Kaomoji: Japanese text emoticons
Japanese text emoticons grouped by emotion and action: happiness, love, sadness, surprise, animals, hugs, and magic with one-click copying.
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Happy and smiling
Smiles, delight, fun, and a cheerful mood.
Love and affection
Affection, hearts, hugs, and kisses.
Sad and crying
Sadness, tears, disappointment, and tiredness.
Angry and annoyed
Annoyance, anger, protest, and stern looks.
Surprised and confused
Shock, questions, doubt, and confusion.
Shy and embarrassed
Blushing, awkwardness, shyness, and apology.
Greetings and actions
Hello, goodbye, hugs, sleep, bows, and encouragement.
Animals
Cats, dogs, bears, rabbits, and other creatures.
Food, celebration, and magic
Tasty food, tea, cake, sparkles, and magic.
How kaomoji express emotion
Eyes carry the mood
Raised eyes suggest happiness, T-shaped eyes suggest tears, and wide circles communicate surprise.
The mouth adds intensity
A small omega looks cute, an open triangle smiles, while dense angular marks can make a face angry.
Hands show an action
Characters around the face can wave, hug, celebrate, fight, throw sparkles, or cast a spell.
Decorations set the scene
Hearts, stars, notes, and sparkles turn a simple face into a tiny text illustration.
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Questions about kaomoji
What is kaomoji?
Kaomoji are text emoticons that originated in Japan. They are usually read without tilting your head and combine eyes, mouths, hands, and decorative Unicode characters.
How do I copy a kaomoji?
Select any card. The complete text face is copied to the clipboard and appears in the recently copied section.
What is the difference between kaomoji and emoji?
Emoji are individual pictographs rendered as platform artwork. Kaomoji are sequences of ordinary Unicode text characters and punctuation.
Why can a kaomoji look different on another device?
Its characters remain text, but font coverage, spacing, and glyph shape vary between operating systems, apps, and fonts.
Can I use kaomoji in social media and messages?
Usually yes. Paste them like ordinary text, but check the preview because an app may wrap or trim a very long sequence.