No Turning Emoticon  

No Turning emoticons first gained popularity in East Asia countries including Japan, Korea, China, etc. . English-language anime forums adopted those emoticons that could be used with the standard western keyboards. Because of this, they are often called "anime style" emoticons in the English-speaking Internet. Emoticons such as <(^_^)>, <(.<), which include the parentheses, mouth or nose, and arms also are often referred to as "Kirbies" in reference to their likeness to Nintendo's video game character, Kirby.