1. An emoticon input method in a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of: creating, by a user, a plurality of emoticons within a range of a transmittable SMS (Short Message Service) message formed by utilizing a plurality of typical characters and special characters in combination; grouping said plurality of emoticons and storing the emoticons by groups in the mobile terminal; entering an emoticon input mode; displaying a list of the stored emoticon groups; selecting an emoticon group; displaying the emoticons of an emoticon group selected by a user; storing an emoticon selected by the user with an SMS message; and wherein the emoticons are downloaded into the mobile terminal from the Internet and stored in the mobile terminal.
3. The emoticon input method of claim 1 , wherein the emoticons are created and stored directly by the user.