the journal
notes from the shelter — how these little ones came to be, how to look after them, and the odd field guide for the trickier ones.
guides oct 12, 2026 · 11 min read
Love Kaomoji (♡˙︶˙♡) – Copy and Paste Love Japanese Emoticons
A love kaomoji is a Japanese-style text face, like (♡˙︶˙♡), that shows affection or a crush using only keyboard characters. This page has 111 love kaomoji for a crush, blushing, hugging, kissing and sending hearts, each with a one-line meaning and a build-your-own box.
guides oct 9, 2026 · 9 min read
Thinking Kaomoji (・・？) – Copy and Paste Thinking Faces
A thinking kaomoji is a text face, like (・・？), that shows someone pondering, puzzled or unsure using only keyboard characters. This page has 100 thinking kaomoji sorted into thinking, confused, curious, hmm and doubtful, each with a meaning and a build-your-own box.
guides oct 8, 2026 · 11 min read
Happy Kaomoji (≧▽≦) – Copy and Paste Happy Japanese Emoticons
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.
guides sep 26, 2026 · 11 min read
Cat Kaomoji (=^･ω･^=) — 100 Faces to Copy
The most-copied cat face on the internet contains no Japanese at all. ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ is built from a retired Thai letter, an Armenian question mark and an Arabic letter.…
guides sep 23, 2026 · 7 min read
ಠ_ಠ Look of Disapproval: 100 to copy, and what the letters really are
The Look of Disapproval, written ಠ_ಠ, is a text face of a stern, mouthless stare. It is made of two Kannada letters (ಠ, U+0CA0) with an underscore between…
guides sep 19, 2026 · 4 min read
Kaomoji vs emoji vs emoticon: three different things, and one myth
Emoticons such as 🙂 are made of plain punctuation, kaomoji such as (^_^) are upright faces built from characters of many alphabets, and emoji such as 😊 are…
guides sep 16, 2026 · 8 min read
Table flip (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ — copy it, and the half everyone forgets
The table flip, written (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻, is a text face of someone angrily throwing a table. It is built from box-drawing lines, a degree sign, a white square…
guides sep 14, 2026 · 10 min read
Shrug emoticon ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ — copy, and the fix for the missing arm
The shrug emoticon, written ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, is a text face of a person raising their hands to say “I don’t know”. It is built from a macron, a backslash,…
guides sep 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Sad Kaomoji: 101 Faces to Copy, and What Each Means (2026)
There are three different things people mean by a sad face, and sending the wrong one changes the message. «I am a bit down» is not «I am…
guides sep 9, 2026 · 10 min read
Cute Kaomoji: 109 Faces to Copy and Paste (2026)
Cute kaomoji are small Japanese-style text faces built from ordinary characters, such as (◕‿◕) and ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ, that you copy into a bio, message or display name. Each face…