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What does that face mean?

This one is hard
to explain. It
is highly contextual
and can mean many things.
Hopefully the picture
helps, but this one
unfortunately must be
more learned than
can be explained.
I'll give a few
examples.

What Does That Face Mean? So you don't mix up with ( ":-B" with "B-)" )
Text faces are getting more and more complicated. With so much text conversations, very creative and sometimes complex pictorial expressions have been created by those using messaging via text. Sometimes one may come across one they don't understand. Hopefully this chart will help! I plan to update as I find the need. ^^

":3"/"=3"	"X3"	"-.-"/"-_-"	"=.="/"=_="
A somewhat silly happy face	Similar to the last one but with very enthusiastic eyes	Tired/sarcastic/ frustrated/eye rolling	Similar to the last one but more extreme. It can also be used to express hunger.
"I'll help you :3"	"You fall down X3"	"This guy won't shut up -.-"	"I am so tired of this stupid project. =.="

">.<"/">_<"/"><"	">.>"/">_>"	"^.^"/"^^"/"^_^"	( ^^" )/( ^.^" )/( ^_^" )
This face can be similar to the last one but can also be more surprise, distaste, or objection	This is another happy face. It can be used to express a wide range of happiness, and thus can be ambiguous, but it is considered a positive expression.	This is similar to the last face except it has a sweat bead on the forehead which can indicate embarrasment, eyerolling, or sarcasm. It is usually more friendly eye rolling or sarcasm than "-.-"
"You can't just go and do that! >.<" or "I can't believe you just said that >.<" or "When is this wait going to be over? >.<" or "I don't understand >.<" or "If only that were possible >.<"	"What did he say to me? >.>" or "Your house is way too far for me to attempt the drive >.>"	"I might go to bed now ^^" or "You're really sweet ^.^" or "I like wearing those too ^_^"	Parenthesis instead of quote marks on this one. (You don't know what that face means? ^.^") or (I can't believe I just said that ^^")

"O.o"/"Oo"/"O_o"	"O3o"/"O3O"/"030"	":/" or ":-/"	"D:"/"D-:"
This, like above, can have many meanings depending on its context. It is many times used to express surprise, but can be used differently as well.	This face is similar to the last one but more animated and can also be used as more of an expression of pursed lips or whistling. It depends highly on context.	This is pretty simple it's an uncertain or disapproving face. It could also express disappointment.	This is a very sad or disappointed expression. A quote mark can be added to show tears.
"Where'd you go? O.o" or "We're doing what?? O.o"	"Well that's awkward! O3O" or "I was talking about him and then he was right behind me O3o" or "What are you doing this weekend? o3o"	"I don't know about this :/" or "Why can't she just accept me for who I am? :/"	"That's awful! D:" or "You can't come to my party? D': "

"X.x"/"X.X"/"X_x"/"X_X"/"Xx"	"XD"	"XP"	"DX"
This is similar to the one above it. It's more exaggerated surprise than above, however, and can also be expressive of death. It is, like the above, highly contextual.	This is a very happy face. It can also be used to express that one is mildly humored or amused.	This face is similar to the last one, and is also related to ":-P". It's basically a face expressing or recognizing silliness.	This is just about about the opposite of "XD" in every way. It is a sad face or a face of disappointment.
"How in the world did you do that?!? X.x" or "I'm bored to death X_X"	"My professor's fly is unzipped XD" or "I'm so excited for you to come to my party XD"	"You crack me up XP" or "I really wish I were an Oscar Meyer Wiener XP"	"I can't believe you broke your arm DX" or "That's going to take forever! DX"
Many will modify these faces with different tags, some shown above. For example, a quotation mark underneath any indication of eyes is tears. A quotation mark next to the face as a whole is a sweat bead (like in anime). Another example of this would be the use of the ">". This can be added to a happy face to show vigor, like so ">:D" or it can be added to a sad face to show extra anger like this "D:<" or even this "DX<". The ">" and "<" are eyebrows for these faces. The key is to learn to look at the text pictorially. Symbols don't always mean the same thing. This is one of the things that makes reading these faces quite difficult. We're all used to text meaning one thing. Even people who are good at it can sometimes struggle. It took me months before I saw the face "O3o". Hopefully this was helpful, and I'll try to add more as I think of them or come across them. Thanks for reading!