Emoticons have a long history on the world wide web. They got started back in the day of chatrooms and AOL Instant Messenger but have since grown to all chat programs. Even smartphones in the form of emojis.
The purpose of an emoticon is to display an emotion or facial expression using a smiley face or a similar graphical design.
Emoticons and emojis often come in sets with a matching design style. The following gallery focuses on 38 examples of emoji iconsets which can be used for mobile apps or website layouts. Designers love to get creative with icon styles by adding extra features and textures when appropriate. Take a look over these examples to get ideas for your own emoticon sets.
Circle Smileys
Faces
Rounded Squares
Dinosaurs
Black Crows
Mood Personas
Animated Smileys
Sentoj
Devil Stickers
Watermelon Emoji Set
Circle Set
60 Glossy Emoticons
Clean Emojis
HeySkull
Glossy Smilies
Orange-Yellow
Flat Blue Smilies
Voca Emoji Hands
Stickers
SocialHub Smilies
Hi Dribbble
Flat Emojis
Halloween
Mr Pink
Tiny Food Characters
Big Smilies
Goofy Faces
Green Monsters
Baby Chicks
MissTazzina Set
Handdrawn Emojis
Drama Fever
Personify
FIFA World Cup
Translucent Smilies
Rounded Icons
Big Faces
Flatilicious
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Author: Jake Rocheleau
Jake is a creative designer, illustrator, and web developer. He frequently writes articles involving new-age design concepts and freelance management skills. You can find him in Google or follow his tweets @jakerocheleau