How to Make a Penguin Eating a Fish Emoticon on a Facebook Chat

The penguin emoticon is sometimes used in online chat sessions.

You can type a variety of symbols and text icons with just a few keystrokes while chatting with friends on Facebook. These symbols, known as "emoticons," are commonly used in online chats to convey emotions, replace words or elicit a chuckle. One such emoticon is a that of a penguin eating a fish. You can type the symbol on a single line to depict a penguin head eating a fish or you can type it on three separate lines to depict the penguin in full.

Instructions

1. Launch your Web browser. Navigate to Facebook.com and log in to your account.

2. Select a friend from your sidebar with whom you wish to chat. Click on the person's name to open a chat window.

3. Type the following letters and symbols depicting a penguin head eating a fish and click "Enter" to send the message.

   (o< <º))))><

   You can stop here or continue to create the penguin's body.

4. Type "//\" -- two forward slashes followed by a back slash, without the quote marks -- and press "Enter." On the next line, type "V/_" without the quotes and press "Enter" again. You now have a full-bodied penguin eating a fish.

Tips & Warnings

• Quickly type and send all three lines before your friend responds or the emoticon image will be interrupted.

References

• Facebook: Chat Basics