Smileys

While we use the terms interchangeably, there’s a difference:

The smiley is the "punctuation of empathy." In a world where we spend so much time behind screens, these little yellow faces remind us that there’s a human being on the other side of the chat. So, keep on smiling—both in person and in your inbox! smileys

Actual image files or characters (like the Unicode standard) that show up as colorful graphics. The Verdict While we use the terms interchangeably, there’s a