gnus-treat-display-smileys

gnus-treat-display-smileys is a variable defined in `gnus-art.el'.
Its value is

nil

Documentation:
Display smileys.
Valid values are nil, t, `head', `first', `last', an integer or a
predicate. See Info node `(gnus)Customizing Articles' and Info
node `(gnus)Smileys' for details.

You can customize this variable.

This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in version 21.1 of Emacs.