print email comment close Smiley Lore :-) URL: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sef/sefSmiley.htm Description: September, 19, 2002 marked the twentieth anniversary of the use of keyboard symbols to make a smiley face. :-) This brief essay by Scott E. Fahlman, who proposed the process, explains how it came about. Fahlman also proposed the frown for un-funny things. :-( There is a link to a transcript of the original board thread where the suggestions were made. Author: Fahlman , Scott E. Extra Keywords emoticon Library of Congress Subject Headings: Internet -- History LII Database Information: Record 2376 created by Martha Gifford on 09/21/2002 Last modification on 10/19/2005 Last review by Tom McGibney on 10/19/2005 Published: 09/21/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2376