It has gained enormous popularity for a very long time, and almost every person on the Internet uses it.
Of course, this messenger has its own system of emoticons, the design of which the team of artists really worked on.
All of them are called through a special window, but Skype also has hidden images that cannot be used without knowing a special command.
This article is dedicated to such emoticons.
What is a smiley
Smiley is an expression that comes from the English word Smile– that is, a smile.
In fact, this is a small image of an emotion, with which you can indicate how the user is feeling at the moment.
If earlier such images were made using typographic symbols and letters, now each forum has its own set of pictures, with the help of which the expression of emotions has become easier.
Their main function is to simplify text communication. Obviously, in a chat window it is impossible to express the entire palette of emotions that a person is currently experiencing, so to simplify such situations, pictures of different states are used.
Yes, it’s much easier, instead of writing “I’m completely perplexed,” to send a characteristic emoticon - and people will understand.
In this case, the images most often represent a small face made of pixels.
In Skype, emoticons are distinguished by their good detail, large sizes and even animation - and using them is a pleasure, since they look much more colorful than the classic ones.
Examples of using Smile
Unlike other services, such as Skype, there are two ways to insert emoticons.
First- by entering its code, when you attribute some emotion or phrase in text, which in the correspondence window already changes to an image.
This is convenient if you do not want to take your hands off the keyboard, and remember well all the combinations that call up pictures.
Second The same method is using a special window, which is called up by clicking on the smiley face in the corner of the text editor. There you can find the image you need and insert it into your message.
In addition, this is where you can see what the emoticon will look like in a message - when you hover over it, an enlarged and animated version of the picture will be shown in all its glory.
As mentioned above, not the entire set is used in the window for calling up emoticons. Initially there were more of them, but many of the images were removed at the request of users.
But this does not apply to hidden pictures, which were always in the system, but could only be called up with certain codes.
Below is a table with codes for common emoticons, as well as what they mean.
Some combinations are used by people all the time, thanks to which they are automatically changed to emoticons, but some you will have to really remember, or search for a long time in the list of Skype emotions.
| Designation | Combination |
|---|---|
| Smile | :=) |
| Sadness | :=(; :- ( |
| Laughter | :=D ; :d ; :=d ; :-d |
| Coolness | 8=) ; B=) ; B-) ; (cool) |
| Wink | ;=) |
| Astonishment | :=o ; :O ; :=O ; :-O |
| Cry | ;(; ;- (; ;=( |
| Heat | (sweat); (:| |
| Quiet surprise | :=| ; |
| Kiss | :* ; :=* ; :-* |
| Sly | :=P ; :p ; :=p ; :-p |
| Greetings | (yn) |
| Embarrassment | (blush); :$ ; :-$ ; :=$ ; :"> |
| Doubt | :^) |
| Drowsiness | |-) ; I-) ; I=) ; (snooze) |
| Boredom | |(; |- (; |=( |
| Love | (inlove) |
| Sinister smile | ]:) ; >:) ; (green) |
| Yawn | (yawn) |
| Now I'm going to be sick! | (puke) ; :& ; :-& ; :=& |
| Crap! | (doh) |
| Anger | :@ ; :-@ ; :=@ ; x (; x- (; x=(; X (; X- (; X=( |
| Of course it's not me! | (wasntme) |
| Holiday | (party) |
| Shame for another | (facepalm) |
| Excitement | :S ; :-S ; :=S ; :s ; :-s ; :=s |
| Pleasure | (mm) |
| Diligent student | 8-| ; B-| ; 8| ; B| 8=| ; B=| ; (nerd) |
| I won't tell anyone | :X ; :-X ; :# ; :-# ; :=x ; :=X ; :=# |
| Greetings | (hi); (wave) |
| Satan | (devil) |
| Angel | (angel) |
| Envy | (envy) |
| Wait! | (wait) |
| Embrace | (bear) ; (hug) |
| beauty | (makeup); (kate) |
| Gentleman | (moustache) |
| Giggle | (giggle) ; (chuckle) |
| Applause | (clap) |
| Reflection | (think) ; :=? |
| Respect | (bow) |
| Extremely funny! | (rofl) |
| It's gone! | (whew) |
| High five! | (highfive) |
| Good mood | (happy) |
| Crooked smile | (smirk) |
| Agreement | (nod) |
| Disagreement | (shake) |
| Expectation | (waiting) |
| Emo, first option | (emo) |
| Thumbs up | (y) ; (Y); (ok) |
| Thumbs Down | (n) ; (N) |
| Shake your hand | (handshake) |
| Heart image | (h) ; (H); (l); (L) |
| Covered my ears | (lalala) |
| I can't look at this | (tmi) |
| Squirrel | (heidy) |
| Flower image | (f) ; (F) |
| It is rainy | (rain); (london); (st) |
| Sunny | (sun) |
| Notes | (music) |
| Coffee image | (coffee) |
| Pizza image | (pizza) ; (pi) |
| Image of money | (cash); (mo) ; ($) |
| Muscle image | (muscle); (flex) |
| Cake picture | (^) ; (cake) |
| Beer image | (beer) |
| Cocktail image | (d); (D) |
| Let's dance! | (dance) ; \o/ ; \:D/ ; \:d/ |
| Ninja | (ninja) |
| Star image | (*) |
| Tumbleweed | (tumbleweed) |
| Thief | (bandit) |
| Hard Rock | (rock) |
| I do not know what to do | (headbang); (banghead) |
| Boxer | (punch) |
| Chatter | (talk) |
| Obscene words | (swear) |
| Reflection | (idea) |
| Firm refusal | (talktothehand) |
| Broken Heart | (u) ; (U) |
| Brofist | (fistbump) |
| Prayers | (pray) |
| I point my finger | (poke) |
| Peace! | (victory) |
| Holiday | (celebrate) |
| I'll be back soon | (brb) |
| Left for work | (wfh) |
| Phone image | (mp) ; (ph) |
| I'm talking on the phone | (call) |
| A new message | (e) ; (m) |
| Director's Clapperboard | (~) ; (film); (movie) |
| Clock image | (o) ; (O) ; (time) |
| Sheep image | (sheep) |
| Image of a cat | (cat) ; :3 |
| Image of a cyclist | (bike) |
| Image of a dog | (dog) |
| Football player image | (soccer) |
| Monkey image | (monkey) |
| Bomb image | (bomb) |
In addition, there is a small list of secret commands that are used much less frequently by users.
As mentioned above, they are entered using special codes and are displayed only on the message screen. Below is a table with a list of these most secret pictures for Skype.
Please note that you will have to type these codes yourself and remember them, or write them down in a Windows notepad - this is precisely the reason for their unpopularity. And the fact is that no one knows about them at all.
| Designation | Combination |
|---|---|
| Skype logo | (skype) or (ss) |
| Male figure | (man) |
| Female figure | (woman) |
| Drunk | (drunk) |
| Smoke break | (smoking) ; (smoke); (ci) |
| Going | (gottarun) |
| Policeman with a stop sign | (stop) |
| Man with pet | (toivo) |
| Cockroach | (bug) |
| Holiday with swimming | (poolparty) |
| Snail image | (snail) |
| Four-leaf clover | (good luck) |
| Island image | (island) |
| Umbrella picture | (umbrella) |
| Rainbow image | (rainbow) |
| Answer the call | (canyoutalk) |
| Camera image | (camera) |
| I'm leaving by plane | (plane) |
| I'm driving a car | (car) |
| Computer image | (computer) |
| Joystick image | (games) |
| Gift image | (gift) |
| Hourglass | (holdon) |
| Date on the calendar | (letsmeet) |
| Serious secret | (confidential) |
| Question mark | (whats going on) |
| Emo, second option | (malthe) |
| Boredom | (tauri) |
| Photographer's image | (zilmer) |
| Oliver | (oliver) |
| Hooligan | (mooning) |
Most likely, they were made secret simply because the standard list of Skype emotions has more understandable analogues of the above pictures, or the application developers simply placed here emoticons that were very rarely used before, but which they do not want to delete.
How can they be used?
Of course, first of all, in order to easily and simply display your emotions. If you cannot express them in words, then simply send a suitable emoticon, and the interlocutor will immediately understand you.
This largely applies to the standard list of emotions, since it is quite large, and you can find a picture for every taste.
Another way is to put them in status.
Yes, using the code you can put emotions in the status, and then instead of a phrase, for example, “Working”, you will see a characteristic emoticon.
This makes your profile more colorful and individual, and also more understandable to ordinary visitors and friends.
You can simply put a cheerful face to cheer yourself and others up when they visit your profile.
In addition, some people use regular emoticons as their “trick” or signature - simply by using them often. This also affects the user's personality and recognition.
Why not - if you find an emotion that completely characterizes or is similar to you, then this can be used as a trick! Moreover, with such a variety of emotional images it becomes quite easy.
There is one more method of using emoticons, but it is very specific, and requires an understanding of what needs to be done.
You can draw large pictures and images from emotions - and thus delight your friends and comrades by sending them similar paintings with or without reason.
In order to start doing this, you need to follow a few simple steps:
1. First of all, you need to understand the proportions of what you are drawing.
Ideally, make a small sketch, even on a piece of paper, to understand how to fill the picture and what colors to use. Approach this process as if you were actually drawing.
Calculate how long each element of the picture will be, how many images of emotions there will be for each line. Start with the simplest - for example, an image of a heart, or just geometric shapes.
2. Select a set of emoticons that you will use in the process.
Remember that they are animated, so the final product may differ from what you originally intended. It's worth taking this into account.
Using the table presented, select the codes, since in text editor Skype pictures are not displayed quite correctly.
3. After that, using the codes, start drawing.
Just copy and paste each combination as needed and make sure that the proportions shown in the first step are strictly followed. It's best to do this in notepad or Microsoft Word– in order not to accidentally send an unfinished picture.
With this you can congratulate your birthday, express your feelings, or simply please your friend - and the pictures are limited only by your imagination.
Practice on simple images, and then gradually complicate the canvases - and they will turn out to be real masterpieces that can please many.
Below are several examples of such images, from very simple to quite complex.
Some even use emoticons to compose entire stories - to do this, they simply use images in different sequences.
However, this way of using emotions makes communication a little more difficult - instead of simplifying it.
In general, this is all that can be said about emoticons and secret emotions in Skype.
Don’t forget about the codes, and if you often communicate in this messenger, be sure to try creating canvases and images from different faces.
Everything you need for this is described above.
Do you have any favorite emoticons? Which one do you use most often on Skype? Or maybe you just draw pictures with them - if so, then share your work.
On this page you will find a list of all emoticons for Skype, their descriptions and secret codes, which must be entered to send emoticons to your interlocutors. Listed here are not only regular emoticons, but also hidden emoticons and even those that have been removed from Skype.For your convenience, a special form has been developed with which you can:
- Find emoji by specific words. For example, if you want to find New Year's emoji, enter " New Year" and only those emoticons that contain this word in the name of the emoticon, in the list of shortcuts or secret codes will be shown.
- Filter emoticons based on their availability:
“All” - shows all emoticons without exception
“Hidden” - only hidden emoticons that few people know about
“Visible” - emoticons that are present in the emoticon palette - Sort emoticons according to the properties you need.
For example, thanks to this you can show the most popular emoji or the most recent one at the top of the list. - Show emoticons only for certain version Skype. For example, use this option to find out which emoticons are supported by your Skype or to make sure that the person you're talking to will see the emoticon you send. Please note that this is only for the Windows version of Skype.
- Smile. An animated picture (GIF) used in Skype chat. Please note that the speed and quality of the picture may differ slightly from the original emoticon. If you want to see a full-size image, click on the name of the emoticon.
- Description. The name of the emoticon with a link to separate page, where you can see the full-size emoticon and find details about it. Also, this column contains labels that describe the emoticon and help you find similar emoticons. If you click on a shortcut, only emoji with that label will be shown (you can select multiple shortcuts to narrow down the list of emoji). To exclude a shortcut from the filter, click on it again.
- Code. Typically, users use the emoji palette to send an emoji in a Skype chat. But there is another way - you can send your interlocutor a special code, which when sent turns into an emoticon (by the way, this is the only way to send hidden emoticons). Each emoticon on Skype has one or more special codes and all are listed on this page (to show hidden codes just click on the symbol ↓ opposite the desired smiley).
- Version. Contains information about which Skype versions This emoticon is supported for Windows. Examples:
* → means supported by all versions
2.3/* → from version 2.3 to current
*/3.4 → from the first version to 3.4
4.5/5.6 → starting from 4.5 to 5.6
Sometimes it’s not so easy to express your mood in words even to yourself, let alone to your interlocutor. For such a case, there has long been a tool that has been proven over the years - emoticons for Skype. In addition, these little funny pictures can significantly diversify and enliven any text dialogue or chat.
Emoticons have been around for a very long time - almost since the advent of the ability to communicate through correspondence online. Over time, users themselves expanded the options for emoticons, so “roses”, “surprise”, “beer” and the like appeared. Some of them are still in use today. 
Developers of communication applications took into account the need of users for emoticons and very soon introduced the possibility of their graphical implementation. Nowadays, hardly a single communication program is complete without emoticons. Moreover, their number and types are increasing regularly. Skype was no exception.
| Monkey | (monkey) |
Emoticons on Skype
Emoticons on Skype can be divided into two types:
- traditional;
- "hidden".
There are also two ways to insert them into a message:
- through the emoticon menu;
- from the keyboard.
How to put an emoticon on Skype
The most obvious way is to select from the list of emoticons. To do this, in the right top corner In the text field, you need to click on the smiling face, after which a fairly extensive list of available emoticons will open. At the same time, they are divided into groups. IN latest versions You can insert both traditional yellow faces and unusual ones. For example, smiley monkey.
What’s noteworthy is that absolutely all emoticons are free, unlike some other communication services. If you don’t want to wade through numerous pictures, you can enter the name of the emoticon, enclosing it in regular parentheses. After sending the message, the interlocutor will see the corresponding picture.
| Icon | Name | Keyboard shortcuts |
| I smile | 🙂 :=) 🙂 | |
| I'm sad | 🙁 :=(🙁 | |
| I laugh | 😀 :=D 😀 :d:=d:-d | |
| Steep | 8=) 😎 B=) B-) (cool) | |
| Wink | 😉 😉 ;=) | |
| I'm surprised | 😮 :=o 😮 :O:=O:-O | |
| Crying face | ;(;-(;=( | |
| I'm sweating | (sweat) (:| | |
| There are no words | 😐 :=| 😐 | |
| Kiss | :* :=* :-* | |
| Cunning | 😛 :=P 😛 :p:=p:-p | |
| Fists | (yn) | |
| I'm blushing | (blush) :$ :-$ :=$ :»> | |
| I doubt | :^) | |
| Sleepy | |-) I-) I=) (snooze) | |
| I'm bored | |(|-(|=( | |
| In love | (inlove) | |
| Evil grin | ]:) >:) (grin) | |
| I yawn | (yawn) | |
| Be sick | (puke) :& :-& :=& | |
| Well, of course! | (doh) | |
| Wicked | :@ :-@ :=@ x(x-(x=(X(X- (X=( | |
| It's not me! | (wasntme) | |
| Holiday | (party) | |
| What to do? | (facepalm) | |
| Worried | :S:-S:=S:s:-s |
All that remains is to remember the names of the most frequently used emoticons when communicating. Luckily, it's not that difficult. Their names are not hidden behind a set of sophisticated code, as in some in social networks, and, as a rule, have completely human names. For example, monkey on Skype as an emoticon is set by typing from the keyboard (monkey), and, for example, a sheep - (sheep). To get the latest emoticons, install and
It seems to many that such a widespread and easy-to-use program as Skype cannot even hide anything unknown today. But not everyone knows about the existence of the so-called hidden Skype emoticons. If their existence is news to you, then we hasten to lift the veil of secrecy.
Secret Skype emoticons: what they are and why
Hidden Skype emoticons are emoji that are not in the standard window with funny faces, which you can open when typing a message by clicking on “:-)”. They can only be added to your message by inserting a special code.
Why did the developers hide these emoticons? There is no specific answer to this question. Maybe because some of them are related to “adult” topics: swearing, alcohol, smoking. And also in order to somehow intrigue the audience - randomly opened emojis pleasantly surprise the user. In addition, many emoticons were introduced purely for employees of the Skype corporation - the pictures depict caricatures of them.
How to use hidden emoticons?
Secret emoticons can be embedded in your message by following these simple instructions:
- Select the appropriate emoji from the tables below - copy its code, not forgetting the brackets, like this: (code).
- Return to the Skype dialogue and simply paste the copy-paste into the desired location.
- Send a message - instead of the code, the picture described in the table will appear. Your interlocutor will also see hidden Skype emoticons in the message.
All secret Skype emoticons
The most interesting hidden emojis of Internet telephony applications:
| Description | Code |
| I'm exploding with anger | :@ |
| Masked robber | (bandit) |
| Mug of beer | (beer) |
| I bow | (bow) |
| My heart is broken | (u) |
| A bug that fell on the back | (bug) |
| Swirling cake | (^) |
| Clapping hands | (clap) |
| This is me crossing my fingers for luck | (yn) |
| Merry dance | \o/ |
| Damn it! | (doh) |
| I can't pour a drink today | (drunk) |
| "Fangs" emo | (emo) |
| Why are you doing this! (hand face) | (fail) |
| Go very far! | (finger) |
| Are you completely stupid? | (fubar) |
| Catch the high five! | (h5) |
| Beautiful female legs | (hollest) |
| Teddy bear hugging tightly | (hug) |
| I'm silent, I'm silent | :x |
| Doing makeup | (kate) |
| Wow! | (mm) |
| Man showing buttocks | (mooning) |
| Look how big my biceps are | (flex) |
| Dancing note | (music) |
| The wheel of fortune is spinning | (golmaal) |
| Ninja fighter | (ninja) |
| Oh, I'm not listening to you | (lala) |
| Today is my holiday | ↓ |
| Fast disappearing pizza | (pi) |
| A funny incident at a pool party | (hrv) |
| You're knocked out! | (punch) |
| Rock is forever in my heart | (rock) |
| Smoking | (ci) |
| Nope | (shake) |
| Fluffy squirrel | (heidy) |
| Squinting sun | (sun) |
| I swear (censored) | (swear) |
| Tired and sweaty | (:| |
| Man and his dog | (toivo) |
| Jumping Rainbow Arc | (rainbow) |
| Tumbleweed | (tumbleweed) |
| I'm skipping | (skipping) |
| Quiet! | (wait) |
| Work home | (wfh) |
| Snail in motion | (snail) |
| Hey, you! | (poke) |
| Disco | (handsinair) |
| Carried away | (whew) |
| What is this! | (wtf) |
| What, where am I? | :s |
| Eureka! | :i |
| Dancing Christmas tree | (xmastree) |
| How this computer got me! | (computerrage) |
| Baby penguin dancing | (penguin) |
| Turkey dancing (roasted) | (turkey) |
| Snow Angel Monkey | (snowangel) |
| Clover leaf for good luck | (gl) |
| Polar bear with two sons | (polarbear) |
| And now there will be a spoiler! | (llsshock) |
| Policeman with a stop sign | (!) |
| The sheep that did "things" | (sheep) |
| Black cat | :3 |
| Very happy dog | |
Captain America, Captain America defending himself with a shield | |
Nick Fury | |
Love story of two avocados | |
Feet on the table | |
Going! | |
Black Widow | |
I'm sitting in the restroom | |
Windows 10 - a dinosaur carrying Microsoft Corporation logo cubes on its back |
Hidden Skype emoticons: flags
It’s very easy to insert the flag of a particular country into your image - just type the following combination: (flag:country code).
Here are some country codes as an example:
Secret Emoji Logos
They are convenient to use in correspondence so as not to enter the name of a particular office program.
So, hidden Skype for Business emoticons:
Super secret Skype emoticons
Let's talk about two more features of the developers - hidden Skype emoticons "Cat" and "Broken Pencil":
- When typing a message to your interlocutor, hold down the buttons with the English letters “C”, “A”, “T” - instead of the usual pencil, symbolizing you typing, a small walking cat will appear in the recipient’s chat. This effect can also be achieved by simultaneously holding any two adjacent keys and one arbitrary one.
- Hands breaking a pencil in anger will appear in your interlocutor’s chat if you press and hold the letters “A”, “S”, “D”, “J”, “K”, “L” on the English keyboard.
Last news
Unfortunately, the listed hidden Skype emoticons are not available in all versions of the program. For example, the following emoji were removed from the 2015 release:
- Captain America;
- Black Widow;
- Tanks;
- Nick Fury;
- beautiful girl legs;
- muzzle showing the middle finger;
- swearing emoticon (censored);
- "What the hell";
- "Are you stupid?"
The first ones were removed due to their low popularity (apparently a small number of Marvel fans use Skype), and the last five were called offensive by a number of users and asked to be removed from use. Moreover, each Skype update includes new secret emoticons.
Pop-up replacements for the person typing (a cat and a person breaking a pencil) are also not available in the latest versions.
How to remove unnecessary emoticons in Skype?
Some users, on the contrary, want to hide emoticons in Skype, since developers are constantly adding new emoji that they don’t need - there are about several hundred of them in the collection. In addition, updates to the emoticon database sometimes cause the PC to freeze.
Disabling Skype updates does not solve the problem - new faces are downloaded independently of it. You can completely disable the display of all emoticons by following the following route: “Tools” - “Settings” - “Chats” - “Visual Design”. In the last section, you need to uncheck the box next to the line “Show emoticons”.
For those who want to keep only the classic set of Skype emoji, you can hide the emoji of the new sets by following the following instructions:
- Exit the program and make sure it is closed.
- Go to system files- you need to find the Skype folder among their variety. Use the route: "Disk C" - "Username" - "App Data" - "Roaming" - "Skype" - "Your username in the program" - "Media_messaging" - "Emo_cache".
- The last section will contain all the variety of new emoticons in different folders - so it is recommended to delete them all.
- The next point is to remove your user rights to the emoji folder. This is done in the following way: click right click mouse on the folder - "Properties" - "Security" - "Edit" - find yourself in the list - "Full Control" - "Deny". Confirm your decision by clicking the "Apply" button.
- Launch Skype and make sure that only the standard emoji palette is available, which does not slow down your computer system.
Hidden Skype emoticons are tools that can be useful both for entertainment purposes - to surprise your interlocutor, and for business purposes - using symbol pictures to replace the names of popular office programs. Each update of the Internet telephony application is marked by the release of a new batch of secret emoji, the codes of which users must unravel.