Browse and copy Skype emoticon shortcut codes to paste into chat.
Every Skype emoticon shortcut — the (code) you type in chat next to the emoji it makes. Skype was retired in May 2025, so this is now a reference for old chats and exports. Click any card to copy its code. No signup, nothing leaves your browser.
144+ Skype emoticon codes · click to copy the code
Skype had its own emoticon shorthand — typing (smile), (laugh), (cool), or (heart) into a chat turned the text into a small animated icon rather than the plain colon-and-parenthesis face other apps used. Microsoft retired Skype in May 2025 and moved its users to Microsoft Teams, but the codes live on in old chat logs, exported conversations, and communities that kept the habit. This page is a lookup table of those shortcuts paired with the closest standard emoji, so you can find the code for "thumbs up" or "party", or work out what an old message meant.
Each row in the list pairs a shortcut code, written the way Skype expects it (in parentheses, like (heart) or (facepalm)), with the resulting emoji so you can see at a glance what typing that code will show. Clicking any card copies the code, parentheses included, to your clipboard, and the codes you copy most recently are kept at the top under Recently Used. A search box filters by code or by category (Faces, Gestures, Hearts & Love, Objects, Nature & Weather, Misc). The list covers the well-known basics — (smile), (laugh), (cool), (heart) — alongside the less obvious codes people tend to forget, all in one scrollable reference instead of scattered across old forum posts.
It is most useful when you are reading an archive of Skype conversations and meet a code like (itwasntme) or (facepalm) in plain text, or when you use an app or forum that adopted the same parenthesis style. If you are typing in Microsoft Teams, test a code in a message to yourself first; if it does not convert, the emoji on each card shows you what to pick from the app's own emoji panel.
Look up a classic Skype emoticon shortcut and copy its code.
Load the Skype Emoticons page to see the full table of codes and the emoji each one produces.
Type part of a code or a category name in the search box, or click a category chip such as Faces, Gestures or Hearts & Love.
Click the entry and the exact code, including its parentheses, is copied to your clipboard automatically.
Paste the code into your message or document. Skype was retired in May 2025, so in Microsoft Teams or other apps test the code first; if it does not convert, pick the matching emoji from that app's emoji panel.
Codes you copy appear under Recently Used at the top of the page (up to 24), so frequent ones stay one click away.
When the search word matches a category name, the full category is shown; otherwise only codes containing the word are listed.
Each code is listed once, with its usual meaning. The emoji next to each card is the closest standard emoji, not Skype's own animated artwork.