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The folder is the following: wp-content/images/smilies/

I added the smileys using the same name as the WP standard smileys, e.g. icon_smile.gif.

Then I went into my (child) theme’s folder and added the following code:

add_filter( 'smilies_src', 'my_custom_smilies_src', 10, 3 );
function my_custom_smilies_src( $img_src, $img, $siteurl ) {
    return $siteurl.'/wp-content/images/smilies/'.$img;
}

At first, I have put the smileys in my theme’s folder and adjusted the path in the code. As this did not work, I added the folder shown in the example, edited the path and still no result.

But to be fair … if you check out the WP smiley saved in the WP smiley folder, it is not the one that is shown on WP sites anymore, best example would be this post ( 🙂 ) or the instruction page (replacing smileys) itself. That is why I think that this method would not work anyway since I am replacing smileys that are not used.