A kaomoji is a text face built from keyboard characters, often read sideways or upright, that shows an emotion or reaction. Classic examples include happy (^^), sad (TT), and surprised (⊙⊙).

What is the difference between kaomoji and emoji?

Emoji are picture characters from a font or OS (like 😀). Kaomoji are assembled from ordinary punctuation and letters. Kaomoji usually look the same across apps; emoji can change style by phone or platform.

How do I copy and paste kaomoji?

Open a face on this site, tap Copy, then paste with your keyboard shortcut or long-press Paste in the app. On phones, leave the page open or keep the face in your clipboard until you switch to the chat.

What do Japanese emoticons mean?

Most Japanese text faces map to a mood: eyes and mouth show joy, tears, anger, love, or shyness. Context matters. The same shape can read playful in a meme chat and sharp in a serious thread.

Are text faces the same as kaomoji?

“Text faces” is the broad English label for any face made of characters. Kaomoji usually means the Japanese-rooted style (often with fuller eyes, cheeks, or arms). Many people use the words interchangeably when browsing copy-paste lists.

Any tips for pasting kaomoji on mobile?

Copy from the site, switch to your chat app, then long-press the message field and choose Paste. If a multiline face breaks, paste into a note first to confirm every line copied, then send. Avoid apps that strip special Unicode if a face looks empty.

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(ﾉ∀≦｡)ﾉｱﾊﾊ
ｱﾊﾊﾊﾊ(^▽^)
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ｱﾊﾊ(´∀｀)ｱﾊﾊ
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ヾ(≧▽≦)ﾉあははは！
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(*ﾉωﾉ)ｱﾊﾊ
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(*´꒳`*)ｱﾊﾊ
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(¬_,¬)ｸｸｸ
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ゞ(≧ε≦*) 爆笑
爆笑｡ﾟ(ﾟﾉ∀｀ﾟ)
( *＾皿＾)ｳｼｼｼｼ
びゃははは　(≧ω≦)ｂ
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ヾ(≧∀≦ )爆笑ﾌﾞﾊﾊｯ!!
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||★☆爆笑☆★||\\*＾Д＾))σｧﾊﾊﾊ♪
ｱﾋｬﾋｬﾋｬﾋｬ(ﾉ∀｀)爆笑ﾋｬﾋｬﾋｬﾋｬ
( ﾟ∀ﾟ)ｱﾊﾊ八八ﾉヽﾉヽﾉヽﾉ＼ / ＼/ ＼
(*ノ∀｀)ｱﾊﾊ八八ﾉヽﾉヽﾉヽﾉ＼ / ＼/ ＼
(^o^)
(・ω・)ノ
♪(´ε｀ )
ヽ(´▽`)/
(｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ
ヾ(･ω･*)ﾉ
ヾ(o´∀`o)ﾉ
(¬_¬)
(￣ー￣)
(￣□￣;)
(´・ω・`)
(´□｀)
(´-ω-｀)
(๑´ڡ`๑)
( ˘ ³˘)♥
(｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡
˙˚ʚ✞ɞ˚˙
(ʘ言ʘ╬)

Find, copy, paste

1. Find
Start from a mood, cats, Japanese emoticons, or text faces - or search the library.
2. Copy
Tap Copy once — the button shows Copied when it works.
3. Paste
Drop it into a message, a caption, or a status.

What is kaomoji?

Kaomoji are Japanese-style text faces made from punctuation, symbols, and letters so feeling shows up in plain text. They travel as normal characters, so they work in chats and comments where picture stickers sometimes fail or look inconsistent.

Paste Kaomoji groups them by mood and format so you can find a face fast, copy it in one tap, and drop it into Discord, WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, or a comment. Because they are editable text, you can type around them or tweak a character when you want a custom twist.

Most kaomoji are built from punctuation and Unicode symbols rather than a single picture glyph. Eyes usually carry the mood; arms, cheeks, and sweat marks add motion or tone.

Categories on this site exist so you can browse by intent instead of scrolling one giant dump. Multiline faces need a font and chat field that preserve line breaks, or the stack can collapse into one messy row.

Frequently asked questions

What is a kaomoji?
A kaomoji is a text face built from keyboard characters, often read sideways or upright, that shows an emotion or reaction. Classic examples include happy (^_^), sad (T_T), and surprised (⊙_⊙).
What is the difference between kaomoji and emoji?
Emoji are picture characters from a font or OS (like 😀). Kaomoji are assembled from ordinary punctuation and letters. Kaomoji usually look the same across apps; emoji can change style by phone or platform.
How do I copy and paste kaomoji?
Open a face on this site, tap Copy, then paste with your keyboard shortcut or long-press Paste in the app. On phones, leave the page open or keep the face in your clipboard until you switch to the chat.
What do Japanese emoticons mean?
Most Japanese text faces map to a mood: eyes and mouth show joy, tears, anger, love, or shyness. Context matters. The same shape can read playful in a meme chat and sharp in a serious thread.
Are text faces the same as kaomoji?
“Text faces” is the broad English label for any face made of characters. Kaomoji usually means the Japanese-rooted style (often with fuller eyes, cheeks, or arms). Many people use the words interchangeably when browsing copy-paste lists.
Any tips for pasting kaomoji on mobile?
Copy from the site, switch to your chat app, then long-press the message field and choose Paste. If a multiline face breaks, paste into a note first to confirm every line copied, then send. Avoid apps that strip special Unicode if a face looks empty.

Kaomoji Copy and Paste Library

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Popular faces

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What is kaomoji?

Frequently asked questions

Popular faces

Find, copy, paste

What is kaomoji?

Frequently asked questions