Mother Teresa said that “we shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.” I completely agree with that statement. Just simply smiling makes me feel good. I also can’t help but feel a little happier whenever I see someone else smiling.

However, once place I do not believe smiley faces belong is in professional documents or emails. While some professional people apparently believe that a smiley face emoticon can help ‘make your email more personable’ or ‘bring some fun into a paper,” this is just not true. While the following emoticons are quite fun, I will keep them:

1.       To myself, and

2.       In personal communications and not professional ones.  

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Smiley		Smiley with a nose
:)	Basic smiley	:-)
;)	Winking smiley	;-)
:(	Unhappy smiley	:-(
:|	Apathetic smiley	:-|
:-	Neutral smiley. The user made an ambiguous comment.	:-
:D	Laughing smiley	:-D
:*	Kissing smiley	:-*
:X	Smiley keeping quiet	:-X
:P	Talkative smiley (or smiley sticking its tongue out)	:-P
:o)	Clown smiley	:o)
:O)	Very funny smiley	:O)
;(	Sad smiley	;-(
:o	Surprised smiley	:-o
:O	Very surprised smiley	:-O
O:)	Angel smiley	O:-)
>:>	Devil smiley	>:->
>:)	Impish smiley	>:-)
:->	Sarcastic smiley	:->
8)	Smiley on vacation/holiday (or with glasses)	8-)
:\	Unsure smiley	:-\
:/	Innocent smiley	:-/
=|:)	Abraham Lincoln smiley	=|:-)
<:o}	Smiley for, oh, let's say Merlin the Magician	<:-o}
:&	Spaghetti-eating smiley	:-&

Smileys copied from http://en.kioskea.net/contents/www/smiley.php3

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My personal favorites are the Abe Lincoln smiley and the spaghetti eating smiley.

What are your thoughts on smiley faces in professional papers or emails? Know any other interested smiley faces?

Comment below!

Catch ya later!

Lins