A colon is this : and a hyphen is this -
colon hyphen P, aka :-P is basically a funny face sideways. The colon are the eyes, the hyphen is the nose and the P is the mouth with its tongue sticking out.
comma, semi-colon, hyphen, colon, speech marks.
:-* is email/sms shorthand for "kiss." eyes : nose - lips *
A symbol such as a comma, a colon or a hyphen.
comma, period, colon, semi-colon, quotation marks, parentheses, brackets, braces, question mark, exclamation point, elipses, hyphen, dash, apostrophe.
In an emoticon, the hyphen typically represents the eyes of the emoticon, particularly in representations of faces. For example, in the emoticon ": -)", the hyphen serves as a neutral or straight line for the eyes, while the colon represents the mouth. This usage helps convey a specific expression or emotion, such as a simple smile or a neutral face.
APOSTROPHE ' BRACKETS [] COLON : COMMA , DASH - DOUBLE HYPHEN = ELLIPSIS ... EXCLAMATION POINT ! HYPHEN - PARENTHESES () PERIOD . QUESTION MARK ? QUOTATION MARKS "" SEMICOLON ; VIRGULE / http://www.bartleby.com/68/78/4878.html
The colon hyphen parenthesis, often represented as ":)", is an emoticon used in digital communication to convey a smiling face. It typically expresses happiness, friendliness, or light-heartedness in a message. This simple combination of characters helps add an emotional tone to text, making it easier to convey feelings that might be lost in plain written communication.
A kiss emoticon can be made using a colon, hyphen, and asterisk to resemble a kissing face. The asterisk suggests puckered lips.
APOSTROPHE ' BRACKETS [] COLON : COMMA , DASH - DOUBLE HYPHEN = ELLIPSIS ... EXCLAMATION POINT ! HYPHEN - PARENTHESES () PERIOD . QUESTION MARK ? QUOTATION MARKS "" SEMICOLON ; VIRGULE / http://www.bartleby.com/68/78/4878.html
A colon is used to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation, signaling that what follows is directly related to the preceding clause. For example, you might say, "She has three favorite fruits: apples, bananas, and oranges." A hyphen, on the other hand, is used to join words or parts of words, such as in compound adjectives (e.g., "well-known author") or to connect numbers (e.g., "twenty-four").
Colon: : Full stop: . Comma: , Question mark: ? Exclamation point: ! Apostrophe: ' Semi-colon: ; Speech marks: " Hyphen: - Is that enough? Also, there are loads of questions of the same or similar format; was this really necessary?