The Deeper Meaning Of ^^

BarbraStreisandBarbraStreisand Join Date: 2004-01-14 Member: 25308Members
what does ^^ exactly mean? I use it a bit like QFT when I want to express my support for the author's opinion in the article right above or the one I quote in my text... a friend now told me it means you find something funny.

Who's right?
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  • Status_QuoStatus_Quo Join Date: 2004-01-30 Member: 25749Members
    From what I've understood, it's sort of like a smile, but with the eyes. Best guess is that it's inspired by anime, but I don't know.

    QFT means Quoted For Truth, I believe.
  • MerkabaMerkaba Digital Harmony Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 22Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester
    edited July 2005
    I believe it's another form of '^_^', which to me is a manga-influenced face of appreciation and joy.
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    As far as I'm aware it's another animie style smilie / laughing eyes thing. Or just that you approve of something.

    Man, and people say learning English or Japanese is hard. Internet is way harder to learn... So many double meanings.
  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    edited July 2005
    WWHHHEEEEEEEEEEE!! \^_^/

    <span style='font-size:7pt;line-height:100%'>Hey, it's not spam. That's what it means.</span>
  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    edited July 2005
    I use ^_^ a lot. I also use ^^ when I'm chatting to people on MSN and my statement refers to a point/question made further up the chat.

    edit: Is Barbra intentionally spelt like that? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • BlobbyBlobby Join Date: 2004-06-11 Member: 29234Members
    edited July 2005
    <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smileys' target='_blank'>Get your facts strait.</a>
  • StormLiongStormLiong Join Date: 2002-12-27 Member: 11569Members
    wikipedia owns you
  • EMP_DemonEMP_Demon Nothing to see here. Join Date: 2005-01-28 Member: 38754Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Wikipedia+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Wikipedia)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><(^_^)>,(>^_^)>, etc.        Kirby, often repeated to indicate dancing.
    <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    FTW. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    o/ waving
    o\ or /o scratching one's head, or a cyclop with a frown face
    /o\ despair
    \o/ joy
    <o/ _o> <o> dancing
    <o_/ \_o/ fencing
    >-<o jumping, diving
    _o7 saluting


    Holy crap I never laughed so hard at an emoticon until I saw _o7 for saluting.
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    The correct usage of ^^ is in fact as follows:

    ZERG RUSH, KEKEKE! ^____________^
  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    _o7

    _o7

    _o7

    _o7 <img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/FischyStyx/steelpenguin.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
    _o7

    _o7

    _o7

    _o7
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    As a user of '^^' I can safely say the meaning is down to the person using it and the context it's used in.

    I only use it as a smiley (I used to use ^.^ and n.n but ^^ is quicker to type :p).

    Some people use it to indicate the line of text or post above them, HOWEVER they usually use more than one ^. So it's more like ^^^^^^.

    Any other use is just people being weird and making stuff up :p
  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    <span style='color:purple'><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>IBTL</span></span>

    _o7
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    uh... no offence but there's no way that's a salute. The guy has his non-saluting hand sticking out and I can't think of anyone who does that.
    Instead it looks like swimming XD
  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    Well I'm pretty sure the Nazis stuck a hand out. But they didn't do a normal salute at the same time unless it was a very special occasion. Like...Canada Day.

    _o7 _o7 _o7
  • BrackharBrackhar Santa Monica Join Date: 2003-10-26 Member: 22004Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Onos
    The only time I ever use ^^ is in the context of ^^; which represents an anime sweat-drop emote.

    -Brackhar
  • FlounderFlounder Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31656Members
    ()()//////D~~ (o)(o)

    ^ ^
  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    _o7 is now going to spread like a plague over these forums. I COMMAND IT.
  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    I still think that q_p looks like crying.
  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    edited July 2005
    v_v

    is better, imo
  • Quantum_MooseQuantum_Moose Join Date: 2005-03-05 Member: 43643Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-lolfighter+Jul 1 2005, 11:47 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (lolfighter @ Jul 1 2005, 11:47 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I still think that q_p looks like crying. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ;_; pwnz your crying kthx.
  • NecroNecro &lt;insert non-birthday-related title here&gt; Join Date: 2002-08-09 Member: 1118Members
    ^^ = what he said.
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    /={ }=\ The ****** emote. Needs more cowbell.
  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    ^^ = look up <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    I got a kick out of these:
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    OGC                            Man masturbating himself
    oec                            Man masturbating himself (lefthander)
    08>C                          Woman masturbating herself<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    hahaha awesome find moultano
  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    SIEG HEIL

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  • ElderwyrmElderwyrm Join Date: 2003-04-07 Member: 15296Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Flounder+Jul 1 2005, 11:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Flounder @ Jul 1 2005, 11:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> ()()//////D~~ (o)(o)

    ^ ^ <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I find that offensive and severly lacking in the ascii drawn booby department. ^ ^



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  • TresthTresth Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5602Members, Constellation
    I use "^^" when I'm being sarcastic.

    ^^.
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