Japanese Internet users have applied their technological savvy to the world of emoticons and devised a series which can be used without having to tilt your head to the side. A sampling (the parentheses are usually optional):
(^_^) Regular smiley
(^.^) Girl smiley (mouth closed)
(^o^) Happy (cheering)
(T_T) or (;_;) Sad (crying)
(@_@) Bewilderment or surprise (wide eyes)
(-_^) Winking smiley
(-_-) Sleeping smiley
\(^_^)/ or \(^o^)/ Banzai smiley (arms over head)
(*^o^*) Exciting (raised hands, spread fingers)
(^__^) Wide smiley (more emphasis)
(^_^;) Embarassed (cold sweat)
(^o^;>) "Excuse me?" (arm scratching head)
(*^o^;) "Excuse me?" (hand raised)
(^o^)V Victorious smiley ("V for Victory")
m( )m Apology (bowing down)
=^.^= Cat (with whiskers)