Japanese Emoticons — Copy & Paste

Click an expression or decoration to copy the complete text, then paste it into your message, caption or bio. A successful copy shows a check mark and confirmation. The heart saves the entry in Favorites in this browser; it does not publish it, create an account or sync it to another device. For a multiline decoration, copy all its lines.

Japanese text emoticons are often called kaomoji: upright faces built from characters, such as (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶). Emoji are pictographs, such as a colourful face, rather than several characters arranged into a face. A plain emoticon such as :) is read sideways. Strict ASCII uses a limited character set; most faces here contain Unicode characters beyond it. These terms overlap in casual searches, but they are not identical.

Look at the whole expression. An upward mouth with soft eyes tends to read as happy or cute; a downward mouth suggests disappointment, and visible tears make sadness stronger. Sharp brows and tense mouths can suggest anger or an appalled reaction. These are useful readings rather than a fixed dictionary, and there is no single set used by all Japanese people or any gender. Add a sentence when the tone matters.

Open Flustered, blushing & shy for faces such as (*ﾉωﾉ), where hands hide the eyes, and blushing cheeks such as (〃ω〃). Sweat marks and uneven eyes can suggest being caught off guard rather than feeling romantic. Choose a shy smile for a compliment and a startled expression when you mean surprise.

Try a thumbs-up such as (￣▽￣)b or the raised-fist (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و, and add “Good luck” or a specific encouraging sentence. Flexed arms can suggest determination. For an excited celebration after the result, dancing or raised-arm faces are clearer. None of these is a literal Japanese translation of the words. Shōri (勝利) means victory in Japanese, but a victory face communicates a gesture rather than writing that word.

Yes. A cheerful existing face such as (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ can finish “Merry Christmas! Hope you have a peaceful day.” It contributes a happy cheering gesture; it does not depict a Christmas tree, Santa or another holiday object. Choose words that fit the recipient rather than treating every star or smile as holiday art.

You can copy from this page without changing your keyboard language. On Windows, the Windows logo key plus period opens a panel with a kaomoji section on supported versions. On iPhone or Mac, save a favourite face as a text replacement. On Android with Gboard, a personal dictionary entry and shortcut can help where available; menus vary by version. The Guide’s keyboard section gives device-specific steps and official help links.

No. ツ and シ are different katakana characters, conventionally romanized as tsu and shi. Each has two short strokes and a longer curved stroke, but their orientation and placement differ. ツ can resemble a smile in a text face such as a shrug, yet in ordinary Japanese writing these characters represent sounds, not emotions. This catalogue is not a Japanese alphabet, kanji translator or language-learning tool.

Niyaniya, often written にやにや, describes grinning or smirking and can suggest amusement or mischief depending on context. A knowing expression such as ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) can serve a similar playful purpose, but it is not an exact translation. A search for an “evil smile” need not mean a threat; make the joke clear, or choose a gentler grin if the recipient could misread it.

Open Animals & butterflies for ƸӜƷ and εїз, whose paired wings frame small centres. They are butterfly-shaped text ornaments, not facial reactions. Open Stars, hearts & galaxy for the Galaxy Spiral Text Decoration: its spiral centre and surrounding starfield suggest a galaxy. It is a stylized static text picture, not a literal image of space; keep its line breaks and check the spacing after pasting.

Yes. Use a small star, heart-bearing face or short ornament beside your words. The linked Star topic also has frames with intentionally blank middle gaps: paste a frame first, then type your own name or greeting into the gap. Nothing inserts words automatically. The Sparkles topic has further text decorations. These collections are not font downloads, image sticker packs or a general Japanese-character picker.

The app may use a different font, lack a character, wrap a long line or treat a backslash and underscore as Markdown formatting. Copy the entire entry again and try plain-text paste where available. For Discord or a narrow bio, compare the result with the original and choose a shorter face if needed. A text character that works in one app is not guaranteed to look identical in another; the linked paste-formatting article covers common fixes.