Text sequence (5 characters)
U+0028 U+25D5 U+203F U+25D5 U+0029( ◕ ‿ ◕ )Text sequence · decimal ( ◕ ‿ ◕ )
Kaomoji Copy & Paste
Browse 64 kaomoji built for tone and personality. Mostly drawn from the Basic Latin block. 61 render as text and 3 as emoji.
Copy kaomoji
64 characters and sequences. Choose an entry and it copies straight away.
No entry on this page matches.
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Kaomoji with Unicode names and HTML codes
12 of the 64 entries, shown with their full detail. Where two entries look the same, the name settles it. The HTML references beside each name reproduce the code-point sequence character for character.
Text sequence (10 characters)
U+0028 U+3065 U+FF61 U+25D5 U+203F U+203F U+25D5 U+FF61 U+0029 U+3065( づ ｡ ◕ ‿ ‿ ◕ ｡ ) づText sequence · decimal ( づ ｡ ◕ ‿ ‿ ◕ ｡ ) づ
Text sequence (5 characters)
U+309C U+002D U+309C U+30CE U+0029゜ - ゜ ノ )Text sequence · decimal ゜ - ゜ ノ )
Left Parenthesis + Katakana Letter Si + Low Line
U+0028 U+30B7 U+005F( シ _Text sequence · decimal ( シ _
Text sequence (5 characters)
U+0028 U+0054 U+005F U+0054 U+0029( T _ T )Text sequence · decimal ( T _ T )
Text sequence (4 characters)
U+0028 U+00B4 U+FF61 U+2022( ´ ｡ •Text sequence · decimal ( ´ ｡ •
Text sequence (9 characters)
U+0028 U+003D U+005E U+FF65 U+03C9 U+FF65 U+005E U+003D U+0029( = ^ ･ ω ･ ^ = )Text sequence · decimal ( = ^ ･ ω ･ ^ = )
Emoji sequence (12 code points)
U+0028 U+FF89 U+25D5 U+30EE U+25D5 U+0029 U+FF89 U+002A U+003A U+FF65 U+FF9F U+2727( ﾉ ◕ ヮ ◕ ) ﾉ * : ･ ﾟ ✧Emoji sequence · decimal ( ﾉ ◕ ヮ ◕ ) ﾉ * : ･ ﾟ ✧
Text sequence (6 characters)
U+0028 U+FF61 U+014F U+FE4F U+014F U+0029( ｡ ŏ ﹏ ŏ )Text sequence · decimal ( ｡ ŏ ﹏ ŏ )
Text sequence (9 characters)
U+2022 U+005F U+2022 U+0029 U+003E U+2310 U+25A0 U+002D U+25A0• _ • ) > ⌐ ■ - ■Text sequence · decimal • _ • ) > ⌐ ■ - ■
Text sequence (5 characters)
U+0028 U+00B4 U+2200 U+FF40 U+0029( ´ ∀ ｀ )Text sequence · decimal ( ´ ∀ ｀ )
Text sequence (7 characters)
U+0028 U+0E51 U+02C3 U+1D17 U+02C2 U+0029 U+FEED( ๑ ˃ ᴗ ˂ ) ﻭText sequence · decimal ( ๑ ˃ ᴗ ˂ ) ﻭ
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Kaomoji: types, meanings and practical differences
Kaomoji are Japanese-style emoticons built from punctuation and letters, read upright rather than sideways.
Use these for tone. They suit chat, captions and playful text art. The page carries 64 distinct entries: 3 single characters and 61 sequences.
Representative names include Text sequence (5 characters), Text sequence (10 characters), Text sequence (5 characters), Left Parenthesis + Katakana Letter Si + Low Line. The commonest name families across the whole inventory are Left Parenthesis (50), Right Parenthesis (49), Low Line (17). Single-character values span U+0028 to U+1D55.
Browse kaomoji by type
Text sequence
58 entries
Punctuation
2 entries
Letter
1 entry
Emoji sequence
3 entries
What is actually in these kaomoji
Encoded span for kaomoji
The span runs U+0028 to U+1D55. By Unicode general category that is punctuation 2, letter 1.
Name patterns that repeat
Sorting every formal name puts Left Parenthesis (50), Right Parenthesis (49), Low Line (17) at the top.
Joiners, selectors and length
61 entries span more than one code point: 0 with a zero-width joiner, 0 with a variation selector, the longest running to 15 code points.
Narrowing it down
Two look almost the same: Text sequence (5 characters) and Text sequence (10 characters). They are different characters: U+0028 U+25D5 U+203F U+25D5 U+0029 and U+0028 U+3065 U+FF61 U+25D5 U+203F U+203F U+25D5 U+FF61 U+0029 U+3065. Start with text sequence.
It is the biggest group, with 58. Save letter for when you mean exactly that. Want colour?
Pick one of the 3 emoji. Want it to match your text? Pick one of the 61 plain ones.
Then paste it where it will live and look at it.
The grouping here follows practical use, not Unicode's formal categories.
58Text sequence
Several characters copied in a fixed order. 91% here.
3Emoji sequence
Built from parts that must travel together. 5% here.
2Punctuation
Characters that organise a sentence. 3% here.
1Letter
Letterforms borrowed for their shape. 2% here.
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Kaomoji explained in plain English
Short summary
Pick from 64 kaomoji on this page. The largest set is text sequence, with 58. Unicode keeps most of them in a group called Basic Latin. Watch the 3 emoji. Unlike the 61 plain ones, you cannot change how they look.
4 groups, not one list
Text sequence is the biggest at 58. The rest split between punctuation, letter and emoji sequence.
Which blocks they come from
They come from Basic Latin (147), Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms (41) and General Punctuation (33). They span U+0028 to U+1D55, so no one font covers them all.
Easy to confuse
Text sequence (5 characters) and Text sequence (10 characters) look alike. They are not the same character.
61 entries are sequences
Half-copying breaks 61 of these. Take the whole value.
Terms worth knowing
Useful terms when searching or describing kaomoji.
- Text sequence
- Punctuation
- Letter
- Emoji sequence
- Kaomoji
- Japanese
- Emoticons
- Text
- Faces
- Sequence
- Characters)
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A quick choice checklist
- Match the meaning. Start with text sequence when that group fits your message.
- Read the name. Compare Text sequence (5 characters) with Text sequence (10 characters) before you pick by shape.
- Test the result. Paste the full value into the app, document, or profile where it will appear.
What the kaomoji inventory actually contains
Every figure below is counted from the 64 entries stored for this page rather than estimated. The characters are drawn from Basic Latin (147), Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms (41) and General Punctuation (33).
| Group | Entries | Examples | Code points | Usual presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text sequence | 58 | (◕‿◕) (｡◕‿◕｡) (>‿◠) | sequence | Text presentation |
| Punctuation | 2 | ( ( | U+0028–U+0028 | Text presentation |
| Letter | 1 | ᵕ | U+1D55 | Text presentation |
| Emoji sequence | 3 | (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ (*^▽^*) (∩｀-´)⊃━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ | sequence | Emoji presentation |
Practical note: Presentation is the typical default. A variation selector, a specific font stack, or an application that overrides emoji rendering can change what you see after pasting.
Related reading
Compare these choices with text animal symbols and smiley symbols. For a deeper explanation, read Cool Symbols for Bios, Usernames and Captions. For a quick answer first, see can i use cool symbols on social media?.
Tip: A symbol should decorate a label, not replace it — plain words keep the meaning available to search and to assistive technology.
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How to use kaomoji
One click copies the characters themselves, not a picture of them. Use Ctrl V on Windows and Linux, ⌘ V on a Mac, or long-press and Paste on a phone.
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Chat reactions and friendly replies
Text sequence (5 characters) is the safe pick here. Let the words beside it carry the meaning.
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Bios, captions and display names
Text sequence suits bios, captions and display names. Pick one whose stroke weight matches the text around it.
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Text art that remains selectable
When creating text art that remains selectable, paste the complete entry — several of these are multi-code-point sequences that break if truncated.
Copy-ready kaomoji examples for chat reactions and friendly replies
Chat reactions and friendly replies
(◕‿◕) Kaomoji referenceBios, captions and display names
(◕‿◕) (｡◕‿◕｡) (>‿◠)Text art that remains selectable
(>‿◠) kaomoji (◕‿◕)06
How kaomoji render across fonts, apps and devices
Unicode keeps 67% of these in Basic Latin. The rest come from Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms and General Punctuation. You get two behaviours here.
61 are plain text. 3 are emoji and arrive in colour you cannot change. 61 entries are made of several parts.
Copy the whole thing, or it breaks apart.
The clipboard carries code points, not the drawing on this page, so weight, spacing and colour can all shift between iPhone, Android, Windows, macOS and an exported PDF.
3Single characters
61Sequences
3Emoji properties
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Common mistakes with kaomoji
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Treating Text sequence (5 characters) and Text sequence (10 characters) as the same character.
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Thinking every one of the 64 works the same everywhere.
- 3
Copying only part of one of the 61 multi-code-point sequences instead of the whole value.
- 4
Reaching for one of the 3 emoji entries where a text mark was needed, so the colour artwork clashes with the surrounding type.
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Kaomoji questions and answers
What is the difference between Text sequence (5 characters) and Text sequence (10 characters)?+
They are two distinct Unicode characters: Text sequence (5 characters) is U+0028 U+25D5 U+203F U+25D5 U+0029 (HTML ( ◕ ‿ ◕ )) and Text sequence (10 characters) is U+0028 U+3065 U+FF61 U+25D5 U+203F U+203F U+25D5 U+FF61 U+0029 U+3065 (HTML ( づ ｡ ◕ ‿ ‿ ◕ ｡ ) づ). A font may draw them almost identically, but they sort and search as separate values.
What is the HTML code for text sequence (5 characters)?+
Either reference works: ( ◕ ‿ ◕ ) or ( ◕ ‿ ◕ ). Both resolve to (◕‿◕). Pasting the raw character is fine too once the document is UTF-8.
Which kaomoji work as plain text rather than emoji?+
61 of the 64 are ordinary text characters. They take the colour and weight of the surrounding font, which suits documents, code and interface labels. The other 3 are emoji and arrive as colour artwork you cannot restyle.
Why does one of these kaomoji split apart when I paste it?+
61 entries here are sequences of more than one code point. If the destination does not support the sequence, or if the copy was truncated, the parts render individually. Copy the entry with the button rather than by selecting the characters.
Which Unicode block are these kaomoji in?+
The answer is Basic Latin, covering 147 of them; the rest come from Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms and General Punctuation. Coverage tends to follow the block: long-established ones render nearly everywhere, recent additions do not.
Which kaomoji should I choose?+
Two look almost the same: <b>Text sequence (5 characters)</b> and <b>Text sequence (10 characters)</b>. They are different characters: U+0028 U+25D5 U+203F U+25D5 U+0029 and U+0028 U+3065 U+FF61 U+25D5 U+203F U+203F U+25D5 U+FF61 U+0029 U+3065. Start with <b>text sequence</b>. It is the biggest group, with <b>58</b>. Save letter for when you mean exactly that. Want colour? Pick one of the <b>3</b> emoji. Want it to match your text? Pick one of the <b>61</b> plain ones. Then paste it where it will live and look at it.
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Learn more about kaomoji
Tools that pair with kaomoji
Expressive characters are normally going into a caption or a display name, where a styled word alongside them does more work than another pictograph.
Upside-Down Text ConverterReverse and substitute letters to make playful upside-down text, then test the result in its final app.Open the text converter →Bubble Text ConverterTurn ordinary letters and numbers into enclosed Unicode characters for short labels and profile text.Open the text converter →
Composing a finished design from these is what the Symbol Maker is for. The full set of converters, inspectors and previews sits in the Unicode tools hub.
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Sources for these figures
All counts derive from the 64 values actually stored for this collection. Rather than curating names by hand, this page reads them from the Unicode 17.0 database, and takes emoji membership from the standard's own data files.
- Unicode Character Database — UnicodeData.txt (formal names and general categories)
- Unicode emoji-test.txt (fully-qualified emoji sequences and grouping)
- The Unicode Standard, current version
- How CoolSymbol.now sources, counts and tests this data