- Who
- Unknown
- What
- first
- Where
- United States (Pittsburgh)
- When
The first ever 'smiley' was written by Scott Fahlman (USA) of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, on 19 September 1982. In a message on a bulletin board system, he proposed the use of :-) and :-( in emails, to signify the emotional context of the message and prevent misunderstandings in email communication.