English emoticon truncates and combines emotion with icon.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0490compound componentestablished
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
emoticon
keyboard characters depicting a facial expression, posture, emotion, or attitude
OPEN NODE 512 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · 1572–today · image componenticon
image, likeness, representative symbol, or computer-display symbol
OPEN NODE 526 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
The representative-image component supplies the visual-sign side of a keyboard expression.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster · Unicode Consortium
established — This is the second component alongside the dossier's linear emotion branch.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
FAQ — Emoji and PictographsHow do emoji differ from emoticons?
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently identifies emotion plus icon.
Emoticon — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: emotion + icon
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly identifies icon as the second compound component.
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EDITORIAL REUSE