How it works
A saluting emoticon in text raises one hand to its brow. In o7, a person saluting emoticon, the o is the head and the 7 the arm; the faces here use ゞ, 7, > or ∠ for the hand.
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Salute text face, by the hand
A hand at the brow ends in ゞ, which Unicode names Hiragana voiced iteration mark. A 7 for the arm can be typed with plain keys: (o_o)7. An angle sign or a greater-than sign moves the arm: ∠(・_・) and (・_・)>. Emoticons saluting like soldiers in a rank lines several up.
Sad salute emoticon
Sad salutes keep the arm up through tears: ;_;7 and ;-;7 are typed with semicolons, T_T7 with capital letters, and (´；ω；`)ゞ uses a face that Wikipedia's list of emoticons gives as terribly sad.
- The plain o7, a rank of three and the salute emoji are on salute emoji.
- 敬礼 is Japanese for a salute and 了解 for understanding or consent, as Wiktionary gives them.
Questions and answers
What does the salute emoticon o7 mean?
o7 is a person saluting: Wiktionary explains the o as the head and the 7 as the saluting arm, and Wikipedia's list of emoticons gives its meaning as Salute. This page adds 07, with a zero, and the mirrored 7o.
Which saluting emoticon can I type on a keyboard?
Any face in the group Keyboard only: (o_o)7, (-_-)7, (^o^)7 and the sad ;_;7 use plain keys. The hand ゞ and the angle sign ∠ are not on a US keyboard, so copy those.
Is there a saluting smiley face emoticon?
Yes. (^o^)7 smiles with its mouth open beside a 7 arm, and (^▽^)ゞ and (・∀・)ゞ do the same with a ゞ hand. (^▽^)ゞ yes sir adds the words.
What is the 7 salute emoticon?
A face followed by the digit 7, which stands for an arm bent up to the brow. It works after a bracketed face, (._.)7, or straight after bare eyes, T_T7.
What is the Japanese emoticon salute?
Wikipedia's list of emoticons records (｀-´)>, from a Japanese discussion site, as a salute, with > for the arm. The saluting Japanese emoticon faces here keep that arm, (・_・)>, or use ゞ for the hand: (｀_´)ゞ.