Copy and paste kaomoji: Japanese-style text emoticons built from Unicode characters. Happy faces, sad faces, shrugs, animals, and action expressions. Click any face to copy it instantly.
Kaomoji (顔文字) are emoticons that originated in Japan, built from standard keyboard characters and Unicode symbols. Unlike emoji, kaomoji are read horizontally and often capture nuanced expressions that emoji can't fully convey. They paste into any text field that accepts Unicode text and add personality to messages, bios, and captions.
The word kaomoji literally means "face characters" (顔 kao, "face" + 文字 moji, "character"), and is also very commonly spelled kamoji, so a search for "kamoji" and a search for "kaomoji" mean the same thing. Where Western emoticons like :-) are read sideways, kaomoji such as (◕‿◕) are read upright, which makes the eyes, mouth, and even arms much easier to recognize at a glance. Because every kaomoji on this page is pure Unicode text, not an image or emoji font, it pastes into Instagram bios, TikTok captions, Discord messages, YouTube comments, and almost any other text field. Usernames are stricter: Discord usernames, for example, take only a-z, 0-9, underscores and periods. ಠ, દ and ༶ come from Kannada, Gujarati and Tibetan, so a device without those fonts shows a box in their place.
Browse the categories below and click any face to copy it instantly. Each one is grouped by mood (happy, sad, shrug, love, cute, angry, sleepy, and more) so you can find the right expression in seconds. To keep the ones you use most one tap away on a phone or computer, how to type kaomoji lists the shortcut and clipboard routes each maker documents.
Joyful and positive text face expressions for upbeat messages.
Sad, crying, and upset text face expressions.
Shrugging, confused, and deadpan text face expressions.
Loving and affectionate text face expressions.
Cute animal text faces for messages and social media.
Most bird kaomoji use the Greek letter theta (Θ or θ) as a beak, so the faces below share one middle character. ⊝ makes a rounder beak that reads as a penguin, and ▼ makes a pointed one.
Action kaomoji expressing movement, frustration, and dramatic reactions.
The classic Lenny face and its smirking, winking, and arm-raised variants. Each one copies as a complete face.
Hard-laughing and laughing-until-you-cry text faces: the kaomoji answer to the crying-laughing emoji.
Ready-made kaomoji sets grouped by mood: copy a whole set of related faces in one click for chats, captions, and comments.
Copy hug kaomoji with their reaching-arms and cuddle variants: the text-face way to send a virtual hug.
Copy kaomoji built around big sparkly eyes: cat faces and wide cute-eyed expressions.
Copy kaomoji for frustration, fury, and disapproval, from a raised eyebrow to a full table flip.
Copy kaomoji for drowsy eyes, dozing off, and deep sleep: good night texts and tired reactions.
Copy kaomoji for humming, singing along, and dancing to a beat.
A kamoji is a Japanese-style text emoticon: a little face built from standard keyboard and Unicode characters, like (◕‿◕), ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, or (｡•́︿•̀｡). Unlike emoji, kamoji are read upright rather than sideways, so the eyes, mouth, and arms are easy to recognise at a glance. Every kamoji on this page is plain text you can copy and paste into a bio, caption, or comment.
Yes. Kamoji is simply a common shortened spelling of kaomoji (顔文字), the Japanese term for text-based emoticons. The two words refer to exactly the same thing, text faces such as (^▽^) and (T_T), so searching for kamoji or kaomoji brings up the same kind of faces.
Click any kamoji on this page to copy it instantly, then paste it into an Instagram or TikTok bio, a Discord or WhatsApp message, or a YouTube comment. Because each kamoji is pure Unicode text rather than an image, it pastes as text. Discord reads underscores as italics, so a face that contains them, such as the shrug, can arrive changed; wrapping the face in backticks keeps every character.
An emoji is a single coloured picture character rendered by the device's emoji font (😀), while a kamoji is a face assembled from ordinary text characters that you read upright, like (≧◡≦). Kamoji are more flexible and expressive for nuanced moods, and because they are built from standard Unicode text, no app swaps in its own picture.
The UltraTextGen kaomoji generator filters the parts by mood, then lets you swap the outline, eyes and mouth and add cheeks or arms, keeping the left and right sides matched. Every part is plain Unicode text, so the face pastes wherever you are typing.
Open the kaomoji generator →Text fish like ><(((º> and <><, fish bones and swimming scenes.
Winged and haloed text faces, from ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭ to wand-waving angels.
Text Replacement, pinned clips and the Windows emoji panel, with each maker's own steps.
Build your own text face: mix eyes, mouths, and arms, then copy it.
Smiley faces, expressions, and emotion emojis for every mood.
A guide to smiley face emojis, expressions, and when to use them.
Body language and activity emojis expressing movement and emotion.
Hand gesture emojis and symbols for communication and expression.
Happy laughing text faces like (≧▽≦).
Crying and downcast kaomoji like (；ω；).
Waving, greeting kaomoji like ( ˆ▿ˆ)ノ.
Surprised, wide-eyed kaomoji like (⊙_⊙).
Bear text faces like ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ.
Musical, singing kaomoji like ♪(´▽｀).
Approving thumbs-up kaomoji like (๑•̀ㅂ•́)ﻭ.
Starstruck, star-eyed kaomoji like (★ω★).
Playful winking kaomoji like (^_-)-☆.
Shy, flustered kaomoji like ( 〃▽〃).
Copy and paste angry kaomoji: mad, annoyed, and table-flipping Japanese text faces.
Copy and paste the shrug kaomoji ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and its variants, the classic "I don't know" text face.
Copy and paste hug kaomoji: warm, open-armed Japanese text faces ready to hug.
Copy and paste sleepy kaomoji: drowsy, dozing, and fast-asleep Japanese text faces.
Copy and paste excited kaomoji: hyped, arms-up Japanese text faces bursting with energy.
Copy and paste kiss kaomoji: puckering, kiss-blowing Japanese text faces.
Copy and paste heart kaomoji: cute Japanese text faces carrying hearts and heart eyes.
Copy and paste the Lenny face ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) and its many variants, the classic smirking meme text face.
Copy and paste flower kaomoji: cute Japanese text faces framed with blossoms.
Copy and paste bunny kaomoji: cute Japanese rabbit text faces with long ears.
Copy and paste dog kaomoji: cute Japanese puppy text faces with floppy ears and paws.
Cute football text faces: kicking, celebrating, and reacting with a soccer ball.
Copy and paste kaomoji dividers: cute text dividers, spacers, and borders to break up bios, captions, and posts.
Sweat-drop, worried and awkward text faces.
Trembling, hiding and frightened text faces.
Puzzled, head-tilting and question-mark text faces.
Pondering, chin-on-hand and hmm text faces.
Sulky, pouting and grumpy text faces with puffed cheeks.
Smug, smirking and scheming text faces.
Evil grins, villain laughs and devil-horned text faces.
Drooling text faces for food, crushes and naps.
Spiral-eyed, dazed and seeing-stars text faces.
Sunglasses and chill text faces, from (⌐■_■) to finger guns.
Fanged, sharp-toothed and toothy-grin text faces.
Flexing, determined and proud text faces like ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ.
Dancing text faces with moving arms, legs and music notes.
Saluting text faces, from (￣^￣)ゞ to o7.
Nodding yes, agreeing and head-shaking no text faces.
Bowing faces for apologies, thanks and respect, from m(_ _)m to orz.
Punching, sword and pew-pew text faces for banter and games.
Text faces eating noodles, sipping tea and waiting for dinner.
Sheep, rams and lambs typed in text.
Mice and hamsters drawn in text, tails and whiskers included.
Butterflies made of text, wing frames and fluttering trails.
Seals and sea lions drawn in text.
Birds, chicks, ducks, penguins and owls drawn in text.
Fox text faces with pointed ears and a fluffy tail.
Deer, fawns and reindeer drawn in text, antlers included.
Ghosts, bats, vampires, zombies and pumpkins in text.
Santa, snowmen, reindeer and snowy faces for the holidays.
Birthday text faces with cake, candles, gifts and party poppers.
Sleepy moon faces, suns, stars and space text faces.
Framed, sparkly kaomoji for bios: cutecore, coquette and soft-girl lines.
Gothic text faces framed with crosses, pentagrams, bats and skulls.
