mh-graphical-smileys-flag

mh-graphical-smileys-flag is a variable defined in `mh-e.el'.
Its value is

t

Documentation:
*Non-nil means graphical smileys are displayed.

It is a long standing custom to inject body language using a
cornucopia of punctuation, also known as the "smileys". MH-E
can render these as graphical widgets if this option is turned
on, which it is by default. Smileys include patterns such as :-)
and ;-).

This option is disabled if the option `mh-decode-mime-flag' is
turned off.

You can customize this variable.

This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in version 7.0 of the MH-E package that is part of Emacs 22.1.