;-)

Classic Emoticons

Wink

A smile with one eye closed — lightness, or a shared joke.

What does ;-) mean?

Signals that something was said in jest, or that the reader is in on it.

At a glance

Name	Wink
Text	;-)
Type	Classic Emoticons
Common use	playful
Orientation	sideways
Characters	3

In use

“I would never ;-)”

Related expressions

:-)SmileThe original sideways smile, and arguably where all of this started.:-(FrownThe sideways frown — the smile's counterpart.:-PTongue OutA sideways face with its tongue out.