Cool Emoticons & Smileys in Gmail

Gmail is probably the coolest Email service in the world

Up until recently, Gmail had one major drawback – it was visually behind other Email services, that allowed the usage of a wide variety of graphic symbols, emoticons and smileys. Now all that has changes, and Gfans can use and enjoy a much richer writing experience, both in their mail correspondence and when using the gmail messenger features – the in-mail addition – gmail chat, and the external application, Gtalk. This is your complete guide for using emoticons in Google’s communication tools and services.

list of emoticons in Gmail

You probably already know how to compose a regular Gmail message (No need to be a brain surgeon to do that, right?), but how do you insert cool graphics to your messages? Elementary my dear Watson. Point your mouse to the little Emoji icon in the Gmail toolbelt (between the ‘Highlight Color’ button and the ‘Link’ button) and choose the one that you like. The basic selection is not too bad – 156 Emoticons in two screens, some of them circular (old fashioned smileys) and some are more rectangular. You can also use some non-face smileys such as a slice of cake, a flower, a camera, a lightbulb etc.

The emoticons are embedded in your Email message image files, so they can be read by any Email program or service, and will not be dependent on Gmail’s service.

Adding more graphic juice to your messages:

The basic selection isn’t enough for you? Didn’t think so, buddy. Time to put the paddle to the metal and power up your mail service. Go to Gmail’s settings (upper right corner of your screen), and there – under the section ‘Labs’ (which lists all of Gmail’s coolest and most experimental features) enable the feature called “Extra Emoji”. Save, and allow Gmail to reload.

By now you have increased your emoticon database by almost ten fold. Sorted in 13 categories you now have access to some of the coolest Japanese style emoticons on the planet – animals, monsters and just regular household items are at the tip of your fingers – just select and embed them right into your message.

Emoticons in Gtalk or Gmail chat

The basic selection here isn’t currently as extensive as the one you get for your emails, but this will probably be changed soon. Until then, hit the little smiley icon on the bottom right part of your chat window and select one of the 16X4 emoticons in the menu. Each emoticon here has 4 representations according to different standards of Japanese phone carriers (but don’t be bothered by Japanese standards, just choose the one that you like).

Quick access to emoticons + The secret collection

Want to quickly embed emoticons in your chat? Use our nifty shortcut guide. Here are the emoticons you can embed in Gtalk:

Emoji and emoticons

list of emoticons  are a spin on common emoticons, which you can use to enhance your Slack messages.

Adding emoji to your Slack messages

There are two ways you can use emoji in your messages:

• Type the emoji code
• Select from the emoji menu

Type the emoji code

Slack uses the standard emoji codes found at Emoji Cheat Sheet. You can quickly add emoji to your messages by typing in the code.

If you’re not sure of the emoji code, just type : followed by the first few letters, and an autocomplete menu will appear. Click the emoji you want to use, or on desktop, press Tab to cycle through the list.

Select from the emoji menu

Desktop

 

iOS

 

Android

 

Windows Phone

1. Click the   light gray smiley face in the message box to open the emoji menu.
2. Tab through the icons at the top to browse groups of emoji, or start typing a word to search the   emoji codes.
   
3. Click your chosen emoji. It'll be added to your message.

Tip: You can add your own easy-to-remember codes for emoji in Slack. Simply:

1. Go to the Customize page.
2. Select Set alias for an existing emoji.
3. Choose an emoji from the drop-down menu.
4. Under Choose a name, enter the new code you'd like to use.
5. Select Save New Emoji and you're done!

Choosing your default skin tone

On desktop, you can set your emoji skin tone preference by clicking the ✋ hand icon in the bottom right corner of the emoji menu. Pick a default skin tone, or switch it up on the fly.

Jumbomoji

By default, if your message or comment contains only emoji, they'll appear larger on both mobile and desktop. In the case of desktop, this is provided you're using the Clean  message theme.

You can turn off jumbomoji in your Preferences:

1. Click your team name to open the Team Menu.
2. Choose Preferences.
3. Select the Messages & Media tab.
4. Under Emoji Style, uncheck the box next to Show JUMBOMOJI.

Note: Slack won't display jumbomoji if your message has more than 23 emoji in a row.

Using Emoticons

Slack will automatically change common emoticons such as :) to an equivalent emoji:

If you prefer to simply use emoticons, you can turn this feature off in your desktop Preferences:

1. Click your team name to open the Team Menu.
2. Choose Preferences.
3. Select the Messages & Media tab.
4. Under Convert Emoticons, uncheck the box next to Convert my typed emoticons to emoji so :D becomes 😄

That’s it! You’re done :)

Check out these articles for more on emoji in Slack:

• Emoji reactions
• Changing your emoji style
• Creating custom emoji

List of Hidden Chat emoticons in Google+ Chat

Google+ has evolved a lot in a short time but apparently it is far behind the popularity and user base as that of Facebook and Twitter. Google+ recently introduced the much awaited ‘Pages’ for brands and businesses, so that anyone can connect virtually with their favorite brands or companies. The official Gmail page on Google Plus recently made a post notifying users about the unknown Chat emoticons in Google+ chat.

There are over 15 funny emoticons that you can use while chatting to smartly express your humour, joy, love or angriness. The best and cool one is the list of emoticons of the very popular Nyan Cat, pinned with a cute animation. Some of the like Nyan cat, moustache, cat and bumblebee will show up perfectly in Google+ chat box only, while the rest ones appear fine in Gmail chat. Check the list below:

:{ (mustache)

:3 (cat)
:(:) (pig)
:(|) (monkey)
V.v.V (crab)
-<@%(bumblebee)
+/’\ (cowbell)
[:|] (robot)
}:-) (devil)
\m/ (rock out)
<3 (heart)
</3 (broken heart)
>.< (wince)
 or :* (kiss)

Do tell what’s your favorite chat emoticon or share any creative ones below. 

Source: +Gmail (Google+)

Gmail Emoticons and Smileys

Gmail is one of the most popular communication portals on the internet despite being launched years after MSN and Yahoo. Needless to say, the popularity is because the service is provided by the largest and the most sought-after program on the internet – Google. It provides easy applications, audio and video chats, and has a simplistic feel to it. There are many themes of various kinds you can choose from to set the mood of your inbox.

There are  list of emoticons in Gmail. They appeal to young internet users who prefer smileys with more animations, colors and latest overall presentation. Google has the option to use square smiley faces as well as traditional round ones. Although this can interest some consumers, square smileys are not very expressive or realistic. Plus these smileys are confined only to email and not Gtalk. Some of the emoticons are round faced and some are square faced.

How to Add Emoticons and Smileys to Google Gmail

Use smileys in compose mail

Gmail emoticons are provided in the �compose mail� section, which is situated on the top-left hand of your Gmail inbox. Above the message field are the options of fonts, smileys, hyperlinks and so on. Click on the square smiley option. Once the emoticon options are displayed, choose the round smiley face at the bottom of the emoticon display if you want round smiley faces. These options are only available for Google email and not for Gtalk. Gtalk accommodates the regular �: ) : P� which turn from being sideways to upright. These are quite simple, preferred by older internet users.

Extra Emoji

If you want more emoticons in gmail, just head over to ‘Extra Emoji’. This feature is available in Google Labs. Just go to your gmail settings and click ‘lab’ tab. Just scroll down and you will find ‘extra emoji’. This will enable you to Compose messages with a richer set of emoji characters. There is another addon called ‘recently used emoji’. It keeps track of your favorite emoji and provides a quick and easy way to insert them into messages.

Copy from other chat clients

If you are looking for the traditional smileys to be incorporated into your Gmail emails, open up Yahoo or MSN emoticon list by feeding the keywords into a popular search engine or use the smileys available in Yahoo! Mail or MSN if you already have an account. Copy the emoticons and paste them onto your Gmail email. This is a slow process but works nonetheless. Yahoo and MSN have some great smiley faces and emoticons. But you can also use any other services that provide emoticons.

Overall, Google has indeed provided the option of emoticons that are classy and updated [ you can find some hidden secret emoticons in gmail as well as in gchat]; it just depends on personal preferences of the Gmail users. As for Gtalk emoticons and the regular Gmail chat emoticons, the animated emoticons have yet to be included. It won�t be long before Google decides to come up with entertaining Gmail emoticons and smiley faces and emoticons for its chat clients to face its top competitors.

Emoticons for Gmail Chat

list of emoticons are great tools, especially among younger internet users, to convey expressions which words cannot describe. Using smiley faces in your email helps the recipient to properly interpret the message and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Not only that, but emoticons make emails and chatting fun and expressive. If you are a Gmail user and use gmail chat, then this guide will help you find all secret and hidden gchat emoticons.

How to add Emoticons to gmail chat

Once you open gmail chat window, there is a small blue smiley face located at the right lower corner. Just clikc on the blue face and all google chat emoticons and smileys will be available to you.

Click Blue Smiley to open emoticons

Keep in mind, the new gmail chat smileys and rich emoticons only work in latest version of Gmail which is currently available for Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 7, and Firefox 2. Please upgrade your browser to take advantage of these new features.

There are four types of smileys available in gchat – regular, round, rectuangular and type in. You can toggle between them. Once you are happy with smiley, just click on it and it will be added to your chat.

Japanese Singer Kanna Hashimoto Crowned the Queen of Halloween

Halloween has grown massively in Japan over the past few years. Where it used to be a strange time of the year that only those with foreign friends would celebrate, it’s now a gargantuan psuedo-cosplay holiday that carries with it a giant boom in the costume and accessories industries.

Just like in America, Halloween in Japan is now all about the parties, the costumes, and seeing all your friends dress up as their favorite sexy characters. This is especially true in Tokyo, Japan’s multicultural epicenter, where the Halloween 2015 streets were filled with spooky participants out for a good night of fun.

Many parties and parades had costume contests, in which participants (sometimes friends and sometimes strangers) ‘competed’ against one another to show their creativity and cosplay accumen. For those less competitive, there were parades all around, celebrating a night of tricks and visual treats. The Tokyo streets were full of festive and warm cheer, an Autumn celebration before the winter months begin.

In the Odaiba area of Tokyo, these parades were previewed a few days before actual Halloween. The Japanese “idol” Kanna Hashimoto did a photoshoot, looking her best. She was sporting a pretty bland but ghoulish devil costume: a (plastic?) trident, red horns, and some webs in the middle.

Though we weren’t too impressed by her dress-up, the Japanese internet certainly was — Twitter exploded with compliments and proclamations that Hashimoto was a “once in a lifetime (or millennium) beauty.” The singer was showered in praise, skyrocketing in popularity and online buzz. Known as a master of kawaii dress already, this was firmly cemented this past Halloween.

For those unfamiliar, Kanna is a member of a girl-only pop group Rev. from DVL (レブフロムディーブイエル). Of her bandmates, Kanna is the most popular idol, and has charted a few times on the Oricon Singles Chart, a Japanese music industry standard.

Though she’s clearly talented, we wonder if the title of “once in a millennium beauty” may be a bit exaggerated… but, as a J idol (someone at the forefront of Japanese pop culture — a celebrity who drives fashion, musical trends, media, and defines cute or coolness), Hashimoto is doing a killer job.

What do you think? Is the singer’s costume the cutest one you saw this Halloween? Is the Japanese internet correct or incorrect? You know our vote — now we’re excited to hear yours!

Web :  list of emoticons