Cool Kaomoji

Sunglasses, finger guns and unbothered smirks, plus faces in everyday glasses. Tap one to copy it.

Most cool kaomoji are built on one pair of glasses: ⌐■_■. The ⌐ is the arm of the frame hooked over an ear and each ■ is a dark lens. Swap the solid squares for hollow □ and the shades become clear reading glasses. The best known version is a three-step sequence, ( •_•) then ( •_•)>⌐■-■ then (⌐■_■), which is the text form of the deal with it meme where shades drop onto a face. Beyond glasses, cool comes from posture: finger guns, a strut, or a calm smirk. Use these after a win, a good comeback or a perfectly timed reply. The 😎 emoji is on the sunglasses emoji page linked below.

Sunglasses

Sunglasses Kaomoji

⌐ is the frame's arm and ■ the dark lenses.

Deal With It
Putting On Shades
Full Deal With It Sequence
Lenny in Shades
Smirking in Shades
Dark Shades
Shades and Gritted Teeth
Glasses

Faces Wearing Glasses

Hollow lenses and round frames for clear glasses rather than shades.

Clear Glasses
Nerd Glasses
Round Specs
Monocle
Thick Lenses
Finger Guns

Finger Guns and Pointing

☞ and ☜ are pointing hands, so a pair of them is the classic finger guns.

Finger Guns
Finger Guns Back
Finger Guns in Shades
Pointing With a Wink
Chill

Chill and Confident Faces

No glasses needed: calm smiles, a strut and a little swagger.

Smug Calm
Laid-Back Smile
Strutting
Cool Thumbs Up
Easy Dance
Cool Animals

Animals in Sunglasses

The same ⌐■ shades, worn by a bear and a cat.

Cool Bear
Cool Cat
Bear Putting On Shades
Frequently Asked Questions

Cool Kaomoji, Answered

What does (⌐■_■) mean?

It is a face wearing sunglasses, a text version of 😎. It is often sent as a deal with it moment: the person has done something bold and is not apologising.

How does the ( •_•)>⌐■-■ sequence work?

It plays out in three frames. ( •_•) is a plain face, ( •_•)>⌐■-■ is a hand bringing the shades up, and (⌐■_■) is the face with them on. People send all three on separate lines or in one message.

What is the difference between ■ and □ glasses?

■ is a filled square, so the lenses look dark and the face is wearing sunglasses. □ is an empty square, which reads as clear lenses, so (⌐□_□) is someone in ordinary glasses.

Build a face that is not on this page

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Related Resources

Sunglasses Emoji

😎 🕶️ and the other cool emoji, with when to use each.

Thumbs-Up Kaomoji

Approving text faces giving a thumbs up or an OK.

Bear Kaomoji

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ and other bear faces built around the ᴥ snout.

Text Faces & Kaomoji

All our kaomoji pages, sorted by expression.

Kaomoji Generator

Choose shades, a smirk and arms to make your own cool face.