Smileys or emoctions as they are formally called, are a big part of todays communication among internet users. Think of email, messengers, blogs, forums and social media. What exactly makes these emoctions so well-liked?
The main cause is because they are a easy way of portraying our emotions. The most fundamental emoctions are used to state the emotions of the sender. These emoctions will let the one you are talking to know about how you feel about particular things. They are very efficient to express your emotions.
Since the old times, smileys are used to convey the not-so-serious tone of the letter sender. If someone wrote that you’re a jerk. With 
behind it you would know if was meant as sarcasm. The sender is understood to have sent you joke,. Without the smiley, you can interpret it as it is. When the sender wrote you ‘ you’re a moron 
‘ that’s the time that you have to take it as degradation. A means that the sender is serious.
Smileys on itself can be an answer to a question. In a message which requires a postive or negative answer the face means that you disagree.
Now and then, they result in miscommunication. Smileys can prevent this from occuring. Without smileys a message can be interpreted in many ways. A simple smiley like has settled many arguments.You know now why these small emoctions got so popular. On the other hand, it is not popularity that really matters. They give life into your messages which make them look more unqiue. This is what these little emoctions can offer.
There will always be new things to discover about these cute tiny smileys