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Smiley

A smiley, also known as a smiley face, is a basic ideogram representing a smiling face. Since the 1950s, it has become part of popular culture worldwide, used either as a standalone ideogram or as a form of communication, such as emoticons. The smiley began as two dots and a line representing eyes and a mouth. More elaborate designs emerged in the 1950s…

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History of smiling faces

Erwin SchulhoffArchaeologistsUniversity of BolognaHittiteKarkamış
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Symbolism in popular culture and applications

Northeastern United StatesBuffalo, New YorkAkron, OhioLiliGigi
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Language and communication

SlovakJohannes V. JensenRobert HerrickInternetCarnegie Mellon University
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Etymology

LanarkshireScotlandThomas SmileyDerryWilliamite
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Etymology

History of smiling faces

Language and communication

Symbolism in popular culture and applications

Claim of ownership and trademark disputes

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Smiley

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Edges181
Triples201
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010989
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Smiley

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related to Harvey Ball design · 31
Smiley → According, Adam, Assistant Director, Ball, Bye Bye Birdie, Company, Company Vice President John, David Stern, George Tanagi, Happy Face, Harvey Ball, He, His, In, Joy Young, Jr, Loan, Marketing, Massachusetts, Put
related to United States advertising campaigns · 22
Smiley → Akron, Another, Buffalo, Buffalo Steam Roller Company, Different, Gigi, Gregory Rubber Company, Happy, In, Lili, Moon, Much, New York, Northeastern United States, Ohio, One, The, The Billboard, There, This
related to Art and fashion · 20
Smiley → As, Banksy, Bear, COVID-19, During, Fendi, Flying Copper, Grim Reaper's, He, High-end French, In, It, Moncler, Moschino, Other, Pull, The, The Smiley Company, Valerie Messika, Zara
related to The Smiley Company · 20
Smiley → As, Ball's, Company, France Soir, Franklin Loufrani, Frenchman Franklin Loufrani, He, History, In, Neolithic, Nicolas Loufrani, Nimes, State Mutual Life Insurance, The, The Smiley Company, The Smiley Company's, They, This, Where It All Began, WMCA
related to Claim of ownership and trademark disputes · 18
Smiley → Chicago, Despite, Franklin Loufrani, In, In June, It, Kurt Cobain, Los Angeles, Loufrani, March, Nirvana, Rolling Back Prices, The, The District Court, The Smiley Company, United States, Walmart, Walmart's
related to Etymology · 18
Smiley → Bill Ross, Born, Derry, Draw, During, Family Weekly, Galloping Ghosts, In, Jane McHenry, Lanarkshire, Northern Ireland, Plantation, Scotland, Scottish, The, Thomas Smiley, Ulster, Williamite
related to Music and film · 18
Smiley → American, As, Bass, Beat Dis, Bomb, California, Dead Kennedys, In, It, Love, Nazi, Second Summer, The, Ubi Dwyer, UK, Watchmen, Windsor Free Festival, World War II
related to In print · 13
Smiley → April, France-Soir, Franklin Loufrani, However, In, Loufrani, Loufrani's, Mad, The, The Loufrani, The Smiley Company, This, United States
related to Physical products · 13
Smiley → AdAge, Asia, By, Europe, Guangzhou, In China, It, Other, Suzhou, Thailand, This, Vittel, Xiamen
related to Gaming · 12
Smiley → Atari ST, Bad Company, Battlefield, Faceball, Have, In, MIDI Maze, Namco, Pac-Man, Smileys, The, When

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face used design smiling company yellow loufrani first faces happy campaign one smile also emoticons wmca use black 1971 early

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Smileyis aprintable version of characters 1 and 2 of0.90text
MSN Messengerinstance ofinstant messaging platforms0.80text
Yahooinstance ofinstant messaging platforms0.80text
noses or outlinesinstance ofoften excluding additional features0.80text
Guangzhouinstance of15 stores had opened in the country in cities0.80text
Suzhouinstance of15 stores had opened in the country in cities0.80text
and Xiameninstance of15 stores had opened in the country in cities0.80text
Smileyrelated to Art and fashionAs0.60section
Smileyrelated to Art and fashionBanksy0.60section
Smileyrelated to Art and fashionThe0.60section
Smileyrelated to Art and fashionFlying Copper0.60section
Smileyrelated to Art and fashionIt0.60section

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