How is kaomoji different from emoji?

Emoji are single Unicode codepoints whose appearance varies wildly across fonts, OSes, and apps. Kaomoji are text-art built from regular characters, punctuation, kana, and arrows — they render identically everywhere. They shine when consistency matters (technical docs, commit messages, code comments).

What can I search for?

(a) Part of the kaomoji itself (e.g. `T_T`), (b) Japanese tags (`笑顔`, `泣く`, `怒り`), (c) English tags (`smile`, `cry`, `angry`, `shrug`), and (d) category names (`animal`, `music`). All queries are NFKC-normalized, case-insensitive, and whitespace-collapsed for forgiving search.

The pasted kaomoji looks broken in my doc

Many kaomoji use combining marks or half-width characters, so proportional fonts can mis-align them vertically. Chat apps (Slack, Discord, LINE) and Markdown render them cleanly, and monospaced fonts always align them perfectly. If Word or Pages mangles a face, switch to a monospaced font.

Can I request more kaomoji?

Yes — use the report form to suggest specific faces or categories you want added (e.g. "more variations of (´・ω・\`)"). We add high-demand requests.

Are esoteric ASCII faces included (e.g. , m9(^Д^))?

The 12 core categories cover 80+ classic faces. For more obscure ones, file a request.

Is my input sent to a server?

No. All kaomoji data ships with the tool, and search / copy run entirely in your browser. It works offline.

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$Kaomoji finder — copy (^_^) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and 80+ classic faces$

Kaomoji finder — copy (^_^) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and 80+ classic faces

Search 80+ classic kaomoji (text emoticons) across 12 categories — happy, sad, angry, surprise, love, confused, shrug, table flip, animal, music, and more — by face, tag, or category, then copy with one click. Unlike emoji, kaomoji render identically on Slack, Discord, LINE, GitHub, and email regardless of fonts or platforms, so you can express emotion without worrying about Unicode compatibility. All data ships with the tool; no network, no upload — everything happens in your browser.

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How to use

Type any keyword — e.g. `smile`, `cry`, `cat`, `table flip`, `shrug`, or part of a face like `T_T` — to search across 80+ kaomoji. Filter by category (happy / sad / angry / surprise / love / confused / table flip / animal / music / …). Click Copy on any card to copy the kaomoji to your clipboard so you can paste it straight into Slack, Discord, LINE, GitHub, email, and so on.

FAQ

How is kaomoji different from emoji?: Emoji are single Unicode codepoints whose appearance varies wildly across fonts, OSes, and apps. Kaomoji are text-art built from regular characters, punctuation, kana, and arrows — they render identically everywhere. They shine when consistency matters (technical docs, commit messages, code comments).
What can I search for?: (a) Part of the kaomoji itself (e.g. `T_T`), (b) Japanese tags (`笑顔`, `泣く`, `怒り`), (c) English tags (`smile`, `cry`, `angry`, `shrug`), and (d) category names (`animal`, `music`). All queries are NFKC-normalized, case-insensitive, and whitespace-collapsed for forgiving search.
The pasted kaomoji looks broken in my doc: Many kaomoji use combining marks or half-width characters, so proportional fonts can mis-align them vertically. Chat apps (Slack, Discord, LINE) and Markdown render them cleanly, and monospaced fonts always align them perfectly. If Word or Pages mangles a face, switch to a monospaced font.
Can I request more kaomoji?: Yes — use the report form to suggest specific faces or categories you want added (e.g. "more variations of (´・ω・\`)"). We add high-demand requests.
Are esoteric ASCII faces included (e.g. <(`O´)>, m9(^Д^))?: The 12 core categories cover 80+ classic faces. For more obscure ones, file a request.
Is my input sent to a server?: No. All kaomoji data ships with the tool, and search / copy run entirely in your browser. It works offline.

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