Is the emoticon :^) recent?

Chimp Joker·5/12/2016, 7:05:26 PM·1 votes·4,976 views

I heard about this emoticon :^) in one of magikarpusedfly's videos. I hardly see it in chat while I play LOL. This was the case until earlier this morning. An enemy player, who's KDA was 1/6/4, started spamming :^) so quickly. This was really the first time I have seen this being used . So I'm just curious, how old is this emoticon? Or at least how recent is it?

8 Comments

redniwediS5/12/2016, 7:16:48 PM2 votes

It's pretty darn old, but the current use of it is relatively recent. It used to just be another smile, but now it shows a bit of cockiness when used in the situations it's normally used in.

I think I personally picked it up from WhatTheHai, but where the current use of it started I don't know.

WyvernEgg5/12/2016, 7:10:57 PM1 votes

its as old as your mom

IcyPepper5/12/2016, 7:11:55 PM1 votes

It's as old as other emoji's, maybe somewhat younger than the usual ":P" and whatnot.

I don't think Magikarpusedfly invented it, but he sure helped popularize it here.

Average Bard5/12/2016, 7:10:05 PM1 votes

Magikarpusedfly

Zyvux5/12/2016, 7:37:51 PM1 votes

I've been using it for years as a Kappa face.

Excitidly Insane5/12/2016, 11:17:44 PM1 votes

Technically he uses the "Just kill me now" face or whatever, which has a space between the colon and the accent.

": ^)" I believe. Idk I've always thought it was another smiley emote that people don't use often due to the special character.

ButterPlane11/10/2018, 7:51:13 PM1 votes

Y'all ain't meta enough! The bigger the gap between the eyes and nose, the more you want to kill yourself! And that's a fact!