Kaomoji Copy and Paste
49 kaomoji, also called Japanese emoticons, to copy and paste, grouped by mood: happy, love, sad, angry, surprised, animals and memes. Each face lists its length and the Unicode version it needs.
Definition: A kaomoji is a face built from ordinary text characters, such as (◕‿◕). The word is Japanese, with kao meaning face and moji meaning character. Kaomoji read upright, unlike Western emoticons such as :) which are read sideways.
All Kaomoji
Click any card to copy it. Jump to a group:
Happy
Love
Sad and crying
Angry and annoyed
Surprised and shy
Animals
Actions and memes
What a kaomoji is made of
A kaomoji is built from characters chosen for their shape and not for their meaning. In (◕‿◕), ◕ is U+25D5, Circle With All But Upper Left Quadrant Black, used for the eyes, and ‿ is U+203F, Undertie, used as the mouth. In (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ the づ is U+3065, Hiragana Letter Du, used as an arm for the hug. In ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ, ʕ is U+0295 (Latin Letter Pharyngeal Voiced Fricative) and ʔ is U+0294 (Latin Letter Glottal Stop), used as the sides of the face, and ᴥ is U+1D25 (Latin Letter Ain), used as the nose and mouth.
Kaomoji and emoji are different things
An emoji is one character that each platform draws in its own picture style. A kaomoji is several characters, and its shape comes from the fonts that draw them. That means a kaomoji does not depend on any platform's emoji set, but a font that lacks one of its characters will show a box for that part.
Why part of a face can show as a box
Kaomoji mix characters from several scripts. 12 of the 49 faces here use Japanese kana and 1 uses Hangul. If an app's font has no drawing for one of those characters, that part shows as a box while the rest of the face draws normally. The age of the characters is not the usual cause here, since the newest character any face uses is from Unicode 4.1 (2005). The cause is font coverage. If a face looks broken, try it in another app.
Every kaomoji with its length and Unicode version
The table lists all 49 faces. Reads as is my own short description of each face. The other columns are measured: how many characters the face has, how many UTF-16 units it takes, and the newest Unicode version among the characters it uses.
| Face | Reads as | Characters | UTF-16 units | Newest Unicode version used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (◕‿◕) | Happy eyes | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (＾▽＾) | Joyful | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (^_^) | Smile | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (≧◡≦) | Beaming | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (´∀`) | Content | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| ヽ(´▽`)/ | Cheering | 7 | 7 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (✿◠‿◠) | Flower smile | 6 | 6 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (｡◕‿◕｡) | Sweet smile | 7 | 7 | 1.1 (1993) |
| ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶ | Arms up | 8 | 8 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ | Throwing sparkles | 12 | 12 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (♡°▽°♡) | Hearts around | 7 | 7 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ | Hug | 10 | 10 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤ | Smile with heart | 8 | 8 | 4.0 (2003) |
| (♥ω♥*) | Heart eyes | 6 | 6 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (｡♥‿♥｡) | Smitten | 7 | 7 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (っ˘ω˘ς) | Sleepy cuddle | 7 | 7 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡ | Content with hearts | 13 | 13 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (╥﹏╥) | Crying | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (T_T) | Tears | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (;_;) | Sobbing | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (ಥ_ಥ) | Teary | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (｡•́︿•̀｡) | Pouting sad | 9 | 9 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (︶︹︺) | Gloomy | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (¬_¬) | Unimpressed | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (눈_눈) | Glare | 5 | 5 | 2.0 (1996) |
| (＃｀Д´) | Furious | 6 | 6 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (ー_ー゛) | Annoyed | 6 | 6 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ | Table flip | 12 | 12 | 1.1 (1993) |
| ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ) | Table restore | 13 | 13 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (⊙_⊙) | Wide eyes | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (°o°) | Shocked | 5 | 5 | 1.1 (1993) |
| Σ(°△°|||)︴ | Stunned | 10 | 10 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (〃＞＿＜;〃) | Embarrassed | 8 | 8 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (*/ω＼*) | Blushing | 7 | 7 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (๑•﹏•) | Shy | 6 | 6 | 1.1 (1993) |
| ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ | Bear | 5 | 5 | 4.0 (2003) |
| (=^･ω･^=) | Cat | 9 | 9 | 1.1 (1993) |
| ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ | Cat with paws | 7 | 7 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (◕ᴥ◕ʋ) | Dog | 6 | 6 | 4.0 (2003) |
| U・ᴥ・U | Puppy | 5 | 5 | 4.0 (2003) |
| (ᵔᴥᵔ) | Pup face | 5 | 5 | 4.0 (2003) |
| ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | Shrug | 9 | 9 | 1.1 (1993) |
| ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) | Lenny | 11 | 11 | 4.1 (2005) |
| ಠ_ಠ | Disapproval | 3 | 3 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ | Kiss hug | 8 | 8 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (ง •̀_•́)ง | Ready to fight | 10 | 10 | 1.1 (1993) |
| (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ | Pointing | 7 | 7 | 1.1 (1993) |
| ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ | Walking | 7 | 7 | 3.0 (1999) |
| (ノ°ο°)ノ | Waving | 7 | 7 | 1.1 (1993) |
Source: the Unicode Character Database (DerivedAge.txt), checked in November 2026. The faces range from 3 to 13 characters and average 7.0. Faces by the newest Unicode version they use: 1.1 (1993) for 41 faces, 2.0 (1996) for 1 face, 3.0 (1999) for 1 face, 4.0 (2003) for 5 faces and 4.1 (2005) for 1 face.
Where kaomoji work
Symbols paste as ordinary text, so they work in bios, captions, comments, display names and chat messages. Handle or username fields are often stricter and may accept only letters, numbers and a few punctuation marks, so a symbol can be rejected or removed there even when it works in the display name on the same platform. Paste it into the field and check the preview before you save.
See the full set on the copy and paste symbols page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a kaomoji?
A kaomoji is a face built from many text characters, such as (◕‿◕). The word is Japanese: kao means face and moji means character. Unlike Western emoticons such as :), which are read sideways, kaomoji are read upright.
How do I copy and paste a kaomoji?
Click or tap any face on this page and the whole kaomoji is copied to your clipboard as text. Paste it with Ctrl+V on a computer, or long-press and choose Paste on a phone. No app, download or special keyboard is needed.
Do kaomoji work in every app?
They are made of ordinary Unicode characters, so they paste as text wherever text is accepted. Unlike emoji, they do not depend on a platform's emoji set, but each font still decides how the individual characters are drawn, so a part of a face can show as a box if the font lacks that character.
Why does part of a kaomoji show as a box?
Kaomoji mix characters from several scripts. 12 of the 49 faces on this page use Japanese kana and 1 uses Hangul. If the font in an app has no drawing for one of those characters, that part shows as a box while the rest of the face draws normally.
How long is a kaomoji?
The 49 faces on this page range from 3 to 13 characters and average 7.0. None uses a character above U+FFFF, so each face is the same length in characters and in UTF-16 units.
What is the table flip kaomoji?
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ is the table flip, used to show anger or frustration. ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ) puts the table back. Both are in the Angry and annoyed group on this page.
Are kaomoji the same as Japanese emoji?
People often search for kaomoji as Japanese emoji or Japanese emoticons, but they are not emoji in Unicode terms. An emoji is one character that each platform draws as a picture. A kaomoji is several ordinary text characters, so its shape comes from the fonts that draw them.
What are cute kaomoji?
Cute kaomoji are the soft, happy and affectionate faces, such as (◕‿◕), (♡°▽°♡) and ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ. The Happy, Love and Animals groups on this page are the cute ones.
Can I use kaomoji in a username?
It depends on the platform. Display names and bios usually accept more characters than the unique handle, which often allows only letters, numbers and a few punctuation marks. Check the rules of the platform you are using, then paste the symbol into the field and look at the preview before you save.