A kaomoji is a Japanese emoticon made from text characters that can be read without tilting your head, such as (＾▽＾). Unlike Western emoticons, they are read upright.

Click any face to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it wherever you need — chat, code, README, or social media.

Do they work everywhere?

Because they are plain text, kaomoji and ASCII emoji work in almost any text field, including places that do not support image-based emoji.

CHEAT SHEET

ASCII Emojis

A collection of emoticons and kaomoji to copy and paste — from the classic :) to Japanese faces. Click an emoji to copy it.

Classics

The timeless emoticons — tilt your head to the left to read them.

Kaomoji

Japanese-style faces you read upright.

Animals

A few little critters made of ASCII characters.

Love

Hearts and kisses for your sweeter messages.

Actions

Kaomoji caught mid-action: waving, dancing, fighting.

These emojis are made of text characters: they look best in a monospace font. Some kaomoji use Unicode characters that may vary from one font to another.

About the ASCII Emoji & Kaomoji Generator

Browse and copy hundreds of ASCII emoji and kaomoji — Japanese-style text faces like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻. Built entirely from text characters, they work in chats, commit messages, code comments, and social posts where image emoji do not.

FAQ

What is a kaomoji?: A kaomoji is a Japanese emoticon made from text characters that can be read without tilting your head, such as (＾▽＾). Unlike Western emoticons, they are read upright.
How do I use them?: Click any face to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it wherever you need — chat, code, README, or social media.
Do they work everywhere?: Because they are plain text, kaomoji and ASCII emoji work in almost any text field, including places that do not support image-based emoji.