:shades: Kaomoji library
Kaomoji to copy and paste
2,356 Japanese emoticons, from ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ to (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻, in 49 moods and animals. Click one to copy it. Every one also has a code, so with Use Emoji you can type :meh: and the shrug appears.
Updated November 2026
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Next time, skip the copy and paste: type :fire: and get 🔥 right where you write.
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Kaomoji questions
About kaomoji
Short answers to the questions people ask most.
What is a kaomoji?
A kaomoji is a Japanese emoticon made of text characters, such as (^_^) or ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The word combines kao (face) and moji (character). Unlike Western emoticons like :-), kaomoji are read without tilting your head, and they often use Japanese and other Unicode characters for eyes, mouths and arms.
How do I type a kaomoji?
The quickest way is to copy one from this page and paste it. To type them without searching, add Use Emoji: every kaomoji here has a code, so
:meh: gives ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and :tableflip: gives (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ on any site you turn it on for. Type the first letters of a mood, like :happy, and a list opens to pick from.Why does the shrug lose its arm when I paste it?
Some apps read pasted text as Markdown, where a backslash before an underscore means "a plain underscore". Telegram Web is one of them: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ arrives as ¯_(ツ)_/¯, with an arm missing. The copy buttons on this page, like Use Emoji itself, copy the shrug in a form Telegram pastes as is. Discord applies Markdown when a message is sent, so there the easiest way is its built-in /shrug command.
Do kaomoji work on Instagram, WhatsApp and Discord?
Yes. Kaomoji are ordinary Unicode characters, so they paste into any app or website that accepts text. A few rare characters may look slightly different depending on your device’s fonts.
What does (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ mean?
It is the table flip: someone flipping a table in frustration. Its calm counterpart ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ) puts the table back. In Use Emoji they are
:tableflip: and :unflip:.Are these kaomoji free to use?
Yes. Kaomoji are text, and you can use any of them wherever you like. Copying from this page is free, and typing their codes with Use Emoji uses your free replacements, or is unlimited with Pro.
Type :meh:, get ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Every kaomoji on this page, one code away, on every site you write on.