| :o | Direction | Horizontal (tilted 90° to the left) |
| Shortcut | Live (MSN) Messenger |
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| Rank | ★ ★ ★ Common | |
| Updated | 2007 | |
| Description: Can also mean shocked. | ||
| :-O | Direction | Horizontal (tilted 90° to the left) |
| Shortcut | Live (MSN) Messenger Yahoo! Messenger |
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| Rank | ★ ★ ☆ Average | |
| Updated | 2007 | |
| Description: A lowercase "o" for the mouth may mean "bored." | ||
| :O | Direction | Horizontal (tilted 90° to the left) |
| Shortcut | ||
| Rank | ★ ★ ☆ Average | |
| Updated | 2007 | |
| Description: A big opened mouth. | ||
| {:o | Direction | Horizontal (tilted 90° to the left) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ★ ☆ Average | |
| Updated | 2007 | |
| Description: Represents an open-mouthed gasp. | ||
| (:)o) | Direction | Horizontal (tilted 90° to the left) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ★ ☆ Average | |
| Updated | 2007 | |
| Description: Means "Oddly surprised." Represents an odd-nosed guy with his mouth open. Shows signs of both suprise and oddity. | ||
| =0 | Direction | Horizontal (tilted 90° to the left) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ★ ☆ Average | |
| Updated | August 17, 2009 | |
| Description: This is another surprised expression that uses a zero (0) instead of an "O" for the mouth., | ||
| *.* | Direction | Vertical (not tilted sideways) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ★ ☆ Average | |
| Updated | July 26, 2012 | |
| Description: The asterisks (*) represent starry eyes, which indicates the person is pleasantly surprised. | ||
| :-() | Direction | Horizontal (tilted 90° to the left) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ☆ ☆ Uncommon | |
| Updated | May 8, 2009 | |
| Description: The parentheses represent a mouth wide open. It is a variation of the more commonly used :-O emoticon. | ||
| GG - |
Direction | Vertical — Multiple Lines (not tilted sideways) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ☆ ☆ Uncommon | |
| Updated | January 15, 2010 | |
| Description: The G's represent wide-open eyes, meaning the person is shocked or surprised. | ||
| (*.*) | Direction | Vertical (not tilted sideways) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ☆ ☆ Uncommon | |
| Updated | January 18, 2010 | |
| Description: The asterisks (*) represent starry eyes, or a surprised expression. | ||
| *SURPRISED* | Direction | Horizontal (tilted 90° to the left) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ☆ ☆ Uncommon | |
| Updated | 2007 | |
| Description: Inserts a surprised emoticon in some versions of ICQ. The same emoticon can be inserted by typing =-O or *SHOCKED* instead. | ||
| O-O U |
Direction | Vertical — Multiple Lines (not tilted sideways) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ☆ ☆ Uncommon | |
| Updated | January 28, 2009 | |
| Description: Shows a happy type of surprise. | ||
| .].] - |
Direction | Vertical — Multiple Lines (not tilted sideways) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ☆ ☆ Uncommon | |
| Updated | January 16, 2010 | |
| Description: This person has extremely big eyes, indicating he or she is very surprised. | ||
| l8^O | Direction | Horizontal (tilted 90° to the left) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ☆ ☆ Uncommon | |
| Updated | January 22, 2010 | |
| Description: The "l" represents raised eyebrows and the "O" is an open mouth, indicating surprise. | ||
| $$ < **** |
Direction | Vertical — Multiple Lines (not tilted sideways) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ☆ ☆ Uncommon | |
| Updated | November 24, 2010 | |
| Description: This person has a surprised or shocked expression on his face. | ||
| @@ > 0 |
Direction | Vertical — Multiple Lines (not tilted sideways) |
| Shortcut | No | |
| Rank | ★ ☆ ☆ Uncommon | |
| Updated | December 4, 2010 | |
| Description: The big eyes and wide open mouth indicate this person is very surprised. | ||