A lot of people know about MSN emoticons and smileys, but did you know that you don’t need to use the standard emoticons which are inside the chat software? Actually, there are loads of smiley face symbols that you can use in your MSN name and status, and also in your chats!

This article will tell you which emoticon faces are available to you, and what they represent! As a lot of these smiley face symbols are hidden within windows (you need to use an alt code to find them), you will be able to impress your friends with them right now!

MSN smiley face symbol

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smiley face

The classic happy emoticon is now available in an MSN smiley symbol! Copy and paste from above and you can include this smile in any of your chats or status updates. You don’t just need to use it in your MSN either, you can try to use this character in Word files or anywhere where you can type!

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Frowning face

I don’t know why anyone would want to find a sad MSN symbol, but here is one! It’s a little bit smaller than the happy face (because sad people are small people maybe?) but if you need to show someone that you’re not happy, you can always paste this into your chat box with them and let them know!

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Black smiley face symbol

The world is full of different people, and sometimes you want to stand out! Try adding the black smiley face MSN symbol into your status message and you’ll definitely have people asking you how to do it! Don’t tell them though…

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Crazy smiley

This is one rare and special MSN smiley symbol – the crazy face! It looks like a sideways smile, or maybe a very big one! It’s up to you to interpret it and decide for yourself!

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Second crazy smiley

This emoticon symbol looks a bit like the regular ‘confused’ emoticon smiley in MSN, but actually it is another special character. I often use it to tell people that I think they are completely crazy! I don’t know what you will use it for!

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Shocked smiley MSN symbol character

This is a ‘cheat’ emotion, because it’s not a real face smiley, but the letter ‘O’ with two dots above it. However, it still looks just like a man with small eyes and a HUGE mouth! Use it to give someone a shock today!

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Big smile MSN symbol character

Another ‘cheat’ smiley face symbol, this one is the letter ‘U’ with two dots above it. Inside MSN, however, it looks like someone smiling from ear to ear! You can sometimes also find this one in your mobile phone too (so you can use an emoticon in your cellphone!).

Ok, that’s all the MSN smiley face symbols and characters for today – but check back again soon for more from us!

The skull symbol is one of the coolest emoticons or smileys that you can use in your online chats. This icon symbolises so many different things – for people who use chat and for people who use MSN symbols in other applications – but why is this emoticon so popular?

As you must know, pirates are currently terrorizing the high seas and modern day seafarers are frightened by the increasing number of hijackings and thefts from people with boats. This is a common occurence in the lawless seas around the East coast of Africa, and many people have started using the pirate symbol in their msn name to show that they actually have sympathy with this cause!

The skull and crossbones symbol first appeared around five years ago, but has grown in popularity recently due to a number of organizations using it as something cool. The most famous of these organizations is the Pirate Bay, a Swedish group who are responsible for one of the largest file-sharing websites in history. They used the pirate symbol to show that they were not governed by traditional laws, and that they would go against authority on all levels.

Anyway, it’s fun to write the skull symbol in your MSN status or to surround your name with it, to make people believe that you are in fact a sailor (or your name has been stolen perhaps?!). Here is how to write it:

MSN skull symbol

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MSN skull symbol emoticon

If you use this smiley, please be careful that there aren’t any police or other authorities on your MSN list! The MSN skull symbol is a special character that can only be seen on certain browsers, however most modern itnernet browsers such as Firefox or Internet Explorer will render it correctly. Enjoy the MSN skull symbol – if you know of any other cool ones please leave it in the comments!