A happy kaomoji is a Japanese-style text face, like (≧▽≦), that shows joy using only keyboard characters. This page has 110 happy kaomoji sorted by intensity from a gentle smile to a celebration, each with a one-line meaning, plus a box to build your own.
Happy kaomoji by intensity
Pick the strength of the smile first: a gentle smile for a polite reply, a grin for good news, laughing for something funny, crying-laughing for something hilarious and a cheer for a celebration.
Gentle smiles (20)
Quiet happiness for polite replies and soft messages. Reads well in texts, replies and display names.
- Calm closed eyes with a soft smile, a musical note — contentment and a soft smile.
- Tiny happy eyes with a soft smile, a small wave — contentment and a soft smile.
- Closed happy eyes with a light smile, a musical note — contentment and a soft smile.
- Upturned arc eyes with a curved smile, a small wave — contentment and a soft smile.
- Upturned arc eyes with a gentle smile, a heart tagged on — contentment and a soft smile.
- Closed happy eyes with a gentle smile, a small wave — contentment and a soft smile.
- Soft arc eyes with a light smile, a heart tagged on — contentment and a soft smile.
- Upturned arc eyes with a small smile, a musical note — contentment and a soft smile.
- Calm closed eyes with a light smile, a musical note — contentment and a soft smile.
- Calm closed eyes with a small smile, a small wave — contentment and a soft smile.
- Soft arc eyes with a gentle smile, a musical note — contentment and a soft smile.
- Soft arc eyes with a small smile, a musical note — contentment and a soft smile.
- Soft arc eyes with a curved smile — contentment and a soft smile.
- Tiny happy eyes with a curved smile — contentment and a soft smile.
- Tiny happy eyes with a tiny smile, a small wave — contentment and a soft smile.
- Upturned arc eyes with a curved smile — contentment and a soft smile.
- Tiny happy eyes with a small smile, a heart tagged on — contentment and a soft smile.
- Soft arc eyes with a soft smile, a small wave — contentment and a soft smile.
- Tiny happy eyes with a curved smile, a musical note — contentment and a soft smile.
- Soft arc eyes with a curved smile, a heart tagged on — contentment and a soft smile.
Big grins (20)
Wide, open smiles for good news. Reads well in Discord, group chats and good-news posts.
- Round dot eyes with a wide open smile, a sparkle trail — a big grin at good news.
- Round dot eyes with a open triangle grin, a small wave — a big grin at good news.
- Wide shiny eyes with a open triangle grin, a sparkle trail — a big grin at good news.
- Wide closed eyes with a wide open smile — a big grin at good news.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a big open laugh, a small wave — a big grin at good news.
- Round dot eyes with a wide open smile, a small wave — a big grin at good news.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a wide open smile, a sparkle trail — a big grin at good news.
- Round dot eyes with a wide open smile — a big grin at good news.
- Wide shiny eyes with a big open laugh — a big grin at good news.
- Wide closed eyes with a wide open smile, a small wave — a big grin at good news.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a big open laugh — a big grin at good news.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a open triangle grin — a big grin at good news.
- Wide closed eyes with a big open laugh, a small wave — a big grin at good news.
- Wide closed eyes with a open upturned mouth — a big grin at good news.
- Wide closed eyes with a open triangle grin, a small wave — a big grin at good news.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a open upturned mouth, a small wave — a big grin at good news.
- Wide shiny eyes with a open upturned mouth, a small wave — a big grin at good news.
- Wide closed eyes with a big open laugh, a sparkle trail — a big grin at good news.
- Round dot eyes with a big open laugh, a small wave — a big grin at good news.
- Round dot eyes with a open upturned mouth, a sparkle trail — a big grin at good news.
Laughing (18)
Squeezed-eye laughter for something funny. Reads well in chat reactions and meme threads.
- Closed happy eyes with a open upturned mouth, a sweat drop — laughing out loud.
- Tightly shut eyes with a wide open smile, a small wave — laughing out loud.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a wide open smile, a small wave — laughing out loud.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a open triangle grin — laughing out loud.
- Closed happy eyes with a wide open smile, a small wave — laughing out loud.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a wide open smile — laughing out loud.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a big open laugh, a sweat drop — laughing out loud.
- Tightly shut eyes with a open upturned mouth, a sweat drop — laughing out loud.
- Tightly shut eyes with a wide open smile — laughing out loud.
- Tightly shut eyes with a open upturned mouth — laughing out loud.
- Tightly shut eyes with a big open laugh, a sweat drop — laughing out loud.
- Closed happy eyes with a big open laugh, a sweat drop — laughing out loud.
- Tightly shut eyes with a big open laugh — laughing out loud.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a open triangle grin, a sweat drop — laughing out loud.
- Closed happy eyes with a big open laugh, a small wave — laughing out loud.
- Closed happy eyes with a open triangle grin, a sweat drop — laughing out loud.
- Closed happy eyes with a open triangle grin, a small wave — laughing out loud.
- Closed happy eyes with a wide open smile, a sweat drop — laughing out loud.
Cheering and celebrating (20)
Arms up, for wins and good days. Reads well in wins, birthdays and milestone posts.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a big open laugh, a sparkle trail — celebrating.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a wide open smile, sparkles on both sides — celebrating.
- Star eyes with a open upturned mouth, sparkles on both sides — celebrating.
- Closed happy eyes with a open triangle grin, arms up, a small celebration — celebrating.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a open upturned mouth, arms raised in a cheer — celebrating.
- Closed happy eyes with a open triangle grin, sparkles on both sides — celebrating.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a open upturned mouth, a sparkle trail — celebrating.
- Wide shiny eyes with a wide open smile, arms raised in a cheer — celebrating.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a open triangle grin, a sparkle trail — celebrating.
- Star eyes with a open upturned mouth, arms raised in a cheer — celebrating.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a wide open smile, arms raised in a cheer — celebrating.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a big open laugh, arms up, a small celebration — celebrating.
- Star eyes with a big open laugh, a sparkle trail — celebrating.
- Closed happy eyes with a open upturned mouth, arms raised in a cheer — celebrating.
- Wide shiny eyes with a big open laugh, arms raised in a cheer — celebrating.
- Wide shiny eyes with a open upturned mouth, a sparkle trail — celebrating.
- Squeezed laughing eyes with a big open laugh, sparkles on both sides — celebrating.
- Wide shiny eyes with a big open laugh, a sparkle trail — celebrating.
- Closed happy eyes with a big open laugh, a sparkle trail — celebrating.
- Closed happy eyes with a open triangle grin, a sparkle trail — celebrating.
Excited and starry-eyed (18)
Star and heart eyes for big excitement. Reads well in fan posts and hype messages.
- Star eyes with a open triangle grin, sparkles on both sides — starry-eyed excitement.
- Star eyes with a open upturned mouth, arms raised in a cheer — starry-eyed excitement.
- Heart eyes with a open upturned mouth, arms raised in a cheer — starry-eyed excitement.
- Heart eyes with a open triangle grin, arms raised in a cheer — starry-eyed excitement.
- Big circle eyes with a open triangle grin — starry-eyed excitement.
- Heart eyes with a wide open smile, arms raised in a cheer — starry-eyed excitement.
- Big circle eyes with a wide open smile, arms raised in a cheer — starry-eyed excitement.
- Heart eyes with a open upturned mouth — starry-eyed excitement.
- Heart eyes with a open upturned mouth, sparkles on both sides — starry-eyed excitement.
- Wide round eyes with a open triangle grin, arms raised in a cheer — starry-eyed excitement.
- Big circle eyes with a open upturned mouth, sparkles on both sides — starry-eyed excitement.
- Wide round eyes with a open upturned mouth, arms raised in a cheer — starry-eyed excitement.
- Star eyes with a wide open smile, arms raised in a cheer — starry-eyed excitement.
- Star eyes with a open upturned mouth — starry-eyed excitement.
- Wide round eyes with a open triangle grin — starry-eyed excitement.
- Wide round eyes with a gentle smile, sparkles on both sides — starry-eyed excitement.
- Heart eyes with a open triangle grin, sparkles on both sides — starry-eyed excitement.
- Star eyes with a wide open smile, sparkles on both sides — starry-eyed excitement.
Shy and warm happiness (14)
Soft happiness with a blush. Reads well in compliments and thank-you notes.
- Calm closed eyes with a small smile, a heart tagged on — shy, warm happiness.
- Closed happy eyes with a gentle smile — shy, warm happiness.
- Calm closed eyes with a small smile — shy, warm happiness.
- Closed happy eyes with a cat-style mouth — shy, warm happiness.
- Closed happy eyes with a small smile — shy, warm happiness.
- Calm closed eyes with a cat-style mouth, a heart tagged on — shy, warm happiness.
- Calm closed eyes with a gentle smile, a heart tagged on — shy, warm happiness.
- Tiny happy eyes with a small smile, a heart tagged on — shy, warm happiness.
- Calm closed eyes with a small smile, a heart tagged on — shy, warm happiness.
- Closed happy eyes with a gentle smile — shy, warm happiness.
- Calm closed eyes with a small smile — shy, warm happiness.
- Calm closed eyes with a small smile, a heart tagged on — shy, warm happiness.
- Calm closed eyes with a gentle smile — shy, warm happiness.
- Tiny happy eyes with a gentle smile — shy, warm happiness.
Build your own
Pick an eye pair, a mouth and arms, then paste them together inside brackets. Each part copies on its own.
Eyes
Mouths
Arms and extras
Mouth parts and their code points
The mouth and eye characters come from the Unicode database; the names below are Unicode’s own.
| Part | Code point | Unicode name |
|---|---|---|
| ▽ | U+25BD | WHITE DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE |
| ∀ | U+2200 | FOR ALL |
| ᗜ | U+15DC | CANADIAN SYLLABICS CARRIER THU |
| ‿ | U+203F | UNDERTIE |
| ω | U+03C9 | GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA |
| ᴗ | U+1D17 | LATIN SMALL LETTER BOTTOM HALF O |
| ◡ | U+25E1 | LOWER HALF CIRCLE |
| ︶ | U+FE36 | PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT PARENTHESIS |
| ヮ | U+30EE | KATAKANA LETTER SMALL WA |
| ⌣ | U+2323 | SMILE |
Where these faces render
Kaomoji are ordinary text, so they paste into chat, captions and documents. Some characters, such as ᗜ or ヮ, may show as empty boxes on older devices. We have not tested every face on every phone, so a face that renders badly for you is a font gap, not a mistake in the page.
Frequently asked questions
What does (≧▽≦) mean?
It is a happy, laughing face: squeezed eyes and an open grin. It reads as delighted or amused.
What is the difference between a kaomoji and an emoji?
A kaomoji is built from text characters and read sideways-free, like (≧▽≦); an emoji is a single pictograph. Kaomoji paste anywhere text is allowed.
Which happy kaomoji suits a work chat?
The gentle smiles, such as (^‿^) style faces, read as friendly without being loud.
Why does one face show as a box?
Your device lacks a font for one of its characters; try another mouth such as ‿ or ▽.
More faces are in cute kaomoji, and the full library lives at Fancymoji.
