**The Seven Basic Emotions and their Universal Expressions**

1. Joy
2. Surprise
3. Contempt
4. Sadness
5. Anger
6. Disgust
7. Fear
**BONUS**
Mirroring
Dominance
Fake/Polite Smiles
Feet
Incongruent
Good Body Language
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Joy - True happiness, genuine smiles. Eye squint always prominent.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani 2026 @mayor.nyc.gov

Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado and Donald Trump

Leonardo DiCaprio at The Critics Choice Awards 1/2026

NYC Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump 11/25

Duchess Catherine

John Corbett and Chris Noth

Zohran Mamdani

‘Enter The Dragon’ - having a laugh behind the scenes. Bruce Lee and Robert Wall

The Princess of Wales and Prince Louis watch the flypast to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in London 5/5/25

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet privately on the margins of the Group of Seven summit in Borgo Egnazia, in Italy's southern Puglia region, June 14, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Fyre Festival Head Billy McFarland explains, in his own words, how his "luxury festival" in the Bahamas went so horribly wrong.

Zoe Saldaña wins Oscar for best supporting actress 2025

Princess of Wales Catherine Middleton and King Charles

President Joe Biden

Glen Powell and his dog Brisket

Nick Frost and Simon Pegg

President Joe Biden at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Donald Trump and Nigel Farage

President Joe Biden at a Press Conference July 2024

Boy receives new shoes during WWII

Between2 Stands Hosts

Assistant Principal Cello, Abe Feder; Assistant Principal Percussion, Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal; and horn, Scott Strong.

Victorian couple trying not to laugh during a photoshoot in 1890

Britney Spears

Prince William and wife Kathrine Middleton

Lynda Carter

Jennifer Lopez

Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner

Surprise - Shock, surprise, and awe. Wide eyes and mouth.

Donald Trump in Japan 10/29/25

Taylor Swift

Keith David’s reaction to the ammouncement that he will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame @r/80s 7/3/25

The wedding photographer took this photo when he was falling down. via reddit/accidentalrenaissance 4/2025

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the Oscar Awards 2025

"Emilia Pérez" stars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez greet each other backstage. RICHARD HARBAUGH, AMPAS/AFP via Getty Images

Ella Emhoff via Nylon

Concert fan at the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Toronto, via CBC News

Hannah Einbinder - Emmy's Awards 2024

Young boy meeting Andre the Giant

Duchess Katherine Middleton

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins against Joe Crowley in Democrat congressional primary

Contempt and or Annoyance - Superiority, annoyance. One side facial effect. Pursed or tight lips.

President Donald Trump pursed-tight lips

Zendaya attending Wimbledon on 7/13/25

inTouch Magazine April 2025

Blake Lively, Henry Golding, and Anna Kendrick promote ‘A Simple Favor 2’ in London. April 16, 2025

El Salvador's President Refuses to Return Alleged Gang Member to US, Calling It 'Preposterous' CBN News

via CBN Nes @Youtube

Will Elise Stefanik Get the Last Laugh?

Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Tierney L. Cross / Bloomberg / Getty; Three Lions / Getty.

Joel Mchale

Joel Mchale revisits the Good, the Bad, and the Violent Times on Community
‘Inside Of You Clips”

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Chevy Chase at SNL

Marcus Lemonis

MLC @ChiCyph80 on Twitter/X

Senator Bob Menendez

Heading to court on bribery charges

Angela Alsobrooks wins Maryland U.S. Democratic Primary against three-term David Trone

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Gary Vaynerchuk

President Donald Trump 2/19/25

Dr. Oz

Jared Kushner

Michelle Obama

Peter Dinklage

King Charles

Ryan Gosling

Donald Trump

Donald Trump and Liz Cheney

President Obama and President Elect Donald Trump

A California Christian school counselor and youth/bible camp volunteer has been arrested for producing CSAM.

Kieran Culkin

Jon Stewart smirk

Jon Stewart smirk via Instagram ‘jonstewartdaily’

Keith Urban 2025

Meryl Streep On Filming BIG LITTLE LIES with Nicole Kidman via Youtube AFI

Prince Charles

Senator Chris Murphy and Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security

Prince Charles and Princess Diana - her smirk at his joke of having two wives

Brendan Fraser Ranks All of His Movies - Watch his face to see how he really feels

https://youtube.com/shorts/mUgew_3ged0?si=Ya6VFqlXpgpX5hdV

Sadness - Sorrow, downtrodden, lips veer down. Affects chin first.

Cardi B's Courtroom Expession

Putin and Trump shaking hands via Bloomberg

As of September 2025, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison by the country's Supreme Court for an attempted coup. He was found guilty of attempting to overturn the 2022 election results to stay in power.

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders at MLK Commission Conference Via HowIDetroit

Catherine, Princess of Wales

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan speaks to supporters after being forced to resign due to pressure and coercion from the Trump administration.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth unloaded on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon’s budget

The Guardian - President Donald Trump 4/4/25

Stock markets plunge as China announces retaliatory 34% tariffs on US goods

Global stock markets fall as new Trump tariffs loom

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/31/trump-tariffs-global-stock-markets?utm_term=67ea83c7706c53c01fbd3a719971b333&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email

Tusli Gabbard

National intelligence head Tusli Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe to give testimony on threats to lawmakers

Trump's frown

‘A dark day’ for American children: Trump issues order to kill the Department of Education via Tiktok - Democratic Governors 3/21/25

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump

Prince Harry & Meghan at the Invictus Opening Ceremony 2/8/25

Utah Firefighters 2/4/2025

Fria Baby

Princess Diana

Jennifer Lawrence at the ‘Bread & Roses’ premiere 11/24

Jennifer and Quinta’s full Actors on Actorsconversation Variety / Via youtube.com

Tina Peters

A former Colorado county clerk who promoted a 2020 conspiracy theories was sentenced to 9 years in prison

Ari Melber and Stephen Miller

Rihanna

Jackie Kennedy at her husband’s funeral, 1963

Fred Rogers 'Mr. Rogers'

A father looks for his two missing sons during the Kosovo war in 1999

Theresa May and Vladimir Putin

General Dwight Eisenhower while giving speech to veterans in 1952 about those who died under his command on D-Day:

Mark Zuckerberg testifying in front of Congress

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Rama Duwaji, First Lady of New York City via Sprctrum News NY1 Instagram 12/1/26

Nicholas Alexander Chavez on his split with Tabyana Ali

Taylor Swift laughed off being booed at the Super Bowl 2/9/25 via

https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/1888740141017002409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1888740141017002409%7Ctwgr%5E589882927e4fba7cfad30e9e50d5c131de9dd66d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.celebitchy.com%2F908582%2Ftaylor_swift_got_booed_at_the_super_bowl_as_she_watched_the_chiefs_lose%2F

‘'That moment when a baby wakes up from a nightmare and sees his mother in front of him’ via Reddit/MadeMeSmile

Kevin Costner feeling sentimental - the chin always reacts to sadness first then tears

Anger - Exposed clenched teeth, piercing glance, furrowed brows, or tightly clamped lips.

Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado and Donald Trump

NBA coach Chauncey Billups charged with gambling at a mob-affiliated poker game via Celebitchy

World Leaders at the White House via Reddit

President Zelensky and Donald Trump at the Oval Office 2/28/25

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Luigi Mangione

President Zelensky and Donald Trump at the Oval Office 2/28/25

Marvel movie magazine cover

Jared Kushner

Female audience members at the Univision Trump Town Hall 10/24

Erika Kirk shuts down conspiracy theories and sends a direct message to the sensationalist wing via Gateway Hispanic

Disgust - Repel, revolt. Nose wrinkle, lip pulled up.

U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene

NeNe Leakes American TV personality and actress

Pam Bondi United States Attorney General

Zendaya attending Wimbledon on 7/13/25

Homelander, portrayed by actor Antony Starr, from the television series The Boys.

Trump reacts to something he doesn’t like in the Oval Office on March 6th

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1j6eljm/trump_reacts_to_something_he_doesnt_like_in_the/

Donald Trump 2/7/25

Brett Kavanaugh

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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett looking at President Trump 3/6/25

Fear - Terror, anxiety, petrified.

https://metrophiladelphia.com/inside-out-2/

A test audience reacting to the chest burster scene in Alien, 1979. via ‘Peter Explains the Joke” Reddit

Senator Lisa Murkowski 7/1/2025

Catherine, Princess of Wales

Zendaya attending Wimbledon on 7/13/25

Catherine, Princess of Wales

Zendaya attending Wimbledon on 7/13/25

Mirroring - An easy way to create rapport is by mirroring someone’s body stance or style.

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner and 'Hacks' cast aul W. Downs and Megan Stalter at the Critics Choice Awards 1/2026

President Donald Trump and Israel's president Benjamin Netanyahu Mar-a-Lago 12/25

President Donald Trump and NYC Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani

90 Day Fiancé - 2025

Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams and Naomi Watts

Ralph Lauren Fall 2025 Collection Runway Show, April 17, 2025

President Zelenskyy and Trump face-to-face today in the Vatican. 4/26/25

Netanyahu arrives at White House for meeting with Trump @CBS News via Youtube 4/7/25

President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu 2/4/25

William, Prince of Wales, and Queen Camilla

Bong Joon-ho and Robert Pattinson’s long wait

PHOTOS: ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ/ VALERIE MACON/ SHY MCGRATH/ ERIC CHARBONNEAU/ GABE GINSBERG/ GETTY IMAGES

Elon Musk with Nigel Farage and Nick Candy, the Reform UK party treasurer, at Mar-a-Lago

Sean Combs (Diddy) and Jay Z

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Dominance - Finger Pointing, Spatial Dominance, Legs, Arms, Size, and Colors.

Vanity Fair 2025

The Trump Administration Staff

Karoline Leavitt, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Dan Scovino, Susie Wiles, Stephen Miller

Vladimir Putin President of Russia, Donald Trump / Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine and Donald Trump

Finger pointing is a dominant body signaling - like little swords

From Youtube. Senator Tina smith confronts Republican Mike Lee via Youtube/BrianTylerCohen

Bobby Flay - BBQ Brawl 2025

Blake Lively & Anna Kendrick on ‘A Simple Favor’ & Working w/ Paul Feig | CinemaCon | MTV News

Anna Kendrick - Avoidant behavior

Blake Lively & Anna Kendrick on ‘A Simple Favor’ & Working w/ Paul Feig | CinemaCon | MTV News

One day after threatening to disband FEMA, Trump is greeted by fire-ravaged California Governor Newsome

One day after threatening to disband FEMA, Trump is greeted by fire-ravaged California Governor Newsom

Bruce Lee, Raymond Chow, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump

Prince Charles and Princess Diana

President Trump and Vladimir Putin

President Trump and Kim Jong Un

Secretary Clinton and President Putin

President Obama and President Putin

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Nazil G. Sater - Executive Partner
Roquia K. Draper - Partner
via Hour Magazine

The Tim Hillmer Team Agents

Guess which one has the most dominance? Hint, it’s not the boss.

Fake/Polite/Business Smiles - When smiles don’t reach up to the eyes, mouth is flat.

Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado via AFP News Agency

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards

Truth Social/@realdonaldtrump

The new US ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, marked the start of her diplomatic posting with a music night in downtown Athens on Sunday, hosted by Greek pop star Konstantinos Argiros

Todd & Julie Chrisley

Christie Brinkley - People Magazine 4/30/25

Billy McFarland Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

President Donald Trump March 2025

Bethenny Frankel for Social Media Week

Russell and Taylor Armstrong via Discovery “Hollywood Demons”

“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”

Russell and Taylor Armstrong via Discovery “Hollywood Demons”

Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Blue Ivy at Mufasa: The Lion King Premiere

Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle (ironically, a week later they announced their split) - distancing body language and flat smiles

Brittany Spears

Donald Trump

Nicholas Cage

Nicki Minaj

Donald Trump Jr.

Kylie Jenner

Marilyn Monroe

Melania Trump

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Steve Harvey

Amanda Bynes and John Travolta

Rita Hayworth via Reddit

Feet - Directional language. Watch when feet are positioned in different directions.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kamala Harris 2024

Park Avenue Realty - Hour Magazine

Kelly Matelic and John Medrek

Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon

https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/history/debate/kennedynixon/index.html

Ambassador Hillary Clinton and President Putin

President Obama and President Putin

Joe Biden and President Putin

Ad from 'Allen Park Today' 2024 Fourth Quarter Magazine

The Tim Hillmer Team Agents

Incongruent -When the words don’t match the body language.

Head doesn’t follow word that are said, or fake crying; no tears, or distancing.

HLN Vengeance: Killer Millionaires “Wealthy Widow”

GRAMMYs: Beyoncé “SHOCKED” By Best Country Album Win

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Alaila Everett, a track star and senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, is speaking out about the viral footage showing her strike an opponent in the head with her baton. via DailyMail

https://www.wavy.com/news/i-c-norcom-track-star-speaks-out-after-hitting-opponent-in-head-with-baton/

Alaila Everette (18) has been charged with assault and battery after hitting her competitor across the back of the head with a metal baton during the VA league championship

Elon Musk at the White House June, 2025

Spokesperson Tammy Bruce leads the Department Press Briefing at the Department of State. June 3, 2025

*Bonus - Good Body Language - Leadership, positivity, ease, and comfort.

Conan O'Brien

Midwest House Summit - Johnnie Turnage, Black Tech Saturdays

Custom Cabinetry via Hour Magazine

via Hour Detroit Magazine

Global TV The Morning Show Ad; Hosts, Jeff McArthur and Carolyn MacKenzie

Women of Detroit 2024

The Wonder Women’s Guide to Finding The Courage To Become an Empowering & Transformative Leader - Christina-Lauren Pollack of Inspirations & Celebrations

The Wonder Women’s Guide to Finding The Courage To Become an Empowering & Transformative Leader - Image credit Monica Temoney -Founder of Valkyrie Leadership Consulting Group

Sara Jane Ho - Etiquette expert for the 2022 Netflix series Mind Your Manners

The Wonder Women’s Guide to Finding The Courage To Become an Empowering & Transformative Leader - Image credit Ellen Latham - Creator and Co-Founder of Orangetheory Fitness

The Wonder Women’s Guide to Finding The Courage To Become an Empowering & Transformative Leader - Image credit Michelle Engstrom - Vice President of Marketing at Rio Las Vegas

The Wonder Women’s Guide to Finding The Courage To Become an Empowering & Transformative Leader - Image credit Eve DeMartine - CEO and Co-Founder of Popilush

Andy Samberg

The Wonder Women’s Guide to Finding The Courage To Become an Empowering & Transformative Leader - Image credit Monica Temoney -Founder of Valkyrie Leadership Consulting Group

Nyle DiMarco