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Also know, where does the smiley face come from?

What began as an unusual assignment for graphic designer Harvey Ball eventually turned into a world-famous symbol of happiness. In fact, the smiley face can trace its modest origins back to an insurance company in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1963. (Did you know Post-It notes were invented by accident, too?)

One may also ask, is smiley face copyrighted? In the 1970s a French newspaper journalist Franklin Loufani started using a very similar smiley face on 'good news' stories, and went ahead and trademarked the image. That IP now belongs to the Smiley Company that he set up, and it's trademarked all over the world.

Secondly, how much is the smiley face worth?

More than 50 million smiley face buttons had been sold by 1971, and the smiley has been described as an international icon. Ball never applied for a trademark or copyright of the smiley and earned just $45 for his work (US $315 in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars).

What does the smiley face symbolize?

A smiley face is ordinary keyboard characters used in text-based communications to represent a human facial expression. The smiley face is used to convey emotion, much in the same way we use facial expressions when we communicate with people face-to-face.