kuka tietää?

Englanniksi niitä kutsutaan muistaakseni sanoilla emoticon ja smileys. Suomeksi sana taitaa olla hymiö...

...vai tarkoititko jotain muuta?

Tässä vähän jotain guugletettuja linkkejä asiasta:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon
http://www.muller-godschalk.com/emoticon.html
http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/emoticons.html

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