Kaomoji Copy & Paste (Japanese Emoticons)

Guide & FAQ

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Tap any kaomoji to copy it. Tap the star to keep it in your favourites. Favourites are saved in this browser only.

Guide: Kaomoji Copy & Paste (Japanese Emoticons)

Find and copy kaomoji fast

Kaomoji are text faces that show feelings: joy, love, shyness, anger and much more. This page groups over a hundred of them into categories so you can find the right one quickly. Tap any face to copy it, then paste it into your message.

How to use this page

  • Browse categories: Happy, Love, Sad, Angry, Table flip, Shrug, Surprised, Shy, Sleepy, Hugs, Greetings, Animals, Gaming, Dance and Emoji combos.
  • Search: type a word like cat, cry or shrug to filter across all categories.
  • Favourites: tap the star to save the ones you use most. They are stored only in your browser.

Kaomoji vs emoji

Emoji are small pictures that look different on each phone. Kaomoji are text, so they look the same in almost any app that supports Unicode. They are popular for Discord, Twitch chat, gaming, social media bios and messages. Emoji combos are included too, for quick sets like sparkles, fire or crown that work great in bios and captions.

Troubleshooting

If a face shows empty boxes, the font on your device lacks one of its symbols. Try another kaomoji or paste it in a different app. In Markdown, the backslash in the shrug face may need escaping. Some game name fields block special symbols, so kaomoji work best in chats and bios.

Everything works in your browser, no signup needed, and your favourites never leave your device.

FAQ

What is a kaomoji?

Kaomoji (face letters) are Japanese-style emoticons made from text characters that you read upright, like (^_^) or (╯°□°)╯. Unlike emoji images, they are made of letters and symbols.

How do I copy a kaomoji?

Tap the kaomoji and it is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it into your chat, comment, bio or document.

How do I save favourites?

Tap the star next to a kaomoji. Your favourites are stored in this browser on your device, not on a server, and appear under the Favourites tab.

Why does a kaomoji look broken in some apps?

Kaomoji use many rare symbols. Some fonts and apps do not have all of them, so a few characters may appear as boxes. Try another one or paste it somewhere else.

Where does the shrug come from?

The shrug face is made of an arm symbol, a backslash, underscore and the katakana tsu. In code or Markdown you may need to escape the backslash.