Kaomoji Copy and Paste | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 800+ Japanese Emoticons

Tired of Japanese text faces turning into broken square boxes? Our kaomojis are built with 100% standard Unicode characters, so they render perfectly on every device. Browse hundreds of clean kaomojis organized by mood from angry, cute aesthetic faces and animal expressions to classic internet shrugs. Just click any emoticon to copy it straight to your clipboard.

What is a Kaomoji?

Kaomojis (顔文字), often called Japanese emoticons or ASCII faces are text-based faces made out of standard punctuation, letters and symbols. Unlike classic Western emoticons that you read sideways like :) or xD -kaomojis sit upright, making them way more expressive.

Whether it's a classic shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, a furious table flip (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻, or a cute winking face (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧, kaomojis let you drop personality into your Discord chat, Instagram bio or texts without relying on standard graphic emojis.

Kaomoji Meaning — What Every Text Face Means

Kaomojis use simple punctuation and Japanese symbols to show exact moods without words. If you are not sure which text face fits your post or message, here is a quick breakdown of every category on our list.

1. Shrug

The famous ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ face. Perfect when you don't know the answer, don't care or just want to say "it is what it is."

2. Table Flip

Like (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻. Used when a game glitches, someone drops a terrible take or you are just done dealing with something.

3. Food

Faces holding boba, eating ramen or sipping tea like ( ˘▽˘)っ♨. Great for meal posts, coffee breaks and cozy vibes.

4. Lenny

The iconic ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) smirk. Built for internet jokes, double entendres, trolling and cheeky comments.

5. Animals

Bunnies ( •x• ), cats (=^･ω･^=), bear faces and cute Cinnamoroll kaomoji styles with floppy ears.. Adds a cute, soft aesthetic to bios and profile status lines.

6. Cute

Sparkly eyes and blush marks like (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧. Popular for aesthetic bios, soft aesthetic posts and sweet messages.

7. Sad

Teary eyes and droopy mouths like (╥﹏╥). Drops instant emotion into a chat when things don't go your way.

8. Love

Heart eyes and blowing kisses like (⁠♡⁠‿⁠♡⁠). Used for showing affection, hype for a friend or wholesome moments.

9. Shy

Fingers poking together (👉👈) or hiding behind hands. Ideal for hesitant replies or playing bashful.

10. Happy

Big open smiles like (*^▽^*). Simple, upbeat faces to celebrate good news or send positive energy in chat.

11. Sleeping

Shut eyes with Zzzs like ( ̲̅:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅[̲̅Zzz]̲̅:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅) or (─‿─)zzZ. Good for signing off for the night or saying you're bored.

12. Guns

Playful text fingers pointing like (▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿) or ( •-•)⌐■-■. Used for cool action poses, memes and gaming banter.

13. Fighting

Raised fists like (ง'̀-'́)ง. Use these when joking about a debate, hyping up a match or playing tough online.

14. Surprised

Wide eyes and open mouth text like (°o°). Great for shocking news, sudden game wins or plot twists.

15. Dancing

Arms in the air like \(★ω★)/ or └(°┌)└. Built for weekend posts, hype moments and celebrating wins in stream chat.

16. Angry

Furrowed brows like (ಠ_ಠ) or (ง︡'-'︠)ง. Perfect for call-outs, mild annoyance or comedic rage.

17. Winking

One eye closed like (^_~). Drops a friendly, playful or secretive vibe into your text messages.

18. Waving

Raised hand faces like ( /._.)/. Great for saying hello, goodbye or welcoming people to a server/stream.

19. Running

Motion dashes like (╯￣Д￣)╯🏃. Use these when you're logging off fast, fleeing a bad situation or rushing somewhere.

20. Scared

Hiding faces like (x_x) or (°△°). Fits horror game streams, scary stories or awkward moments.

21. Dead

Knocked-out X-eyes like (x_x) or (✖╭╮✖). Perfect for laughing so hard you're "dead" or dying early in a game.

22. Crazy

Wild eyes like (⊙_☉) or goofy tongues out. Use these for unhinged takes, chaotic energy or bizarre news.

23. Music

Wearing headphones or surrounded by notes like (♫♪). Ideal for song links, playlist bios or listening status updates.