Kawaii emoticons made from symbols. Japanese kaomoji emoticons: negative emotions. Other emoticons from symbols
I was looking for emoticons for the site, and I found emoticons, albeit poppy ones. Along the way, I discovered Japanese emoticons - kaomoji. Those. It turned out that it happened, I used some of them before, but I didn’t know anything about their origin and affiliation before.
Kaomoji — text emoticons that convey emotions through a face drawn from the front, first appeared in 1986 in computer network ASCII-NET (service of the Japanese ASCII company).
Typically, such emoticons were created in a format similar to this (*_*). The stars served as eyes, in the center - a mouth, most often it was a sign underlining, and at the edges of the face - brackets.
Various emotions such as (“)(-_-)(“) were depicted by changing the eyes of the emoticon, for example, sadness could be expressed as “crying eyes” using the letter “T”, crying emoticon: (T_T).
A similar T_T emoticon could be used to mean “not impressed.” It was possible to emphasize the eyes using the ^^ element. Stress could be depicted like this (x_x), and nervousness like this (-_-;), the semicolon symbolized sweat dripping from nervous tension. The repetition of the element /// could represent blushing with shame.
The dash and dot symbols could replace the underscore; The dot was often used to make the mouth look pretty or to represent the nose (^.^). Although the nose or mouth could be completely absent (^^). Brackets were often replaced by curly braces (^_^). In many cases, the parentheses were omitted altogether: ^^, >.< , o_O, O.O, e_e, e.e . Двойные » и одинарные ‘ кавычки добавляли, чтобы выразить страх или стыд, подобным образом во многих используется капля пота.
Japanese Microsoft IME since version 2000 supports 2 types of emoticons after enabling Microsoft IME Spoken Language/Emotion Dictionary. In IME 2007, this feature was moved to the Emoticons dictionary.
Further variations of kaomoji can be obtained by combining Special symbols and hieroglyphs/letters of various alphabets.
Kaomoji in the west
English-language anime forums have adapted Japanese emoticons for use with the ASCII standard (characters available for input on Western keyboards). Therefore, in the English-speaking part of the Internet they are often called “anime emoticons”. They have also become widespread in online games, chat rooms, and other non-anime forums. Smileys like
<(^.^)>, <(^_^<), <(o_o<), <(-‘.’-)>, <(‘.’-^) или (>’;..;’)>, which consist of parentheses, mouth, nose and hands (especially hands using less than symbols< и больше >), often, for external resemblance,
Called "Kirby", after the hero of the Nintendo video game series.
(c)Nintendo 
not to be confused with 
Parentheses are sometimes omitted, and the mouth-emphasis is prolonged, to enhance the emotion (for example, ^_________^ means very happy). And this emoticon t (-_-t) is made in the Japanese style, but has the Western meaning of “showing the middle finger” (often called “bird”), the letter “t” is used to denote the arm, hand and finger. One of the new emoticons *,..,*or `;..;´ is used to depict a vampire or other mythical fanged creature.
A mixture of Western and Japanese style
The use of both Western and Japanese styles for communication in blogs, chats, forums, etc. is called emoji. This mixture of Western and Japanese pop cultures gave birth to text emoticons turned to their side. As in English-language emoticons, the brackets will be omitted and only numbers, alphabetic symbols, and the most common punctuation marks will be used. Emojis such as O -, -3-, -w -, ‘_’, ;_;, T _T, :>, and.V. used to express mixed feelings that are difficult to convey with standard emoticons. Often, symbols are added to emoji to depict drops of sweat in an anime style, for example ^_^’ or!>______<@>;;, ;O ; and also *u *. Equal sign = can be used can be used for image closed eyes and anime-style eyes, for example: =0=, =3=, =w =, =A = and =7=. There are many emoticons like >o<; где точка с запятой используется для изображения капли пота, буква «о» вместо рта, а знаки больше >and less< для обозначения стресса или легкого замешательства. Число смайлов которое можно создать подобным образом бесконечно и каждый будет иметь свое значение, например >D , >=D , >P , >:P , >3 or >:3.
Dual channel style
Japanese language encodings typically use two-bit character codes. This results in a huge variety of characters suitable for use in emoji, many of which are not found in ASCII.
Most kaomoji contain cyrillic letters, as well as letters of other alphabets foreign to the Japanese, in order to create more and morecomplex expressions comparable in complexity to ASCII art
.
In order to type such kaomoji, you need an input editor equipped with a kaomoji dictionary. The user simply types the Japanese word that represents the desired emoji, and the editor immediately converts the word into complex kaomoji.
Complex compound kaomoji are called Shift JIS- art(Shift JIS is one of the Japanese language encodings). Users using the two-channel style have developed great amount Kaomoji using characters from obscure languages such as Kannada (a Dravidian language spoken in southwestern India): ಠ _ಠ (meaning disagreement, disbelief and confusion). They were soon picked up by the Forchan web forum (4chan) and then spread to other Western sites. Some of them later acquired a different meaning.
A few examples of complex and not so complex kaomoji:
Hello
(●´･ω･)ﾉ☆☆☆HELLO☆☆☆☆ヽ(･ω･｀○)
Congratulations!
~~-v(=￣ω￣).｡o○お.｡o○め.｡o○で.｡o○と.｡o○う
Bye bye
ε(´’,_c’)зβyе☆βyеε(‘c_,’｀)з゛
Good night
オ┌|･o･|┘ヤ└|･O･|┐ス┌|･.･|┐ミ└|･_･|┘
Long time no see
(ﾉ^^)乂(^^)ﾉｵﾋｻｵﾋｻ(ﾉ^^)八(^^)ﾉ
Nice to meet you
(*’-‘*)ノはじめましてヽ(*’-‘*)
Hooray! I'm home!
ヾ(o′▽`o)ﾉﾞﾟ+.ﾟﾀﾀﾞｲﾏｰﾟ+.ﾟ
Smiles
＾ω＾
▼ω▼
Hello everyone:3 today your Carrot will show you emoticons that we have used many times in materials and other things. It will be fun (*^‿^*)
Kaomoji (顔文字) represents Japanese style emoticon images, built on the basis of kanji characters, punctuation marks and other symbols, and used to express emotions when communicating in cyberspace. In fact, it is synonymous with Japanese emoticons. Formed by a combination of words: kao (顔 - face) + moji (文字 - symbol, written sign).
The Japanese are a very emotional and creative nation. Therefore, in Japan, emoticons are more common than anywhere else in the world.
According to the Japanese, eyes are the mirror of a person's soul. Therefore, if in Western emoticons the greatest attention is paid to the mouth, in Japanese emoticons it is the eyes. In addition, unlike Western emoticons, kaomoji does not need to be mentally rotated 90 degrees.
Many Japanese are good at drawing, because Japanese is the language of drawings. The example of anime and manga shows how accurately the authors manage to convey the various emotions of the characters with just a few simple lines.
At the dawn of the Internet and the medium of exchange instant messages lack of face-to-face communication led to various types of misunderstandings. Kaomoji was a successful creative attempt by manga and anime fans to rectify this situation.
Japanese emoticons are extremely diverse. On the Internet you can see the figure 10,000, but in reality there are many more. This diversity is explained by at least two factors:
unlike the Cyrillic and Latin alphabet, which are most often written in single-byte encodings, Japanese writing requires at least double-byte encodings that have a wider character coverage;
Kaomoji can denote not only individual emotions, but also complex actions, and their combinations can even create whole stories.
Look! :D
The Japanese are a very emotional and creative nation. Therefore, in Japan, emoticons are more common than anywhere else in the world.
Kaomoji(顔文字) is a Japanese emoticon style based on kanji characters, punctuation marks and other symbols, used to express emotions when communicating in cyberspace. In fact, it is a synonym Japanese emoticons. Formed by a combination of words: kao (顔 - person) + moji (文字 - symbol, written sign).
According to the Japanese, eyes are the mirror of a person's soul. Therefore, if in Western emoticons the greatest attention is paid to the mouth, in Japanese emoticons it is the eyes. In addition, unlike Western emoticons, kaomoji no need to mentally rotate 90 degrees.
Many Japanese are good at drawing, because Japanese is the language of drawings. The example of anime and manga shows how accurately the authors manage to convey the various emotions of the characters with just a few simple lines.
In the early days of the Internet and instant messaging, the lack of face-to-face communication led to all sorts of misunderstandings. Kaomoji was a successful creative attempt by manga and anime fans to correct this situation.
Japanese emoticons extremely varied. On the Internet you can see the figure 10,000, but in reality there are many more. This diversity is explained by at least two factors:
- unlike the Cyrillic and Latin alphabet, which are most often written in single-byte encodings, Japanese writing requires at least double-byte encodings that have a wider character coverage;
- kaomoji can denote not only individual emotions, but also complex actions, and their combinations - even entire stories.
Kaomoji are divided into categories depending on the emotional component, type of designated action or object. Also in these emoticons you can often find hieroglyphs that carry additional semantic connotations.
The site contains an interesting collection Japanese kaomoji emoticons, collected from various (mostly Japanese) Internet sources. Since everything Japanese emoticons impossible to assemble, the project team selected the most interesting options and their combinations, and also added our own. In addition, there is a corresponding application for Android.
In general, feel free to use the ones you like Japanese emoticons. Combine elements from different kaomoji and create your own creative options!
In Japanese emoticons depicting joy (laughter, smile, pleasure, delight), the eyes are usually placed high. The most commonly used symbols are ^, ￣, ´ and `, but not always. The mouth also plays an important role. For example, young Japanese women often use the symbol ω (omega) as the mouth of their Japanese emoticons, believing that such kaomoji are the cutest, or, as they say, kawaii. You can also use ∀, ▽ and other symbols that resemble a smile. And the Japanese also like to add various special effects to kaomoji (stars, tears of joy, etc.) for greater expressiveness.
| (* ^ ω ^) | (´ ∀ ` *) | ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶ | ☆*:.｡.o(≧▽≦)o.｡.:*☆ |
| (o^▽^o) | (⌒▽⌒)☆ | <(￣︶￣)> | 。.:☆*:･"(*⌒―⌒*))) |
| ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ | (´｡. ω .｡`) | (￣ω￣) | ｀;:゛;｀;･(°ε°) |
| (o･ω･o) | (＠＾◡＾) | ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ | (o_ _)ﾉ彡☆ |
| (^人^) | (o´▽`o) | (*´▽`*) | ｡ﾟ(ﾟ^∀^ﾟ)ﾟ｡ |
| (´ ω `) | (((o(*°▽°*)o))) | (≧◡≦) | (o´∀`o) |
| (´. ω .`) | (＾▽＾) | (⌒ω⌒) | ∑d(°∀°d) |
| ╰(▔∀▔)╯ | (─‿‿─) | (*^‿^*) | ヽ(o^ ^o)ﾉ |
| (✯◡✯) | (◕‿◕) | (*≧ω≦*) | (☆▽☆) |
| (⌒‿⌒) | ＼(≧▽≦)／ | ヽ(o＾▽＾o)ノ | ☆ ～("▽^人) |
| (*°▽°*) | ٩(｡.́‿.̀｡)۶ | (✧ω✧) | ヽ(*⌒▽⌒*)ﾉ |
| (´｡. ᵕ .｡`) | (´ ▽ `) | (￣▽￣) | ╰(*´︶`*)╯ |
| ヽ(>∀<☆)ノ | o(≧▽≦)o | (☆ω☆) | (っ˘ω˘ς) |
| ＼(￣▽￣)／ | (*¯︶¯*) | ＼(＾▽＾)／ | ٩(◕‿◕)۶ |
| (o˘◡˘o) | \(★ω★)/ | \(^ヮ^)/ | (〃＾▽＾〃) |
| (╯✧▽✧)╯ | o(>ω<)o | o(❛ᴗ❛)o | ｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡ |
| (‾́ ◡ ‾́) | (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ | (bᵔ▽ᵔ)b | (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ |
| (๑˘︶˘๑) | (˙꒳˙) | (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ) | °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° |
Japanese emojis for love often use the ♡ (heart) symbol or combinations with it, such as ノ～ ♡ (blowing a kiss). You can also use the chu letter set to represent a kiss (in Japan it is associated with the sound of a kiss). Another distinctive feature of Japanese love emojis is the abundance of * and o symbols, which denote blush and are often used in combination with /, \, ノ, ﾉ and ヽ. That is, these emoticons seem to cover their faces with their hands out of embarrassment. In combination with the so-called “hands” the symbol ε (sponges with a bow) is also used, but here the desire to hug and kiss is implied. Japanese women often joke that such kaomoji look like perverts!
| (ﾉ´ z `)ノ | (♡μ_μ) | (*^^*)♡ | ☆⌒ヽ(*"､^*)chu |
| (♡-_-♡) | (￣ε￣＠) | ヽ(♡‿♡)ノ | (´ ∀ `)ノ～ ♡ |
| (─‿‿─)♡ | (´｡. ᵕ .｡`) ♡ | (*♡∀♡) | (｡・//ε//・｡) |
| (´ ω `♡) | ♡(◡‿◡) | (◕‿◕)♡ | (/▽＼*)｡o○♡ |
| (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) | (♡°▽°♡) | ♡(｡- ω -) | ♡ ～("▽^人) |
| (´. ω .`) ♡ | (´ ε `)♡ | (´｡. ω .｡`) ♡ | (´ ▽ `).｡ｏ♡ |
| ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ | (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡ | (♡˙︶˙♡) | ♡＼(￣▽￣)／♡ |
| (≧◡≦) ♡ | (⌒▽⌒)♡ | (*¯ ³¯*)♡ | (っ˘з(˘⌣˘) ♡ |
| ♡ (˘▽˘>ԅ(˘⌣˘) | (˘⌣˘)♡(˘⌣˘) | (/^-^(^ ^*)/ ♡ | ٩(♡ε♡)۶ |
| σ(≧ε≦σ) ♡ | ♡ (⇀ 3 ↼) | ♡ (￣З￣) | (❤ω❤) |
| (˘∀˘)/(μ‿μ) ❤ | ❤ (ɔˆз(ˆ⌣ˆc) | (´♡‿♡`) | (°◡°♡) |
To show embarrassment, a symbol can be used; (something like a drop of sweat on the face) or symbols simulating blush (*, o). In addition, you can try to imitate how the Japanese emoticon covers its face with its hands out of embarrassment.
| (⌒_⌒;) | (o^^o) | (*/ω＼) | (*/。＼) |
| (*/_＼) | (*ﾉωﾉ) | (o-_-o) | (*μ_μ) |
| (◡‿◡ *) | (ᵔ.ᵔ) | (*ﾉ∀`*) | (//▽//) |
| (//ω//) | (ノ*°▽°*) | (*^.^*) | (*ﾉ▽ﾉ) |
| (￣▽￣*)ゞ | (⁄ ⁄.⁄ω⁄.⁄ ⁄) | (*/▽＼*) | (⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄) |
| („ಡωಡ„) | (ง ื▿ ื)ว |
To express sympathy or compassion, you need at least two Japanese emoticons: one of them will be upset about something, and the other will calm him down. For the first type, you can use kaomoji from the “sadness” category. The key element of the second will be a “soothing hand stroke” (ノ”, ノ’ or ヾ) or a “support shoulder” (see examples).
Dissatisfaction can easily be expressed by scrunching your face in kaomoji. Hence the corresponding symbols. For the eyes of dissatisfied Japanese emoticons, ＞＜ are suitable. Additional wrinkles may be added by the ＃ symbol. Also, eyes like ￢￢ and ￣￣ with a well-shaped mouth can express a certain dissatisfaction. Similar techniques are quite common in anime and manga.
| (＃＞＜) | (；⌣̀_⌣́) | ☆ｏ(＞＜；)○ | (￣ ￣|||) |
| (；￣D￣) | (￣□￣」) | (＃￣0￣) | (＃￣ω￣) |
| (￢_￢;) | (＞ｍ＜) | (」°ロ°)」 | (〃＞＿＜;〃) |
| (＾＾＃) | (︶︹︺) | (￣ヘ￣) | <(￣ ﹌ ￣)> |
| (￣︿￣) | (＞﹏＜) | (--_--) | 凸(￣ヘ￣) |
| ヾ(￣O￣)ツ | (⇀‸↼‶) | o(><)o | (」＞＜)」 |
| (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞ | (눈_눈) |
The secret to portraying anger using kaomoji lies in the eyes. Use ` and ´ or ｀ and ´. Just don’t confuse the arrangement of the symbols, otherwise your evil Japanese emoticon will become kind and cheerful (compare: ` ´ - evil eyes, ´ ` - kind eyes). In addition, to depict anger, you can add “wrinkles” ＃ and their stronger form メ or ╬, and as a hand - 凸 (middle finger) and ψ (like claws). You can also use “evil grin” 皿 or 益.
| (＃`D´) | (`皿´＃) | (` ω ´) | ヽ(`d´*)ノ |
| (・`ω´・) | (`ー´) | ヽ(`⌒´メ)ノ | 凸(`△´＃) |
| (`ε´) | ψ(` ∇ ´)ψ | ヾ(`ヘ´)ﾉﾞ | ヽ(‵﹏´)ノ |
| (ﾒ` ﾛ ´) | (╬`益´) | ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐ | 凸(` ﾛ ´)凸 |
| Σ(▼□▼メ) | (°ㅂ°╬) | ψ(▼へ▼メ)～→ | (ノ°益°)ノ |
| (҂ `з´) | (‡▼益▼) | (҂` ﾛ ´)凸 | ((╬◣﹏◢)) |
| ٩(╬ʘ益ʘ╬)۶ | (╬ Ò﹏Ó) | ＼＼٩(๑`^´๑)۶／／ | (凸ಠ益ಠ)凸 |
| _(ΦwΦ)Ψ | ←~(Ψ▼ｰ▼)∈ | ୧((#Φ益Φ#))୨ | ٩(ఠ益ఠ)۶ |
| (ﾉಥ益ಥ)ﾉ |
Sadness, sadness and tears are depicted quite simply. For eyes use T T, ; ;, >< и другие символы, имитирующие заплаканные глаза Japanese emoticon. You can also cover your eyes with your hands (for example, /\ and ノヽ).
| (ノ_<。) | (-_-) | (´-ω-`) | .･ﾟﾟ･(／ω＼)･ﾟﾟ･. |
| (μ_μ) | (ﾉD`) | (-ω-、) | 。゜゜(´Ｏ`) ゜゜。 |
| o(TヘTo) | (; ω ;) | (｡╯︵╰｡) | ｡･ﾟﾟ*(>d<)*ﾟﾟ･｡ |
| (ﾟ，_ゝ｀) | (个_个) | (╯︵╰,) | ｡･ﾟ(ﾟ><ﾟ)ﾟ･｡ |
| (╥ω╥) | (╯_╰) | (╥_╥) | .｡･ﾟﾟ･(＞_＜)･ﾟﾟ･｡. |
| (／ˍ・、) | (ノ_<、) | (╥﹏╥) | ｡ﾟ(｡ﾉωヽ｡)ﾟ｡ |
| (つω`｡) | (｡T ω T｡) | (ﾉω･､) | ･ﾟ･(｡>ω<｡)･ﾟ･ |
| (T_T) | (>_<) | (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ | ｡ﾟ･ (>﹏<) ･ﾟ｡ |
| o(〒﹏〒)o | (｡.́︿.̀｡) | (ಥ﹏ಥ) |
To show pain, use symbols >< вместе со спецэффектами наподобие ⌒☆. Для изображения “оглушённых” смайликов можно использовать глаза типа “x”. Но также есть и другие способы.
To depict scared Japanese emoticons, use forward and backslashes and other symbols that create the impression that the kaomoji is covering his face with his hands in fear. In this case, you can also depict screaming, waving your arms and other similar actions.Σ(°△°|||)︴
You can show indifference using Japanese emoticons by using imitation of corresponding hand movements (┐ ┌ or ╮ ╭, as well as all kinds of connections with forward/backslash and other symbols similar to hands). ー ー, ˇ ˇ and similar options are suitable as “indifferent eyes”.
| ヽ(ー_ー)ノ | ヽ(´ー`)┌ | ┐(‘～`)┌ | ヽ( ￣д￣)ノ |
| ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌ | ヽ(￣～￣ )ノ | ╮(￣_￣)╭ | ヽ(ˇヘˇ)ノ |
| ┐(￣～￣)┌ | ┐(︶▽︶)┌ | ╮(￣～￣)╭ | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
| ┐(´ d`)┌ | ╮(︶︿︶)╭ | ┐(￣∀￣)┌ | ┐(˘ ､ ˘)┌ |
| ╮(︶▽︶)╭ | ╮(˘ ､ ˘)╭ | ┐(˘_˘)┌ | ╮(˘_˘)╭ |
| ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ |
Use "empty eyes" ・ ・. To enhance the effect, you can add to them; or 〃. Also, in a similar combination, eyes like ￣ ￣ are suitable for emoticons. Finally, you can add effects like the process of thinking (・・・), spreading your arms (┐ ┌ or ╮ ╭), supporting your head with your hand (ゞ).
| (￣ω￣;) | σ(￣、￣〃) | (￣～￣;) | (-_-;)・・・ |
| ┐("～`;)┌ | (・_・ヾ | (〃￣ω￣〃ゞ | ┐(￣ヘ￣;)┌ |
| (・_・;) | (￣_￣)・・・ | ╮(￣ω￣;)╭ | (￣.￣;) |
| (＠_＠) | (・・;)ゞ | Σ(￣。￣ﾉ) | (・・) ? |
| (.ิ_.ิ)? | (◎ ◎)ゞ | (ーー;) | ლ(ಠ_ಠ ლ) |
| ლ(¯ロ¯"ლ) |
The easiest way to show doubt is to look away with your kaomoji eyes. Use ￢ ￢, ¬ ¬ or arrows.
A complete selection of emoticons from symbols: emoji, Japanese emoticons, classic brackets, ASCII-art. The coolest and most expressive symbols! ‿︵‿ヽ(°□°)ノ︵‿︵
In modern written speech there are no tools that would allow one to quickly display the author’s mood, his emotional state and attitude towards the interlocutor. In literature, writers usually cope with this by expressing thoughts in a few sentences, but in online correspondence, where speed is important - in a messenger, on a website, when communicating on social networks, this is extremely impractical. Such a dialogue will be protracted, because each interlocutor will have to think about how he will use certain words and whether the other side will understand him correctly.
And here emoticons ʕ ᵔᴥᵔ ʔ come to the rescue - sets of symbols that display human emotions or visualize some message. They significantly save time and simplify text communication between network users. This advantage will be especially appreciated by those who surf the Internet from portable devices that are inferior in typing speed to PCs and laptops with a comfortable and practical keyboard.
So, let's look at popular emoticons, the meaning of symbols that can be used in the process of communicating online, starting with the most common options and gradually moving to more “exotic” ones.
Simple emoticons from symbols on the keyboard
) – a closing parenthesis, an emotion of joy, which can be used to give a positive color to the written text or to demonstrate your friendly attitude towards the interlocutor. Smileys with similar meaning: =) :).
(– an opening parenthesis symbolizes sadness, disappointment. It is appropriate to use, for example, if a message from your interlocutor upset you.
))))) : D =D – emoticons equivalent to the abbreviation LOL, hinting that something made the person who sent them laugh very much.
:’-) :’-D – laughter to tears.
):-> or ]:-> - two options for the smile of an evil genius who has conceived an insidious plan or simply a gloating person.
:-/ – if you are puzzled by something, confused or filled with slight dissatisfaction, this sequence of symbols will express your emotions in the best possible way.
Or -_- – these three emoticons will become in a great way demonstrate ostentatious indifference or disregard for something.
*O* or *_* or ** – strong admiration, impression of what he saw.
) :- :-0 o_O o.O – different variants emotions of surprise, which can be understood by the wide open mouth and bulging eyes.
:-e – emoticon of the emotion of disappointment. It's hard to say, though, why exactly he looks like this.
:-E or:E or:-t – rage, anger, strong aggression.
:-< – смайлик печального настроения.
:*) :-[ or %0 – used in cases where a person is confused by something/someone.
Emotional actions and gestures
The purpose of emoticons from this category, unlike those previously discussed, is not to convey the mood of the participant in the correspondence, but to help describe various actions or signals sent.
:-* or:-() – designations of a kiss in the text version.
() – with this emoticon you can demonstrate that you want to hug your interlocutor.
Or: -p or: -Ъ – teasing the interlocutor with his tongue out.
[:]|||[:] – image of a button accordion. In Internet slang, the name of this musical instrument usually refers to something that is no longer relevant and has been seen many times.
:-X – please shut up, keep your mouth shut, keep your mouth shut.
/:-] – a hint that the interlocutor’s attic is leaking a little.
*:O) – symbolic designation of a clown. If a participant in the correspondence has gone too far with humor and cannot stop, you can notify him about this.
*->->- – image of a carnation. You can give your interlocutor a flower.
(_!_) – naked human ass. It is unlikely that your friends or acquaintances will appreciate such a gesture in real life, but in virtual spaces such expressions of emotions are quite common.
Character and personage emoticons
This set of emoticons allows you to depict a person with any expressed characteristic (both psychological and physical characteristics) or a famous person, for example, a character from a cult film or cartoon, a historical figure, etc.
:-()=0 – depicts a person who has obvious problems with excess weight (fat).
:-() – emoticon with a thick mustache.
:~X – denotes a person who prefers to keep his mouth shut and keep quiet.
L:) – associated with losers/losers, people unlucky in life.
((:-) – wearer of false hair, wig.
~(_8^(|) – the recognizable face of Homer Simpson, the hero of the popular American animated series.
(:\/) – Pac-Man, a character from an old computer game.
(>o-< – любитель прыжков с парашютом.
<]:-o) – волшебник/волшебница, ведьма или колдунья (зависит от контекста употребления).
Japanese emoticons made from symbols
Being a very emotional and creative nation, the Japanese quickly mastered communication using emoticons. Moreover, their visually rich language allowed them to create several thousand variants of their emoji, called kaomoji (stands for face + symbol). Their main difference from the designations popular in Western culture is that the schematic image of a human face is always in a horizontal plane. There is no need to mentally turn it 90 degrees. Otherwise, the differences are minimal, except that the Japanese are not shy about peppering their emoticons with rarely encountered characters.
Japanese emoticons of positive emotions
Joy emoticons are usually distinguished by high-set eyes, a smiling mouth, and raised wand hands. A variety of symbols can be used as a mouth, from a regular dot to letters of the Greek alphabet. Many Japanese women use the letter ω (omega) for their mouth, reminiscent of lips folded in a bow. So, in their opinion, the emoticon becomes more cute, “kawaii”.
Love emoticons - the Japanese very often use the heart symbol ♡ in them, placing it on the cheeks, in the hands of the emoticon, or even instead of eyes. Asterisks (*) in context denote embarrassment, as do the hands covering the face emoji. The letter ω (omega) indicates the intention to kiss the interlocutor.
(´ ∀)ノ～ ♡ – an emoji with a raised hand, a tilde and a heart imitates blowing a kiss to the object of your interest.
Σ>―(〃°ω°〃)♡→ – original confession “I fell in love.” Kawaii emoticon pierced by Cupid's arrow.
♡ (˘▽˘>ԅ(˘⌣˘) – a couple in love holding hands with a contented look.
☆⌒ヽ(*’､^*)chu – these three consecutive letters in Japanese are consonant with the sound of a kiss. In practice, it turns out something like the Russian “smack-smack”.
(ﾉ´ z)ノ– a smiley with its entire appearance showing that its sender wants to hug and kiss the recipient well.
A few more options for love emoticons:
Embarrassment emoticons - as mentioned earlier, the most common symbol for this emotion is *, associated with blushing, and/or various signs with lines that imitate hands covering the face and eyes. Alternatively, slashes (////) can be used. This kind of drawing is often used in Japanese animation, when you need to show embarrassment on a character's face.
(◡‿◡ *) – a shy emoticon with eyes downcast or closed.
(⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄) – сильное смущение, заставившее покраснеть все лицо человека.
(*/。＼) – an emoticon that is embarrassed or ashamed of something, awkwardly trying to cover its face with its hands.
Other common embarrassment emojis:
Sympathy emoticons are small scenes with two characters. One emoticon acts as a subject who is upset about something, and the second one provides him with support. There is nothing stopping you from taking your favorite faces from other categories and combining them to your liking, making your own kaomoji.
(ノ_<。)ヾ(´ ▽) – довольный жизнерадостный смайлик похлопывает по плечу своего расстроенного друга.
ヽ(￣ω￣(。。)ゝ – a similar situation, but this time a sympathetic comrade puts his hand on the shoulder of a dejected friend.
(ｏ・_・)ノ”(ノ_<、) – заботливое поглаживание по голове.
Japanese emoticons of negative emotions
Emoticons of dissatisfaction - the generally accepted expression of this emotion is considered to be a wrinkled face and/or closed eyes (this convention was transferred to emoticons from anime and manga). The sign # or ^ instead of a mouth, signaling a contemptuously raised lower lip, is perfect for this purpose.
(＃＞＜) - this guy clearly saw something that irritated him and narrowed his eyes with displeasure.
(︶︹︺) - symbolizes a contemptuous person looking at the interlocutor with disdain.
凸(￣ヘ￣) – there is no need to comment anything here. This emoticon not only does not hide its dissatisfaction, but also shows its attitude towards the interlocutor with the help of a world-famous gesture.
<(￣ ﹌ ￣)>– this person clearly does not intend to joke and is ready to sort things out in a raised voice with the subject who caused her dissatisfaction.
Other types of displeasure emoticons:
Anger emoticons are the most negative emotion that is difficult to confuse with any other. At the head of the exposition here are the eyes, which in angry emoticons are usually drawn not in circles, but in lines or sharp shapes with a black fill. To give an even more frightening effect, wrinkles, attributes such as claws or offensive gestures are added.
(‡▼益▼) - an evil grin, a scar on his cheek, black eyes and a wrinkled nose. With its entire appearance, this smiley demonstrates that it is better not to mess with it.
ψ(▼へ▼メ)～→ – the guy with the spear and pitchfork is clearly angry with someone, so it’s better to stay away from him.
(凸ಠ益ಠ)凸 – people often associate narrow pupils with anger, irritability and other negative emotions, so they are perfect for this emoticon.
٩(ఠ益ఠ)۶ – clenched fists and a fierce look. This angry emoji symbol not only gets angry, but also doesn't mind taking out its anger on someone.
Sad emojis are among the easiest to display. It is enough to choose symbols so that the eyes look tear-stained, for example, use two letters T. Alternatively, you can draw dash hands that will cover the face. The downturned corners of the mouth and raised eyebrows also clearly hint at a state of despondency.
(μ_μ) – this emoticon has several meanings (depending on the context of the correspondence). In this case, for example, it most closely resembles a face drenched in tears.
(ﾟ，_ゝ｀) – a sad emoticon symbol with a small tear.
(ಥ﹏ಥ) - an emotional emoticon with a trembling mouth, trying with all its might not to cry.
。゜゜(´Ｏ) ゜゜。 – this is no longer just sadness, but real hysteria with a waterfall of tears.
Pain emoticons are usually a closed, suffering grimace, sometimes complemented by all sorts of special effects such as stunning, scratches, scars, etc. Cross-shaped eyes (X, x and others) are well suited for this designation.
~(>_<~) – смайлик, которого мучают головные боли.
(☆_@) – the guy was stunned and given a good black eye.
[ ± _ ± ] – crosses instead of eyes clearly hint that the smiley is in this moment would prefer to die if only his suffering would end.
(×﹏×) – a wavy mouth in combination with cross-shaped eyes symbolizes repressed painful emotions.
Fear emoticons - a scared emoji can be easily portrayed by choosing the right eyes and hand gestures. Screams, attempts to cover your face, chaotic movements - all this can show how scared a person is (from mild stupor to panic and horror).
(・人・) is a visual illustration of the saying “Fear has big eyes.” A frightened look and pupils narrowed in horror.
＼(º □ º l|l)/ – can be regarded as a call for help or running around shouting “save, help.”
〜(＞＜)〜– the frightened smiley closed its eyes in fear and covered its ears with its hands.
..・ヾ(。＞＜)シ– this smiley is afraid and runs away from something in a panic.
Japanese emoticons of neutral emotions
Emoticons of indifference - expressed in the form of a characteristic shrug of the shoulders or spreading of the arms to the sides. For this purpose, pairs of symbols ┐ ┌ and ╮ ╭ are best suited. Eyes are drawn with narrow horizontal lines or dots. Below you can see several options for displaying your ostentatious indifference.
- ╮(˘ ､ ˘)╭
- ヽ(ー_ー)ノ
- ヽ(´ー)┌
- ┐(‘～)┌
- ヽ( ￣д￣)ノ
- ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌
- ヽ(￣～￣ )ノ
- ╮(￣_￣)╭
Confusion emoticons are ideal if a person needs to show their interlocutor that the message sent to them has greatly puzzled them. For designation, characteristic hand gestures and ellipsis (...) are used, which are symbolic synonyms of the thought process, loading, pause, information processing.
(◎ ◎)ゞ– a seriously puzzled emoticon scratching the top of its head.
ლ(ಠ_ಠ ლ) – the emoji depicts strong mental stress or, depending on the context, an attempt to convey some of your thoughts to your opponent.
(・・) ? – a question mark near the head, a universal symbol of misunderstanding.
(-_-;)・・・– don’t interfere, the person thinks everything over carefully.
Smileys of doubt - this emotion is most easily conveyed by eyes moving to the left or right. Indicative symbols, such as arrows, are used to convey meaning. Several options can be seen below.
- (￢_￢)
- (→_→)
- (￢ ￢)
- (￢‿￢)
- (¬_¬)
- (←_←)
- (¬ ¬)
- (¬‿¬)
Surprise emoticons - are drawn with eyes that are round, white inside or have tiny pupils, sometimes with an open mouth and showing specific hand gestures. The Σ symbol in this context shows a sharp flinch.
(: ౦ ‸ ౦ :) – the smiley is very confused or even stunned by what he sees.
(°ロ°) ! - a combination of two emotions, reflecting the surprise of an exclamation mark and an open mouth in a smile. It shows that the news received suddenly turned out to be pleasant.
(⊙_⊙) – shocked, puzzled, but clearly not happy emoticon.
w(°ｏ°)w – “what the hell,” “how is it like that,” “why did this happen.”
Indication of various actions by Japanese emoticons
Greetings. The easiest way to imitate this action is to raise the right or left hand of the emoticon upward. You can use a special symbol with two small dashes on top (ﾉﾞ), which resembles a welcoming waving of fingers from side to side.
- (￣▽￣)ノ
- (*・ω・)ﾉ
- (°▽°)/
- (´ ∀)ﾉ
- (^-^*)/
- (＠´ー)ﾉﾞ
- (´ ω )ﾉ
- (° ∀ °)ﾉﾞ
Embrace. If you want to show your interlocutor that you are mentally hugging him or just want to express your support to him, use an emoticon with arms spread apart. There are many options - here are just a few.
(づ◡﹏◡)づ – the condescending embrace of a person who simply cannot refuse his interlocutor.
(つ . ́ _ʖ ̀ .)つ– sympathetic hugs. The person is concerned about what he heard from the interlocutor and wants to provide him with support.
(づ￣ ³￣)づ – hugs and kisses.
(づ ◕‿◕)づ – joyful hugs.
Wink. The simplest emotion, to display which you only need to depict one of the eyes of the emoticon closed/squinted, and leave the other open for contrast. A variety of symbols can be used here, it all depends on your creativity.
- (^_~)
- (ﾟｏ⌒)
- (^_-)≡☆
- (^ω~)
- (>ω^)
- (~人^)
- (^_-)
- (-_・)
Apologies. Among the Japanese, it is customary to apologize with a small bow, so emoticons reflect a similar picture. The eyes are drawn small and directed downward, thus depicting repentance. Emoji diversify with various hand gestures.
(シ_ _)シ– hands in motion symbolize repeated bows.
<(_ _)>- a deep bow and admission of guilt.
m(_ _)m – the letters m represent bows from a sitting position. Hands lie on some surface, for example, resting on a table.
Dream. Here the display is not much different from that adopted in Europe. All you have to do is draw closed eyes and add something like Zzzzzz. This letter usually imitates the snoring of a sleeping person.
(x . x) ~~zzZ – the combination of the emotion of sleep and cross-shaped eyes indicates that the object is fast asleep and it will not be easy to wake him up.
(－ω－) zzZ – this emoticon clearly has pleasant dreams.
(＿ ＿*) Z z z – sleep with your face buried in the pillow.
(￣ρ￣)..zzZZ – sleeping with his mouth open and drooling emoticon.
Hide and seek. If you need to depict action where your emoji character is hiding, character sets allow you to do this. The emotions reflected on the face will enlighten the interlocutor about the context of what is happening. Let's give a few examples.
┬┴┬┴┤(･_├┬┴┬┴ – the smiley carefully and with a rather frightened look peeks out from behind the wall, clearly expressing apprehension and concern about what he sees.
┬┴┬┴┤(͡° ͜ʖ├┬┴┬┴ – the famous 4chan meme of Lenny’s face is hiding behind the wall. It is often used by people who want to express their interest or have done something dirty and are now happy with what they have done. You can use it to troll opponents on the forums and in chats.
ヾ(･| – a cautious emoticon calling out to its friend.
Letter. When you need to demonstrate that you are writing something, the φ symbol, which closely resembles a pen, is a great symbol. For paper or any other surface, a simple underline _ is usually used.
ヾ(ー´)シφ__ – an emoticon with hand movements shows that a person is writing something very quickly, in a hurry.
__φ(．．;) – semicolon and small eyes hint at the subject’s concentration.
(^▽^)ψ__ is another spelling option. This time, instead of the symbol φ, the equally suitable ψ is used. True, if used in the wrong context, the image of the writer can be confused with a man sitting with a fork in front of a plate.
Animal emoticons
Cats. As one of the cutest and most adorable creatures on the planet, cats have gained popularity across many cultures. And in Japan, and in general, they have become a real cult (take, for example, all these numerous anime characters with cat ears and tails). There are the most emoticons with cats among kaomoji with animals. Here are some of the best options:
ଲ(ⓛ ω ⓛ)ଲ – large eyes with vertical pupils and sharp claws.
(^˵◕ω◕˵^) – kawaii cat.
ヾ(= ω´=)ノ” – a cat that is angry and scratching about something.
(=ω=)..nyaa – the famous nya is nothing more than a cat’s meow.
The Bears. These animals are distinguished by a characteristic muzzle (I) and rounded ears. Other elements, such as raised paws, are added optionally.
ʕ ᵔᴥᵔ ʔ – kawaii little bear.
(／￣(ｴ)￣)／ – a large bear standing on its hind legs and hanging over with its front legs.
ʕ ̀ o ʔ – surprised bear.
Dogs. Dogs in Japanese emoticons have floppy ears, which also serve as the outline of their faces. Eyes are usually depicted as lines or dots of varying sizes.
- ∪＾ェ＾∪
- ∪･ω･∪
- ∪￣-￣∪
- ∪･ｪ･∪
- Ｕ^皿^Ｕ
- ＵＴｪＴＵ
- U^ｪ^U
- V●ᴥ●V
- ∪◣_◢∪
- (▽◕ ᴥ ◕▽)
Spiders. Insects with many legs and eyes require an equally large number of symbols to create a believable emoji representation. Below you can see some original examples.
- /╲/\( ̀ ω ́)/\╱\
- /╲/\╭(ఠఠ益ఠఠ)╮/\╱\
- /╲/\╭(ರರ⌓ರರ)╮/\╱\
- /╲/\╭༼ ººل͟ºº ༽╮/\╱\
- /╲/\╭(͡°͡° ͜ʖ ͡°͡°)╮/\╱\
- /╲/\╭[ ᴼᴼ ౪ ᴼᴼ]╮/\╱\
- /╲/\╭[☉﹏☉]╮/\╱\
Other animals. The list of running, flying and swimming creatures, which are depicted using special symbols and letters of several alphabets, is huge.
(￣(00)￣) – pig. All emoticons with this animal are drawn with an emphasis on the nose. For the nostrils you can also use oo or the ω symbol.
＼(ˋ Θ ´)／– bird. When composing a smiley, be sure to emphasize the beak, which can be round or diamond-shaped.
>°))))彡– being big fans of fish and seafood, the Japanese have added a lot of “fish” emoticons. The fish is drawn with a pointed or open mouth, and brackets are usually used as scales or tail.
≧(° °)≦ – crab, another sea creature. The variant (\/)_(0_0)_(\/) is also common.
Japanese food emoticons
Among the Japanese there are plenty of lovers of good food and drink, which is reflected in the variety of emoji. If you want to depict a smiley face with some kind of drink or dish, there are plenty to choose from.
(o˘◡˘o) ┌iii┐– birthday cake with candles. You can be original by attaching a similar emoticon to your congratulations on a social network.
(・・)つ―()@()@()- is one of many emoticons depicting cooking barbecue.
(*^^)o∀*∀o(^^*) – drinking cocktails together.
(っ˘ڡ˘ς) – licking emoticon. Can be combined with many others depicting different foods and drinks.
(*´з)口ﾟ｡ﾟ口(・∀・) – a couple of emojis with full mugs of beer.
Japanese emoticons with guns
A set of militant emoticons or individual weapons is perfect not only for correspondence, but also for decorating a nickname in Counter-Strike, Warface and other shooters. You are unlikely to be able to find the necessary characters on the keyboard (they simply aren’t there), so just copy the sequence of characters you like from the list below.
(-ω-)／占~~~~~ – a satisfied smiley, ready to spray his enemies with a gas canister.
(^ω^)ノﾞ(((((((((●～* – grenade thrower.
(ﾒ ﾛ ´)︻デ═一– sniper and rifle with a telescopic sight.
(・∀・)・・・———☆ – throwing a throwing star.
Q(`⌒´Q) – this guy doesn’t need a gun, just strong fists will be enough.
―(T_T)→ – the poor fellow was pierced by an enemy spear.
(/・・)ノ ((く ((へ– boomerang throw.
(ﾒ￣▽￣)︻┳═一 – machine gunner.
Other emoticons from symbols
This section contains emoticons that do not belong to specific categories and are not often used. However, they can be quite useful in some situations.
٩(ˊ〇ˋ*)و – waking up emoticon.
(￣^￣)ゞ– stood in line and saluted (army salute).
(－‸ლ) – with a palm on the face (the famous facepalm meme).
(╯°益°)╯彡┻━┻ – an expression of intense anger, the emoticon turns the table.
(╮°-°)╮┳━━┳ (╯°□°)╯ ┻━━┻ – a more detailed version of what happened in the previous picture.
┬─┬ノ(º _ ºノ) – carefully put the furniture back (if the interlocutor used one of the two previous emoticons, you can answer him).
(oT-T)尸– a tear-stained emoticon with a raised white flag, depicting surrender.
[̲̅$̲̅(̲̅ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°̲̅)̲̅$̲̅] is one of the options for the money emoticon.
౦０o ｡ (‾́。‾́)y~~ – emoticon with the image of a smoker.
(￣﹃￣) – the emoticon hints that its sender is hungry or drooling over some delicacy.
(x(x_(x_x(O_o)x_x)_x)x) – a crowd of zombies behind a living person.
( ･ω･)☞ – direction-indicating emoticon.
(⌐■_■) – just a sunglasses emoji.
(◕‿◕✿) – a female emoticon with a flower in her hair.
( ￣.)o-【 TV 】– a viewer watching TV shows with a remote control in his hand.
｀、ヽ(ノ＞＜)ノ ｀、ヽ｀☂ヽ– the wind carried away the poor man’s umbrella during the rain.
‿︵‿ヽ(°□°)ノ︵‿︵ – a drowning emoticon screaming for help.
( )( )ԅ(≖‿≖ԅ) – the guy is getting ready to feel the charms of his girlfriend.
(＾▽＾)っ✂╰⋃╯– castration/circumcision (depending on the context of use).
〜〜(／￣▽)／ 〜f – running after butterflies.
ଘ(੭ˊ꒳ˋ)੭✧– angel with wings.
∠(ᐛ 」∠)＿ – emoticon lying on its side and watching something.
Conclusion
Recently, cool emoticons made from symbols have lost their relevance during online correspondence. Now almost all social networks, forums, instant messengers and other types of resources provide their own sets of emoticons/stickers, which illustrate the desired emotions much more colorfully. However, creative people can always find uses for thousands of different character sequences. In online games and chats, a nickname decorated with symbols will look great.
P.S. If you want to create your own emoticon or find original symbols for your emoji, you can use one of the many databases on the Internet. Convenient catalogs present a huge number of options on a variety of topics. As for portable devices on Android and iOS, there is a special application for complex text emoticons that allows you to find and insert a prepared text emoticon into the text in a couple of clicks.
In short, kaomoji is the Japanese version of the familiar emoticons (). The fundamental difference is that kaomoji do not need to be flipped to recognize emotions. Moreover, they can express not only facial expressions or gestures, but also complex actions, and even entire stories. Of course, oriental emoticons make full use of the theme of anime and manga. And to write them, Japanese characters are used mixed with punctuation marks and various symbols.
Where to find kaomoji
A simple search for the word “kaomoji” will return an overwhelming mountain of results. The situation is similar with the request for kaomoji. Hundreds of thematic sites are replete with thousands of all kinds of faces, the meaning of which is often impossible to determine. Therefore, we strongly recommend that beginners familiarize themselves with the general spirit of kaomoji by scrolling through the transcript of the most common ones. And kaomoji.ru, a Russian-language site with Japanese emoticons, will help you with this.
Here kaomoji are divided into categories, for example, you can easily find funny emoticons, hide and seek emoticons, as well as pigs, weapons or love. Moreover, each of the categories describes the principles of the structure of kaomoji. For example, friendship kaomoji often use symbols that resemble hands and their touch (人, メ, 八, 爻). After reading this basics, it will become much easier for you to navigate among all these squiggles, and they (with the help of your imagination) will be overgrown with images with meaning.
If you speak basic English, you can also look at foreign pages. For example, dongerlist.com has good content, a nice appearance and a good structure.
An advantageous feature of the site is the ability to copy an emoticon to the clipboard in one click, and then paste it into correspondence.
How to quickly use Kaomoji
Are you ready to kill the relationship (▰˘◡˘▰) and surprise your virtual interlocutors with the originality? Great! Except for one thing: typing complex emoticons is so-so fun. Let's figure out how to make your life easier when writing kaomoji.
Chrome
Don't think, Chrome doesn't have native or , which would simplify the kawaii structure. But third-party developers took care of the needs of the people and wrote a couple of interesting extensions.
For example, one of the resources we have already mentioned suggests adding a floating window to your browser with quick access to kaomoji. There is a division into categories and the ability to quickly insert an emoticon into the correspondence window with one click of the mouse.
A slightly different approach was implemented by the owners of the site disapprovallook.com, another bank of emoticons. Their extension quickly redirects the user to the resource itself, where you can get some good looks using regular copy-paste. Why do all this if there are bookmarks? This is a little easier, because you don’t need to keep the bookmarks bar in front of your eyes or open a new page.
Android
Who would doubt that Google Play will have handy tools for lovers of emoticons. It's hard to say which keyboard is the best, but we'll use the Emoticon Keyboard as an example. It has a considerable number of downloads, a good rating and mostly positive reviews.
By and large, this is the most ordinary keyboard, but with the addition of a button that calls up the emoticon selection menu.
However, you are unlikely to want to change a keyboard that has already taken root. In this situation, we’ll give you some advice: look into the settings of your standard keyboard and find there something similar to a custom dictionary. Here you will have to work hard once and set the replacement of certain words with kaomoji. The work is not quick and pleasant, but it is forever.
iOS
Tim Cook's autumn blessing in 2014 freed the hands of iOS developers who wanted to create their ideal . As a result, iTunes was replenished with a number of interesting solutions, among which, undoubtedly, were Kaomoji keyboards.
Kaomoji Keyboard boasts thousands of emojis, so there's something to suit every need.
Mac OS and Windows
As for Mac, the settings of Apple's desktop operating system provide for auto-replacement of a word or phrase with the option you specify, that is, in our case, an emoticon. It’s a pity that something similar is missing in Windows, so you have to install and use extra software. For example, autocorrect patterns are implemented in the popular Punto Switcher.
Conclusion
We hope that you have enjoyed getting acquainted with the unusual world of kaomoji, but promise that you will not abuse them both in your personal correspondence and in Lifehacker comments!
