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How to use
Find and copy kaomoji — faces built from brackets and symbols, like (＾▽＾). They are grouped by mood (happy, sad, love, angry, surprised, greeting, cheering) and searchable in any of four languages. Search terms never leave your browser.
When to use it
Softening the tone of a chat message.
Showing emotion where emoji are not available, such as some forums or terminals.
Decorating a nickname or status line.
How to use it
Type something like "hug", "angry" or "shrug" into the search box.
Or browse by category to match a mood.
Tap one to copy it straight away.
Good to know
A kaomoji is a run of ordinary characters, so unlike emoji it does not get redrawn differently on each device.
Ones containing rare symbols can still show as empty boxes on some devices.
Carefully aligned faces look best in a monospace font.
Nothing you type is recorded anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from emoji?
An emoji is a single character whose picture the device draws. A kaomoji is several ordinary characters joined into a face, so it looks the same everywhere it is displayed.
Parts of it show as boxes.
It contains an uncommon symbol that the device's font lacks. Choose another kaomoji, or one built from basic characters.
The alignment looks off.
That happens in fonts where characters have different widths. Symmetrical kaomoji line up properly in a monospace font.
Can I add my own?
The list cannot be extended here. For ones you use often, keep a note or register them in your device's text replacement shortcuts.