Japanese emoticons
Kaomoji to Copy and Paste
Kaomoji are Japanese text faces drawn with characters, like (◕‿◕), (╥﹏╥) or ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ. Unlike emoji they are read the right way up and look the same on every phone. Pick a mood, tap a face to copy it, and paste it in a chat, a caption or a Discord message.
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Kaomoji or emoji?
Emoji are pictures drawn by your phone, so they change between iPhone and Android. Kaomoji are plain characters, so they keep their shape everywhere and can show more detail, like arms waving or a table being flipped: (ノ°Д°)ノ︵ ┻━┻.
Tips
- Kaomoji are wide: on a small screen, put them at the end of a line.
- Some use Japanese or Korean characters; they work in any app that shows those languages, which is almost all of them.
- Tap several faces to collect them in "Your selection" and copy them together.
Frequently asked questions
What does kaomoji mean?
It comes from Japanese kao (face) and moji (character): a face made of characters.
Why does a kaomoji look broken in some apps?
Apps that use a narrow font or remove extra spaces can shift the parts of a face. Try one with fewer spaces.