The Commonwealth Braille & Talking Book Cooperative is pleased to offer a proposal for the representation of emoticons in Braille. This proposal offer a standard method of representing the emoticons by applying the Unicode names and, if available, entity names for the Unicode defined emoticons. Complete information on this proposal can be found at http://www.cbtbc.org/braille/emoticons/index.php We invite public comments and improvements to this proposal and offer it to the various Braille authorities for their consideration. About the Commonwealth Braille & Talking Book Cooperative The Commonwealth Braille & Talking Book Cooperative is a cooperative of various agencies, schools and interested parties that produce, consume or are interested in Braille and alternative format materials. Membership in the Cooperative is free and is open to any library, agency, school or other entity serving the blind, vision impaired or print disabled (dyslexia, etc.) operating with in the Commonwealth or such organisations from any British overseas territories, mandates or former mandates and Crown Dependencies or in nations or states with an historic, cultural or linguistic tie to the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Braille & Talking Book Cooperative Greg Kearney, General Manager #320, 185-911 Yates Street Victoria, BC V8V 4Y9 CANADA Email: info@xxxxxxxxx +1 408-780-6535