Emotional + icons = Emoticons

 In the digital world,punctuation marks , mainly , colons ( : ) are used not only to introduce a list or placed before a final clause that explains something in the sentence.Nowadays colons decorate messages and help writers to text faster and to shorten their messages creatively.

 For example :           :-)                         :-(                       ;-)

                                                          smile                                               sad face                                a smile with a wink

Semicolons (;) and parentheses ( ) are also very useful in emoticon writings .Then we should be aware of these punctuation marks and their multiple uses so that we may take advantage of all their possible meanings and their visual shapes which imply different messages.

In addittion to that, it is also essential for any writer who decides to make his ideas well understood by the readers , picking and choosing the correct punctuation marks ( their texts will become more attractive and clearer as well).

Many english learners have never studied or learned these punctuation marks' names! Teachers seldom have time to explain the use of all the punctuation marks.Then let´s take a look at this chart below . You may profit from it in several ways !