Every face. One click.
594+ Japanese emoticons sorted by mood. Click a face to copy it, then paste it anywhere.
Happy (◕‿◕)
35 faces →Love (♡˙︶˙♡)
30 faces →Sad (╥﹏╥)
29 faces →Angry (╬ಠ益ಠ)
30 faces →Shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
22 faces →Table Flip (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
22 faces →Lenny Face ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
28 faces →Bear ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
28 faces →Cat (=^･ω･^=)
30 faces →Dance ♪┏(・o･)┛♪
30 faces →Hug (っ´▽`)っ
30 faces →Sparkle & Magic (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
30 faces →Confused (・_・ヾ
30 faces →Sleepy (-_-) zzZ
30 faces →Surprised (⊙ω⊙)
30 faces →Weapons & Fighting (ง •̀_•́)ง
30 faces →Animals (・ω・)
30 faces →Wink & Cheeky (^_-)
30 faces →Apology & Bow m(_ _)m
30 faces →Misc & Meme ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
40 faces →About kaomoji
Kaomoji grew out of Japanese message boards in the late 1980s, where users realised that full-width Japanese characters and symbols from other scripts could build expressive faces without tilting your head. The bear ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ uses a Latin small letter “ʔ” and a small capital “ᴥ”; the shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ is built around the katakana “tsu”. Every face on this page is plain text, so it works anywhere emoji do, and in many places they do not.
Frequently asked questions
What is a kaomoji? +
Kaomoji (顔文字, “face characters”) are Japanese-style emoticons built from Unicode characters, read upright rather than sideways like :-). Because they use letters from Japanese, Cyrillic, Greek and other scripts, they can show far more expression than Western emoticons.
How do I type a kaomoji? +
You do not need to. Click any face above and it is copied to your clipboard; paste it with Ctrl+V or Command+V. On iPhone, the Japanese Kana keyboard has a ^_^ key that lists built-in kaomoji. On Android, Gboard has a kaomoji tab next to emoji.
Why does a kaomoji look broken on my screen? +
One of its characters is missing from the font your device is using. Kaomoji borrow characters from many scripts, and older devices or some apps lack fonts for them. The face still copies correctly; it will look right on devices that have the fonts.
Do kaomoji work on Discord, Instagram and TikTok? +
Yes, in messages, bios and captions. A few use backslashes, which some apps treat as escape characters; if ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ loses its arm, type the backslash twice.