Kaomoji

Kaomoji are text emoticons made from ordinary characters, so you can copy and paste them into any app that accepts text. Pick a face for the mood you are going for.

Search Kaomoji — Copy and Paste Text Emoticons

Why do copied items sometimes appear as empty boxes?

Styled text is made of Unicode characters rather than a font, so it only displays correctly in apps whose fonts include a glyph for each character used. Where a glyph is missing, the app draws an empty box or substitutes a different character.

A kaomoji is typed by hand, so styling it would only make it harder to read. Style the text around it instead, with the fancy text generator or a font style, or check a whole phrase in the style guides.

Common questions

What is kaomoji?

Kaomoji are text emoticons made from ordinary keyboard characters, such as (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻, that read as a face or a mood. They were made for Japanese messaging but are now used anywhere text can be typed.

Why are some kaomoji sideways?

A kaomoji that puts a table over its face, such as (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻, is upside down to show it has thrown the table. It is meant to be typed exactly as written.

Do kaomoji work on a phone?

Yes, as long as your keyboard can type the characters. Most modern phones can, because they are built from standard symbols rather than special ones.

Happy & smiling 21

Grins, beamers and small smiles for a friendly first line.

Love & affection 15

Hearts, hugs and blushes for messages that are warm.

Angry & annoyed 15

Frowns, pouts and steam for when the message needs bite.

Sad & crying 13

Tears, sighs and downcast faces for the softer posts.

Surprised & shocked 9

Wide eyes and open mouths for news worth reacting to.

Neutral & shrug 14

Flat faces, shrugs and sideways looks when you have no comment.

Table flips & rage 8

The classics: flip a table, raise a table, and everything in between.

Animals & creatures 14

Cats, bunnies, bears and small creatures made of brackets.

Greetings & gestures 9

Hellos, goodbyes, waves and high fives in pure text.

Victory & celebration 9

Wins, poses and party hands for the good news posts.

Dancing & music 13

Arms in the air, little steps and poses that move.

Sleepy & tired 9

For the nights you are posting from bed.

Mischievous & smug 12

Smirks, teases and the little faces that mean you are up to something.