Kaomoji Collection — Search and Copy
Search 248 one-line kaomoji by mood or animal and tap to copy
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Tap a kaomoji to copy it.
Kaomoji that use characters such as Kannada ಠ or Japanese kana may look different, or show as boxes (□), depending on your device and font. The recently copied row disappears when you close this page.
What it is
Kaomoji are emoticons built from ordinary text characters, like ¯_(ツ)_/¯ or (=^･ω･^=). The name comes from Japanese for “face characters”. Because they are plain text rather than emoji images, you can paste them anywhere text is allowed: chat apps, Discord, comments, game chat or a document. This collection holds 248 short, one-line kaomoji that ToolSnack picked from emoticons in common use, sorted into 13 categories such as Happy, Love, Sad, Angry, Shrug & awkward, Animals and Table flip & action. It also includes a few Korean favourites like ㅠㅠ (crying) and OTL (despair). Searching and copying happen entirely in your browser.
How to use
- The page opens with every kaomoji showing; the count above the grid tells you how many are visible.
- Type a mood or subject in the search box, such as cat, happy, sleepy or table flip.
- Pick a category chip to narrow the list. The category and the search work together.
- Tap a kaomoji to copy it. A “Copied” message confirms it, or explains if copying failed.
- Kaomoji you copy appear in the “Recently copied” row so you can copy them again with one tap. Clear empties the row.
How it works
- The list. Only short one-line kaomoji are included, each at most 40 characters counted as visible characters (grapheme clusters, Unicode Standard Annex #29). An automated test checks that no kaomoji appears twice and that none contains a line break.
- What search looks at. The kaomoji text itself, its category name in English and Korean, a representative emoji for the category, and the English and Korean keywords attached to each entry. That means typing ツ, 🐱 or 😴 works too.
- Matching. Search ignores case and matches when your query appears anywhere inside one of those fields, so “kit” finds kitty. With several words separated by spaces, an entry must contain every word: “bear hug” finds only the bear giving a hug.
- Order. Results follow the category order and then the list order.
- Limits. Search terms can be up to 100 characters.
- Copying. The browser clipboard (navigator.clipboard) is used. The recently copied row shows up to 8 items, newest first, and is never saved.
Examples
| Search | Example results | Count |
|---|---|---|
| cat (or 고양이) | (=^･ω･^=), ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ | 9 |
| shrug | ¯_(ツ)_/¯, ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌ | 23 |
| table flip | (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻, (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ | 17 |
| bear hug | ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ | 1 |
| ツ | ¯_(ツ)_/¯ | 1 |
Rendering varies by device and font, so check how a kaomoji looks on the receiving end before using it somewhere important.
FAQ
Can I search in Korean?
Yes. Every kaomoji carries both English and Korean keywords, so "cat" and "고양이", or "shrug" and "어깨", return the same results. Search is not case-sensitive.
Why does a kaomoji look different on my friend's phone?
Kaomoji mix characters from many scripts, such as Kannada ಠ, Japanese kana like ツ and ﾉ, and combining accent marks. The receiver's device and font decide how they look, so widths can change, and characters missing from a font show up as boxes (□).
Is anything I copy stored or sent anywhere?
No. Copying uses your browser's clipboard and nothing is sent to a server. The recently copied row is kept only in memory and disappears when you close or reload the page.
It says the copy failed. What can I do?
Your browser may block clipboard access, or it may be an older browser. Long-press or drag over the kaomoji to select it and copy it by hand.
Where does the list come from?
ToolSnack curated it from short, one-line emoticons that are in common use in chats and forums. Multi-line ASCII art is left out, and no entry is longer than 40 characters.
