What are Skype smileys? A smiley is an English term for a little yellow icon and it’s a stylized representation of a face. It is usually shown as a yellow circle, with two black dots, representing eyes and a black arc representing the mouth. You can use the different smileys to express emotions, moods and tones in your chat. A smiley may also be referred to an emoticon (short for emotion icon).What is Skype?

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Skype is a computer software program you can download for free. Skype is a VoIP phone service ( VoIP = Voice over IP) and it uses peer-to-peer technology that enables data to be sent directly between two computers.

In short term – you can call other computers worldwide free of charge, if they have Skype installed. Skype is mainly used for telephony, but you can also use it for instant messenger, video calling, texting, file transfer etc New Skype SmileysImportant notice! – Skype has released a new version, where they have added some new Skype smileys and Skype emoticons. Please notice if you don’t have the latest version of Skype installed, the new Skype smileys will not work properly. The new Skype smileys are listed in the table below. Star Wars EmoticonsIn December 2017 Skype has announced a number of new Skype smileys and emoticons in relation to the the Movie: Star Wars – “The last Jedi”. Star Wars is a very successful film series created by George Lucas. The trilogy featuring various characters in fictional universe “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”. In celebration of the Movie, Skype has introduced 10 new important favorite characters and icons as emoticons.

Click on the icon to copy/paste to the clipboard. Full list of Skype codes. Surprise your family and friends with the hidden emoticons. Skype supports emoji!

1. Web-friendly Skype emoticons. Clone or download. A library enabling the Skypecon catalog site to showcase all the Skype icons in their full, native quality.
2. This is the full list of all Skype emoticon shortcuts with duplicate smiley options. Over 180 total! These are standard Skype emoticons that can be used in chat. To use: Highlight and copy (CTR+C) the symbol below the image, then paste (CTR+V) it anywhere you would like for it to show up.

Chewbacca – (chewbacca), Porg surprised – (porgsurprised), Porg – (porg), BB-8 – (bb8), BB-9E – (BB-9E), X-Wing – (xwing), Kylo Ren – (kyloren), Captain Phasma – (captainphasma), Storm Trooper – (stormtrooper), TIE Figther – (tiefighter). Christmas Skype emoticonsIn December 2017 Skype has announced a number of new Skype smileys and emoticons in relation to the celebration of Christmas. Christmas is a the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ’s birth, held on 24 December in the Western Church.

Christmas is also celebrated as a religious and cultural celebration by a large number of non-Christian around the world. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights from the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar. Christmas is very popular among children because of traditions like Santa Claus, gift giving, Christmas trees, Christmas music and special Christmas meals. In the context of this celebration of Christmas Skype has introduced some new Christmas smileys and emoticons.

Chef Heston Blumenthal Skype emoticonsIn April 2017 Skype add two new Skype smileys in relation to their first food-inspired bot with Chef Heston Blumenthal. (hestonfacepalm) and (heston). Chef Heston Blumenthal is a British celebrity chef. He is the owner of The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, one of four restaurants in Great Britain to have three Michelin stars. The heston skype bot brings you stories, recipes, tips and experiments, that will change the way you think about food. You can read more about the bot in the. Bollywood Skype emoticonsIn late October 2015 Skype.com has announced a number of new Skype smileys and emoticons in in relation to Bollywood and the Indian culture like food, gestures, holidays and daily expressions.

Bollywood is the nickname given to the Hindi film industry in India – opposite to the American film industry which is called Hollywood. It is estimated that the Indian film industry is the biggest in the world. The B in Bollywood comes from Bombay also known as Mumbai which is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Bollywood films are known to have many dance and music scenes in their films and to fully understand a Bollywood film plots, it is an advantage to have knowledge in Hindu and cultural customs, and traditions. In the context of this Bollywood theme The Skype Team has in the latest update introduced 27 new Bollywood emoticons: 1.Bhangra – (Bhangra) 2. Disco danser- (Disco) 3. Promise – (promise) 4. Slipper – (chappal) 5. Pull shot – (pullshot) 6. Blessing – (nazar) 7. Tealight – (diwali) 8. Whistle – (whistle) 9.

Slap – (slap) 10. Sorry – (kaanpakadna) 11. Don’t talk to me – (donttalk) 12. No – (nahi) 13. In love pose – (bollylove) 14. Suryan Namaskar – (suryannamaskar) 15. Bowled – (bowled) 16. Donkey – (donkey) 17. Tea -(chai) 18. Tandoori chicken – (tandoori) 19. Sweet – (laddu) 20. Bell – (bell) 21. Tubelight – (tubelight) 22. Oye – (oye) 23. Abe – (abe) 24. What – (kya). 25. Confusion -(golmaal) 26.Rickshaw – (rickshaw) 27. Fool – (dhakkan) which you can find in the gallery below.

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For more information check this link. Thanksgiving skype emoticonsIn the end of September 2015 Skype has announced a number of new skype smileys and emoticons in relation to the celebration of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in United States, but other country’s around the world have similar celebrations. In the past was Thanksgiving originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the past year. Today Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day where people visit family and friends for a special meal. The meal often includes a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, and vegetables. In the context of this celebration of Thanksgiving Skype has introduced 5 new Thanksgiving emoticons. Dancing Thanksgiving turkey – (turkey), Champagne – (Champagne), Cold shivering – (shivering), Dancing penguin – (penguin), Girl shopping – (shopping), and Listening to headphones – (headphones), which you can find in the gallery below.

Furthermore has The Skype Team in the latest update added 11 new emotions (lips), (cwl), (sarcastic), (skipping), (footballfail), (muscleman), (yoga), (cheese), (ek), (computerrage) and (fireworks) which you can find in the gallery below. For more information check this link:In June 2015 Skype.com was celebrating the world premiere of the computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures: “Inside Out”. In the context of this premiere Skype.com introduced 5 new emoticons represent by the main characters of “Inside Out” – (joy), (disgust), (fear), (anger) and (sadness).

These special emoticons characters from the movie will only be available for a short period of time, so remember to have fun with these new emoticons, before they will be removed again in the next skype update release.Its very simple to use the standard Skype smileys. Just add a smiley in your personal chat using either the icons above the box you type text in or copy/paste the smiley codes below in the chart.For example, the smiley code for the Skype smiley icon “Angel”, the first icon on the image list, is (angel) or (a) or (A). Just type (angel) and the icon will appear in your text.= (angel) or (a) or (A). Skype Holiday. Hidden Skype SmileysDid you know that there exist a number of hidden Skype smileys and a few secret Skype smileys to?Use the hidden Skype smileys to make your personal chat more fun and entertaining.To the right, in the sidebar you can find all the hidden Skype smileys by following this.Remember to update your Skype, so you can use the latest Skype smileys codes. You can update your Skype at this.You are more than welcome to post a comment, if you have any questions or have something else in mind.

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Skype is a must-have tool for any PC user. Just imagine how much money it saves us on text messaging and international calls! Unlike designed for Mac and iOS users, Skype can be installed almost to any PC or smartphone. In Windows 10 OS, it’s already pre-installed, so you may sign in with your.SEE ALSO:Skype provides a handful of indispensable IM, voice and video calling possibilities. Most of us use the tool not knowing about the half of its nice features. Let’s have a look at some hidden Skype options which will save you a lot of time and make your communication more productive or cheerful.

Hidden Skype EmoticonsSometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words. That’s why Skype emoticons are so popular. The common emoticons list can be accessed by clicking on the smiley at the top of the compose message box. Almost every new software version brings some new pieces to the set. However, there are some emoticons which Skype developers will hardly ever make visible on the palette, because they refer to bad language or habits, some seasonal notions or just duplicate already visible smileys.To generate hidden emoticons, you just have to know and type the corresponding keyboard shortcuts in the brakets. Here are some of them published on the official Skype website:SEE ALSO:Here are others which still exist but not declared anywhere officially:Try also the following shortcuts: (bandit), (heidy), (headbang), (rock), (lalala), (tumbleweed), (wfh) and you’ll see these emoticons:Skype Chat TricksInstant messaging is still the key Skype’s functionality. The software doesn’t provide too much text customization on the surface.

However, if you dig deeper, you’ll be able to do much more while texting on Skype.SEE ALSO: Change text font and sizeBy default, Skype’s font is 8pt Tahoma. If it’s too small and you want to change it, go to Tools  Options  IM & SMS  IM appearance. Now hit the Change font button and customize it to your preference.Quickly edit your last messageIf you noticed a typo in you last message just after hitting the Enter button, you may click the Up arrow and the message will appear back in the edit box. Make the changes and hit Send message to resend the edited version.If you’d like to edit a message a few IMs later, right-click on it and choose Edit message. You can also delete messages in the same way. Use line breaksIn Skype, whenever you press Enter, a message will be send.

To create a line break you should press down the Shift key and then press Enter.Search within a chatIt often happens to me, when I can’t find necessary information anywhere but in Skype chat. Here the search function is extremely helpful. Just open a conversation and hit Ctrl+F to start the search. Leave a conversationLike all Skype users, you must have dozens of active Skype conversations. Some of them are important, others are annoying you all day long.

Cheer up, you may easily leave a conversation by right clicking on it and selecting Leave conversation. Note that this option is available for conversations between more than two people.Share contactsIf you want to share contacts with a new Skype friend, you don’t have to type each Skype id, so that your friend could find it in the base. Just go to the Contacts list, select a person or a group you’d like to share and drag-‘n-drop it into the chat window. Hide the moving pencilWhen you are texting on Skype with someone, you can see a moving pencil when the other person is typing or deleting something. You can actually turn this option off if you don’t want your recipient to know about your actions. Just go to Tools  Options  IM & SMS  IM Settings  Show Advanced Options. Finally, uncheck the box Show when I am typing.

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Skype Calling TricksSkype lets make voice and video calls to Skype contacts at no cost at all as well as landline and mobile calls at low rates. While calling on Skype, keep in mind these tricks to get most of the tool. Share screensNo more need to screen capture a video beforehand to share it with friends and colleagues!

You may display a presentation, explain how to use a software, show photos without sending them and much more just having switched the Share Screens option. All you need is to select a contact or group, start a call, click the “+” button on the taskbar, and select Share screens. You may get up to 10 people together on a Skype call and share your screen with everyone. To stop sharing your sreen, select Stop sharing.SEE ALSO:Today people hold a great deal of webinars and trainings via Skype and use special tools to save the videos. As usual, such recordings are saved in MP4 format. To publish the resulted video onto a website, it’s indispensable to, the format developed especially for video streaming. Forward calls to mobile or landlineDon’t miss a call when you’re offline or unable to answer on Skype. You can set up call forwarding in Tools  Options. Under Calls, click Call forwarding.Click Call forwarding options and tick Forward my calls to. You can choose up to three mobile or landlines numbers worldwide, even in different countries, or you can choose to have calls forwarded to another Skype contact in your contact list.

If you pick up the first option, make sure that you have enough money on your Skype account.Make calls directly from your contact listYou may call to Skype contacts immediately from you Contacts list by double clicking on a contact. To do so, open Tools  Options  General Settings and tick the box When I double-click on a contact start a call.Set up your caller IDDon’t be an unknown number while calling to mobiles. You can make your original phone number show when you’re calling from Skype. To set up your Caller ID, go to the main window of Skype, in the menu choose Skype  Account. It will open up a webpage where you’ll have to click on the Caller ID, then select Country/Region and Phone number.

Now all you need to do verify your phone number.Other Skype SecretsFind out more Skype secrets from the tips below. Rename contactsHow many Johns or Anns do you have in your Contacts list? Why not rename the contacts in the way you used to know them? “John Smith (SEO consultant)” or Ann (travel agent).

To do this, in the Contacts view, simply right click on the person whose name you want to change and choose Rename. Alternatively, you may change the name in the Chat window via a notepad icon next to the contact name.Clear historyFor your convenience Skype keeps chat history on your computer. If it may compromise your privacy as anyone has access to your computer can easily see it, you can delete Skype history. Go to Tools  Options  Privacy  Privacy Settings and find the button Clear history. You may also set the period during which your history will be kept, e.g. Skype may clear all the history every two weeks and not keep it at all.

Fine-tune notificationsFeeling bothered with constant Skype popups that someone is online or offline? Switch them off in Tools  Options  Notifications.

You may disable them all or choose only important ones, e.g. When someone sends you a file or has a birthday.You can also choose to get notified only when particular words are mentioned by the other person in an instant message. To set this up, open the personal IM window of a contact you want to set up keyword notification for. Then click on the Conversation menu Notification Settings Notify me only if these words are mentioned. Write down all the words for which you want to display a notification.Back up & transfer Skype contactsWhen you want to change your Skype ID, you can easily back up all the contacts from one Skype account to be transferred into another. To do so, open the main Skype window, go to Contacts  Advanced  Backup Contacts to File.

It will generate a.vcf file which you can save on your PC. Once you are signed in with a new ID, proceed to Contacts  Advanced  Restore Contacts from File and import the saved contacts file.What other secret Skype features do you know?