- 1). Create eyes for your emoticon. A colon is the typical way to indicate eyes, and a semicolon is used to display a winking eye. The number 8 is sometimes used to represent a pair of glasses.
- 2). Add a nose. Hyphens are commonly used to represent a nose, as is the equal sign. A caret symbol (^), achieved by pressing "Shift" and "6" on most keyboards, also can be used to represent a nose.
- 3). Insert a mouth. Along with the eyes, the mouth is the most expressive part of the emoticon, and many symbols are used to convey different emotions. A parenthesis can indicate a smile when it faces left or a frown when it faces right. A "D" shows the reader that you are grinning, and a "P" is the equivalent of sticking your tongue out. You can use "O" to show that you are shocked or surprised by something.
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