Copyright Office.

Around the same time in Japan, Shigetaka Kurita began designing emoticons for I-mode. But unfortunately, widespread use this project, it didn't happen. Maybe because in 2001 Laufrani's creation was licensed by Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, and other manufacturers mobile phones, who later began to offer them to their users. After that, the world was simply flooded with various interpretations of emoticons and emoticons.

The following variations with smilies and emoticons became the appearance stickers in 2011. They were created by the leading Internet company from Korea - Naver. The company has developed a messaging platform called - line. A similar messaging app like WhatsApp. LINE was developed within months of the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Initially, LIne was created in order to find friends and relatives during and after natural disasters and in the first year, the number of users grew to 50 million. After, with the publication of games and stickers, there were already more than 400 million, which later became one of the most popular apps in Japan, particularly among teenagers.

Emoticons, emoticons and stickers today, more than 30 years later, they definitely began to take a place in everyday conversations and correspondence of people. According to studies conducted in the US, it was found that 74 percent of people in the US regularly use stickers, emoticons in their online communications, sending an average of 96 emoticons or stickers per day. The reason for this explosion of use emoji is that creative characters designed by various companies help to express our feelings, help to add humor, sadness, happiness, etc.

Emoticons in the tables will be gradually replenished, so go to the site and look for the meaning of the desired emoticons.

Emoticons have become such an integral part of our lives that without them the alphabet looks incomplete, and messages seem dry and detached. But even in such a frivolous and childishly simple matter as emoji arrangement, there are subtleties.

What do different emoticons mean

With emoticons-objects, everything is simple: they mean what they depict. A ball is a ball, an alarm clock is an alarm clock, and there is nothing to think about. But with emoticons-faces, the task becomes more complicated. We are not always able to correctly guess the emotions on the faces of living people, to say nothing about the physiognomy of koloboks. There are emoticons whose meaning is obvious:

Fun, laughter, joy, jubilation.

Sorrow, sadness, melancholy, discontent.

Playful mood, teasing.

Surprise, amazement, shock, fear.

Anger, resentment, rage.

And a few more like this possible options families and romantic unions.

But there are emoticons among those whose meaning can be interpreted ambiguously, or even completely confusing:

This emoticon depicts a person crying in three - well, in two - streams of a person, however, in the version for Apple devices, due to raised eyebrows and a mouth that is not twisted from sobs, it is often perceived as laughing to tears. Careful with him: you want to designate grief for them, but you will be misunderstood.

As planned, this emoticon should depict silence. Instead, he just scares you to death.

If everything is more or less clear with the evil devil (“angry as hell”), then the cheerful demon is somewhat puzzling. Most likely, he is not only furious, but also looking forward to how he will dance on the grave of your opponent. And you, maybe, just wanted to show originality and an unusual smile.

Despite the fact that the three wise monkeys did not see, hear or speak anything precisely because of their wisdom, these muzzles close their eyes, mouth and ears from shame, confusion and shock.

A set of cat emoticons for those who think ordinary koloboks are not expressive enough and want to add cuteness to their emotions.

Instead of "hello" and "bye" you can wave your hand.

Raised hands, a gesture of joyful greeting or jubilation.

Applause both sincere and sarcastic.

If in this picture you see hands folded in a prayer gesture, then for you emoji can mean “thank you” or “I beg”. Well, if you see the high-five here, it means that you are a very cheerful person.

A raised index finger can emphasize the importance of the message or express a request to interrupt the interlocutor with a question, or it can simply point to the previous message in the chat.

Fingers crossed for good luck.

For some it's "stop", but for someone "high five!".

No, it's not a truffle. Not even a truffle at all.

Ogre and Japanese Goblin. It looks like someone is missing the usual devils.

Lier. His nose grows like Pinocchio's every time he lies.

This is wide-eyed with amazement, and shifty eyes of a swindler, and even a lustful look. If someone sends you such an emoji in a comment on a photo, you can be sure that the photo is successful.

And it's just an eye, and it's watching you.

young moon and full moon. It seems to be nothing special, but these smileys have their own fans who appreciate them for their creepy facial expressions.

A very common girl in purple. Her gestures mean OK (hands above head), "no" (crossed arms), "hello" or "I know the answer" (raised hand). This character has another pose that baffles many -. By official version, it symbolizes a help desk worker. Apparently, with her hand she shows how to get to the city library.

Do you also see two tense faces here, presumably unfriendly? But they didn’t guess: according to Apple’s tips, this is an embarrassed face and a stubborn face. Who would have thought!

By the way, hints for emoticons can be viewed in the message window on if you open an emoji and hover over the emoticon you are interested in. Like this:

Another way to find out the meaning of an emoticon is to ask emojipedia.org for help. On it you will find not only detailed interpretations of emoticons, but you can also see how the same emoticon looks on different platforms. Many unexpected discoveries await you.

Where emoticons fit

1. In informal friendly correspondence

Funny yellow faces are appropriate in a personal chat where you share not so much information as your mood. With the help of emoticons, you will laugh at a joke, sympathize, build faces at each other. This is where emotions come in.

2. When emotions splash over the edge and there are not enough words

Sometimes, when something very important happens in our life, feelings overwhelm us so much that we are about to burst. Then we write an emotional post on Facebook or post a dazzling photo on Instagram and decorate it with a generous scattering of emojis. Of course, someone will not like this, but what now, to stifle all the vivid sensations in yourself? The main thing is not to abuse such a public display of violent emotions: this will alienate subscribers and call into question your adequacy.

3. By agreement to highlight the message in the working correspondence

This is a very simple and convenient way to make important messages that require urgent response visible. For example, great for these purposes. But you need to agree in advance which cases in your company are considered urgent and which emoticon you will use for this.

It is important not to overdo it: if you have one emoticon for messages about emergency situations, the second for urgent matters, the third for important news, then soon all work correspondence will turn into a New Year's garland that no one is looking at.

When is the best time to avoid emoticons?

1. In business correspondence

Work is not a place for emotions. Here you need calmness, concentration and professionalism. Even if you want to emphasize your goodwill or express concern about the situation, use for these purposes, not emoticons.

2. When communicating with foreigners

This is especially true for emoji gestures. For example, to which you wanted to express your approval, will put an end to your good relations with a person from Greece or Thailand. Still, because with this gesture you sent him to hell.

Therefore, if you are not sure of your deep knowledge of the peculiarities of the national culture of your interlocutor, do not risk it.

3. Oddly enough, when you discuss feelings and emotions

Feelings are serious business. If you are not just chatting, but revealing your soul or sharing something important, words will convey your feelings and experiences much more accurately than emoticons. “You are dearer to me than anyone in the world” means much more than ten hearts in a row. In the end, you have only one heart, so give it.

Remember that emoji are the seasoning, not the main ingredient. To give expressiveness to your message, you need very few of them.

Emoji language

Judging by the fact that today almost no personal correspondence can do without emoticons, we can safely say that emoji have become an independent section of the language. Sometimes they even pretend to replace the language: you can write an entire message using only emoticons. The popular American TV show Ellen DeGeneres even has a special section in which guests are invited to read a phrase where some of the words are replaced with emoji:

And here the name of the film is encrypted, which we invite you to guess.