Steam emoticons - how to get the smileys

In Steam you can get special emoticons for your chat with friends. We'll tell you how to get to the small smileys and unlock them.

Use smileys in steam chat

You can get the smileys in three different ways: Either trade with friends, buy on the Steam Market or craft badges and get a smiley as a reward.

• If a Steam friend of yours already has smileys that he would like to send you, you must use the trade option. Simply open a chat window with your friend and then click on "Invite to a trade".
• In the Steam Market, most smileys cost between one and five cents. Click on "Community"> "Market" and choose a smiley there. Now, provided you have enough Steam credit, you can place a bid using the "Buy" button.
• In the browser you will find overviews of the different emoticons. For example, visit the Emoticon Gallery to find smileys and click to go directly to the Steam store.
• Even if you craft Steam badges, you will automatically receive emoticons that you can then use in chat.