Kaomoji is a relaxed and creative way to simulate emotions through texts, characters, symbols and countless alphanumeric combinations. Contrary to traditional emojis and emoticons, which are simple and objective, this type of language is more elaborate and manages to convey a multitude of feelings — from a passionate face sending a little heart to an angry kaomoji overturning a table.
- When did the first emoji appear?
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For example, some common kaomojis are (￣▽￣), which is the representation of a person smiling, and （╹◡╹）♡, which can be someone in love; already the (；一_一), shows that someone is sad or upset, among many others.
What is the origin of the kaomojis?
Kaomoji emerged in the 1990s in Japan, when the internet was still a recent technology for the general public. In literal translation, “kao” means “face”, and “moji” means “writing”. Putting the words together, kaomoji would mean something like “face word”.
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Language was a creative way that the Japanese invented to circumvent the lack of videoconferencing applications or graphic emojis. As you couldn’t see the person’s face on the other side of the screen, the kaomoji fulfilled the role of expressing feelings with more richness in detail.
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The success of kaomojis was so great that they became part of Japanese culture and, over time, conquered fans all over the world, especially anime and manga enthusiasts — products that inspired the creation of kaomoji.
In addition to messaging platforms, the Japanese language is also present in emails, social networks, forums, chat rooms and online games.
How to use a kaomoji
There are several ways to create or use ready-made kaomojis. Unlike what is seen in common emoticons, which have vertical faces and emphasis on mouth expressions, kaomoji focuses on the feelings conveyed by the look, and the position of the face is horizontal.
To create your own little face, you must choose between parentheses ( ), square brackets ( ) and braces { } to draw the shape of the face. Inside it, you need to insert special symbols to form eyes, mouth, nose, spots and various elements — in this case, select asterisks, dots, special symbols and everything your creativity allows.Keyboards and applications with kaomoji
For those who don’t want to create kaomojis from scratch, it is possible to download applications and extensions and activate shortcuts dedicated to the Japanese language.
Kaomoji no computer
Windows 10 and above offer a native kaomoji keyboard, which can be triggered from any screen.
- Press the Windows key + . (dot key);
- In the window that opened, click on the kaomoji tab;
- Click on the desired kaomoji to insert it.
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Kaomoji no navegador
- Install the Kaomoji Clipboard extension on Google Chrome (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kaomoji-clipboard);
- Click on the extension icon in the upper right corner;
- Select the Kaomoji Clipboard extension;
Kaomoji Clipboard is available in Chrome extensions (Image: Screenshot/Fabrício Calixto/Canaltech) - Select the desired kaomoji and copy using the shortcut Ctrl + C;
- Paste the kaomoji using the shortcut Ctrl + V.
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Kaomoji no celular
- Download the Kaomoji ☆ Japanese Emoticons app (Android | iOS);
- On the app’s home screen, select the desired kaomoji category;
- Within it, tap a subcategory;
- Tap the kaomoji you want to use to copy it;
- Paste where you want.
Kaomoji ☆ Japanese Emoticons groups the faces by category (Image: Screenshot/Fabrício Calixto/Canaltech)
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You can also save kaomojis created by you in the app:
- On the home screen in the app, tap the “+” icon;
- Create the desired kaomoji in the typing field;
- Tap the “+” button to add the creation;
- Tap the file icon in the upper right corner;
- Tap the kaomoji you created to copy;
- Paste where you want.
In addition to using ready-made faces, you can store your creations in Kaomoji ☆ Japanese Emoticons (Image: Screenshot/Fabrício Calixto/Canaltech)
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What are the most popular kaomojis
A number of factors can influence a kaomoji’s popularity, including the region and context in which it is used. But looking at a global perspective, the most famous face sequences are separated into categories like happy, sad and sad.
Check out some of them:
Happiness
(* ^ ω ^) (´ ∀ ` *) ٩(｡•́‿•̀｡)۶ ヽ(^◇^*)/ ＼(^ω^＼) (o^▽^o) (´｡• ω •｡`) (o･ω･o)
(≧▽≦) (´• ω •`) (＾▽＾) (*^‿^*)
<(￣︶￣)> ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ (＠＾◡＾) (*´▽`*)ヽ(o＾▽＾o)ノ (✯◡✯) (✿◠‿◠) ≧◡≦ (◕‿◕✿)
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ (◠﹏◠✿) (`･ ω ･ ´) ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶ o( ❛ᴗ❛ )o (o˘◡˘o) (b ᵔ▽ᵔ)b ( „• ᴗ •„) (*￣▽￣)b
＼(￣▽￣)／ (★ω★)/
Amor
(ﾉ´ з `)ノ ♡＼(￣▽￣)／♡ (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) (♡°▽°♡) ヽ(♡‿♡)ノ Σ>―(〃°ω°〃)♡→ ♡ (´ ε ` )♡ (❤ω❤) ( ´ ∀ `)ノ～ ♡ ♡( ◡‿◡ ) (´ ω `♡) (*¯ ³¯*)♡ (─‿‿─)♡ ( ˘⌣˘ )♡(˘⌣˘ ) (´• ω •`) ♡ (´♡‿♡`) ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ (´｡• ω •｡`) ♡ (ﾉ´ з `)ノ ( ♡μ_μ) (/^-^(^ ^*)/ ♡ (´♡‿♡`) (°◡°♡) (◕‿◕)♡ (♡-_-♡) (っ˘з(˘⌣˘ ) ♡ (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡ ♡ (￣З￣) (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)
Sadness
(μ_μ) (｡╯︵╰｡) (piece_piece) ｡･ﾟﾟ*(>д<)*ﾟﾟ･｡ o(TへTo) o(〒﹏〒)o (╥﹏╥) (╥_╥) ) ( ; ω ; ) (｡T ω T｡) (ಥ﹏ಥ) ｡ﾟ･ (>﹏<) ･ﾟ｡ (╯_╰) (T_T) (╯︵╰,) (っ˘̩╭╮˘ ̩) っ (ノ_<,) (´-ω-`) (-_-) .｡･ﾟﾟ･(＞_＜)･ﾟﾟ･｡. (ಡ‸ಡ) (｡ ́︿ ̀｡) (ﾉД`) ゜゜(´O`) ゜゜.
Anger
( ＃`Д´) ヽ(`⌒´メ)ノ ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐ ٩(╬ʘ ʘ╬)۶ ( ` ω ´ ) Convex (`△´ ＃) Convex ( ` uro ´ )Convex ((╬◣﹏◢)) ヽ(`д´*)ノ (ノ°profit°)ノ ↑_(ΦwΦ)Ψ (╬ Ò﹏Ó) (҂` ロ ´)Convex (҂ `з´ ) ψ(▼へ▼メ)～→ (ノಥprofitಥ)ﾉ ヾ(`HE´)ﾉ (`plate´#) ヽ(`д´*)ノ (°ㅂ°╬) (╬`profit´ ) (‡▼benefit▼) ψ( ` ∇ ´ )ψ (≖，≖╬)
Fear
Σ(°△°|||) 〜(＞＜)〜 (;;;*_*)︴〣( ºΔº )〣＼(º □ º l|l)/ ＼(〇_ｏ)／(／。＼ ) (・人・) ▓▒░(°◡°)░▒▓ (/_＼) {{ (>_<) }} (″ロ゛)
Confusion
(•इ_•इ)? (・_・ヾ ┐(‘～`;)┌ (-_-;)・・・(￣～￣;) ┐(￣ヘ￣;)┌ (¯ . ¯;) σ(￣、￣〃) (・・ ) ?
Shame
(*/▽＼*) ( ◡‿◡ *) (//▽//) (*μ_μ) (*ﾉ∀`*) (￣▽￣*)ゞ (ノ*°▽°*) (*^. ^*) (o^ ^o) (*/.＼) (o-_-o) (⌒_⌒;)
Surprise
ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ (□_□) ( : ౦ ‸ ౦ : ) (OO) w(°o°)w (o_O) ! (⊙_⊙) (°ロ°) !
dissatisfaction
(；⌣̀_⌣́) (￢_￢;) (︶︹︺) (＞﹏＜) (；￣Д￣) (＞ｍ＜) (￣へ￣) (–_–) (￣□￣ ”) (”° B°)” <(￣ ﹌ ￣)> Convex (￣ へ ￣) ( ＃￣0 ￣) (〃＞＿＜;〃) (⇀‸↼‶) ヾ(￣O￣)ツ o (>< )o ("><)"
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