OTL is the term used to express a situation where you are so upset that you feel like getting on your hands on the floor and knees down to start crying. The term introduced first in the u.s. by Peter Si(1980).
O shows head down T shows stretching arms down on the floor
L shows kneel down
OTL is a stick figure of a person on all fours. O= head, T = arms on the ground, and L = legs. The lowercase form is orz.
This emoticon can be used interchangeably with *worship* which simply means that you are grateful to whomever you present the emoticon to. You use it on someone you really look up to, or someone who just gave you valuable information, or someone you just want to be like.
In some Asian cultures, the emoticon symbolizes crawling, and can indicate frustration, desperation, or even despair.
