Kaomoji are Japanese-style faces made from text characters, like (◕‿◕), ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻. Unlike emoji, they read the right way up and work everywhere text does: usernames, bios, comments, games and plain-text messages. Pick a mood, tap a face to copy it, and collect a few to paste together.
loading toolHow to copy kaomoji
- Tap a mood (Happy, Love, Shrug, Sad, Table flip…) or search for one.
- Tap a face to copy it.
- Paste it into your chat, post or bio.
Good to know
- The table-flip family (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ is the internet’s favourite way to say “I give up”; ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ) puts the table back.
Questions
What does kaomoji mean?
It comes from Japanese kao (face) and moji (character). Kaomoji began on Japanese internet forums in the 1980s and are read straight, not sideways like :-).
Why do some faces look broken?
A few kaomoji use rare characters. If one shows a box on your device, pick another face from the same mood.
Is my data private?
Yes. Everything happens inside your own browser: nothing you type or choose is uploaded to us or anyone else.
Is it free?
Completely free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many times you use it. Light ads keep the site running.
