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Apr 19, 1400
Medival Manuscripts
Figures and faces were drawn into manuscripts. -
Period: Apr 19, 1400 to
Emoticons Over The Years :)
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PUCK MAGAZINE
The American humor periodical reveals tongue-in-cheek proto-emoticons. -
AMBROSE BIERCE
In his essay " For Brevity and Clarity," the author also adds his version of emoticons. -
LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN
In a lecture at Cambridge University, he states " such words as pompous and stately could be expressed by faces." -
LILI MOVIE ADVERTISEMENT
An ad for the film Lili in the New York Herald Tribune on March 10, 1953 featured many emoticons.
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READER'S DIGEST
A snippet from a story reminds us that emoticon-like smileys were probably common in personal correspondence. -
VALADIMIR NABOKOV
Ina New York Times interview, the great novelist types f a special typographical sign for a smile. -
SMILEY
A cousin to typographical smiling emoticon: the inspid yellow smiley face. -
PLATO OPERATING SYSTEM
Plato educational computer features graphical facial expressions for use in its forum. -
THE "FIRTS INTERNET EMOTICON"
In a post on Carnegie Mellon message board , computer engineer Scott Fahlman creates what has generally been considereed the first emoticon.