emoticons, rated by me

:-3   for psychopaths. also my favorite emote because it gets your point accross effectively and there's no need to escape any html characters

<(")   for conspiracy theorists who spread harmful extremist content such as "birds are real"

:o)   honk honk

</3   for evryday situations, a bit annoying because you have to escape the < into &lt;

:v   for the life confessions that end with "LMAO"

^-^   ^_^   ^v^   o_<   for valid webmasters, love to see these on yuor sites, keep it up!

<|°_°|>   people with real good taste in music

-_-   I'm like, very interested in whatever you're talking about

>:)   for short redheads with shitty temper <3

:•{   sad puppy face, for when you need to borrow your parents' money (or sleep in their basement) again