To be able to save the smilies in the filesystem the follwing letters are exchanged: : -> a \ -> b / -> c * -> d | -> e ? -> f Therefore you cannot use a,b,c,d,e (small letters for smilies !) images that does contain an - are treated as duplicated and are not shown in the popup on the website. Only the first 12 valid entries are shown there - but he rest is translated if present.