Free Funny Emoticons

Many people who use chat services and programs like MSN messenger and Yahoo Instant would like to broaden their range of emoticons to make their conversations more colourful. Let’s learn a little more about emoticons before you get started downloading free funny emoticons.

An emoticon is a piece of small computer generated art that is used when chatting online.

Many users of emoticons use them while using an instant messenger service like yahoo instant or MSN messenger.

An emoticon displays your emotions; show your tone of how you would be speaking if you were in person. Many people use emoticons to display what their body language or actions would be if they were able to show the person. So instead of simply typing hello, the user is able to say hello and smile, then wink. The meaning behind what they are saying becomes much clearer and much more illusive at the same time.

Emoticons use what is called a BBCode to create small pictures that represent humanity.

BBCode is not case sensitive and can sometimes provide some difficulties which transference between programs.

The very simple codes like = and ) (which looks like a smiley face when coded into your program) work on every platform.

Emoticons are designed to be simple. They are designed to be easily typed or chosen in the natural flow of an Internet conversation.

Many people use emoticons in order to make their conversation seem more real.

Others however get interested in emoticons and want to learn more about them. So that they can then design their own emoticons and wow their chatting partners.

The best use however for an emoticon is to cut down the chance of you’re message being misconstrued by the reader. Many people shy away from using chat programs because they can never get across what they actually mean. But with emoticons they are able to fully express their tone.

Funny emoticons are the most popular type of emoticons. This is because people are more interested in ensuring that their jokes are not taken too seriously. So if they want to poke fun at a friend they will accompany it with an emoticon which helps the reader understand that they are poking fun, not trying to hurt them.

You can download free funny emoticons to liven up your chats now!