Kaomoji Guide
Kaomoji are faces built from text characters. The best part is that they are portable: copy and paste works everywhere. This guide focuses on practical patterns you can reuse, not just a random list. If you prefer browsing by category, Kosmoji Hub can help, but this page is a self-contained reference.
How to read a kaomoji
A typical kaomoji has three layers: outer brackets, a face core, and optional hands or props. The core is usually eyes plus mouth. Hands and props carry motion.
Brackets: ( ) [ ] ｢ ｣
Eyes: ᵔ • ◕ ಠ ╥ ｡
Mouth: ᵕ ω ▽ ︿ Д _ 益
Hands/props: づ ノ ╯ っ ✧ ♥
A fast way to build your own
- 1. Pick an eye style: soft (ᵔ ᵔ), cute (◕ ◕), sharp (ಠ ಠ), crying (╥ ╥).
- 2. Pick a mouth: smile (ᵕ), tiny (‿), flat (_), shout (Д), grumpy (益).
- 3. Add hands for action: hug (づ), table flip (╯︵), waving (ﾉ).
- 4. Wrap with brackets and spacing that feels balanced.
Example: start with eyes (ᵔ ᵔ), add mouth (ᵕ), then hands (づ) to get (づᵔ ᵕ ᵔ)づ.
Categories and examples
Kosmoji organizes kaomoji into human-friendly categories. These examples are safe to copy and paste. If a platform collapses spacing, try removing spaces inside the brackets.
Happy
Sad
Angry
Love
Surprised
Confused
Animals
Actions
Copy and paste tips
Kaomoji works because it is plain text. That also means different apps can treat characters differently. If you run into rendering issues, these fixes usually help.
- If spacing looks broken, remove spaces: change
( ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ )to(ᵔᵕᵔ). - If a character becomes a box, your font may not support it. Try a different app or a modern system font.
- Some platforms auto-format text. Wrap kaomoji in backticks when posting in Markdown.
- Keep variants in a personal note. A small library beats searching every time.
Safety and respect
Kosmoji aims to be brand-safe. Avoid using kaomoji to harass or threaten. Even if a face is playful, it can still carry intent. A good community is built by tone, not only by rules.