Text-made expression

Emoticons & ASCII Art

Before emoji became pictures, people built emotion from punctuation, letters and a little imagination. Explore the classics, kaomoji, text faces and tiny pieces of internet culture.

Find your face

Human-friendly groupings, whether or not you already know what “kaomoji” means.

:-)Classic EmoticonsSideways smiles, winks, frowns, tongues and early chat shorthand.

:-);-):-(:-P

(＾▽＾)KaomojiJapanese-style text faces that read upright and use richer expressions.

(＾▽＾)

ಠ_ಠReaction FacesDisapproval, confusion, surprise, awkwardness and internet-grade side eye.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ಠ_ಠ (・_・?)

/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ASCII ArtAnimals, objects, tiny scenes and miniature text drawings.

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\

(^‿^)HappyJoy, laughter, warmth, excitement and friendly energy.

(^‿^)\(^o^)/

(╥﹏╥)Sad & CryingTears, disappointment, heartbreak and dramatic despair.

(≥o≤)(╥﹏╥)

(♡‿♡)Love & CuteAffection, hugs, blushes, hearts, softness and maximum cuteness.

(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ (♡‿♡)(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)

(╯°□°)╯Chaos & RageTable flips, anger, panic, screaming and beautifully overdone reactions.

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

All emoticons

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ShrugThe universal text-face for uncertainty, resignation, indifference, or simply: “what can you do?”ಠ_ಠDisapprovalJudgment and skeptical side eye, built from two Kannada letters.(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻Table FlipThe opposite of resigned calm — rage, rendered as furniture in motion.(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づHugA warm text-made embrace, arms open.(≥o≤)PanicSqueezed eyes and an open mouth — distress, in miniature.ʕ•ᴥ•ʔBearA small round bear, built from Canadian syllabics.:-)SmileThe original sideways smile, and arguably where all of this started.;-)WinkA smile with one eye closed — lightness, or a shared joke.(＾▽＾)JoyUpturned eyes and a wide mouth: uncomplicated happiness.(╥﹏╥)CryingStreaming eyes and a wavering mouth — dramatic sorrow.(♡‿♡)Love EyesHearts for eyes and a soft smile.(^‿^)SmilingA quiet, contented smile./ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\CatA small text cat, ears and whiskers included.(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)FlushedBlushing, bashful, slightly overwhelmed.(・_・?)ConfusedA flat face and a question mark: genuine puzzlement.\(^o^)/ExcitedBoth arms up — celebration.:-(FrownThe sideways frown — the smile's counterpart.:-PTongue OutA sideways face with its tongue out.