dcb123

What is it about Macintosh when it comes to Emoticons?
I can send them to Window users and they work. But not so with Mac users?
Any I receive from Window users sometimes open, but most times do not.

Help this Grampa keep up with his offspring.

I use a iMac G4

Atroz

Where are you using these? Email? Instant Messaging? Which software packages on each end?

dcb123

for email only.

I use Macintosh 'mail' program.

Atroz

HI

Generally speaking, some Email clients will interpret ascii emoticons and substitute them with a graphic. e.g. A Happy Face made up of a colon and right brace will become an icon. Like this web site does.

Whether they do that is up to the receiving client.

Are you entering your emoticons as ascii text?