Emoticons slang

Usually used while listening or responding to someone ("ㅇㅅㅇ... I see"). The related ㅇㅂㅇ is typically used as a question ("ㅇㅂㅇ? and then?"), while ㅇㅁㅇ signals understanding ("ㅇㅁㅇ! Ah-ha!"). Exact usage shifts depending on context.

Visually resembles a person collapsed on their knees, hands on the ground — used to express despair or defeat. Also written "orz."

Represents a flat, deadpan or exasperated expression.

Represents a blank, quietly-watching expression.

Represents crying — the shape of the Korean vowel visually resembles tears streaming down.

: It is the sequence of the basic positions of the left hand on a 2-set keyboard, meaning there is no thought.

Represents a laughing sound, read as "haha," "heuheu," or "hihi."

When the Korean scream "eu-aaa" is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise, it visually resembles the vertically-written word "hoongi" — read literally as that, and used as a stylized scream/shriek.

Read as "kideuk-kideuk" — represents a chuckling sound.

An exclamation of delight derived from the giggle sound "kkyareureu"; used like "yar" when you're happy or excited.