How to Make an Angry Smiley by Texting

Use emoticons to convey your mood in a text message.

Emoticons, also referred to as "smileys," are groups of keyboard symbols that depict a facial expression or mood. They were originally used on computers, but are now commonly used in text messaging as well to clarify the tone of a message. Emoticons exist for nearly every emotion imaginable, from happy and excited to sad or angry. There are multiple variations of an angry face emoticon, allowing the sender of a message to choose different options depending on the situation.

Instructions

1. Type an uppercase "X", followed by "-" and then "(". The final product depicts a tense, angry facial expression with squinted or closed eyes. X-(

2. Create an angry frowning emoticon by typing ">", then ":" and "(". This creates a face with eyebrows that are slanted in anger. >:(

3. Depict a face that is yelling in anger by typing ":", "-" and then "@". The "@" symbol represents an open mouth. :-@

Tips & Warnings

• If your phone does not have a QWERTY keyboard, you can generally look through a list of symbol options by pressing the "1" or "0" keys repeatedly.

References

• George Mason University: Emoticons
• Sharpened.net: Angry