Emoticons (顔文字 (かおもじ, "Kaomoji" or "Emoji" are facial expressions pictorially represented by punctuation and letters to express the mood the writer is currently in. The term "emoticon" blends the words emotion and icon. Emoticons are frequently used in text messages on cellphones, in emails and on the internet fora, where they are often rendered as smiley graphics (like on the Japan Forum). In the Japanese language, they are referred to as emoji or rather kaomoji (かおもじ). Usually, they consist of surprisingly complex combinations due to the usage of double-byte characters. Please find a selection of universal emoji below.
This selection can also be downloaded here as a text file.
Japanese mobile phone providers offer a wide range of emoticons and graphical images. iPhone emoji use the same character codes as Softbank emoji but are slightly modified with an iPhone replacing the generic clamshell mobile and no emoji animation.
Apple offers 468 pictographs on iPhone, iTouch and iPad.
This selection can also be downloaded here as a text file.
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Happy and smiling
(^_^)（ｖ＾＿＾）ｖ(●´∀｀●)(｀・ω・´)ヽ(；▽；)ノ(*´・ｖ・)(⌒▽⌒)☆⊂((・▽・))⊃(≧∇≦)/（・◇・）⊂((・▽・))⊃(≧∇≦)/（・◇・）( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ（￣ー￣）(*^▽^*)(＾▽＾)(´･ω･`)（’-’*)(●´∀｀●)(｀・ω・´)∩( ・ω・)∩(*≧▽≦)＼（＾ ＾）／Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ（ ´∀｀）(^～^)＼（＠￣∇￣＠）／(☆^O^☆)(★^O^★)(☆^ー^☆)(´ω｀★)＼（Ｔ∇Ｔ）／ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ*(*´∀｀*)☆Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏヽ(*⌒∇⌒*)ﾉ＼(*T▽T*)／ヽ(‘ ∇‘...
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Greetings and farewell
ヾ(＾∇＾)( ﾟ▽ﾟ)/(￣▽￣)ノ(^ _ ^)/(^o^)/( ^_^)／( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ(^-^*)/☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ(ﾉ´∀｀*)ﾉ(ヾ(´･ω･｀)ヾ(-_-; )(*＾▽＾)／~ヾ ＾∇＾＼(＾▽＾*)ヾ(｡´･_●･`｡)☆ヾ( ' & '*)ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ( ･ω･)ﾉ＼(￣O￣)~ヾ(＾∇＾)(o´ω`o)ﾉ(/・0・)(｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ(ノ^∇^)(*^･ｪ･)ﾉ(*￣Ｏ￣)ノ(￣∠ ￣ )ﾉ(。-ω-)ﾉ＼(-o- )(。･д･)ﾉﾞ＼(-_- )(｡´∀｀)ﾉ＼(°o°；）( ・_・)ノ(。^_・)ノ＼( ･_･)ヾ(☆▽☆)(^ Q...
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Angry and irked
(<_> )(*≧m≦*)ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ（＞д＜）o(<> )o（;≧皿≦）[○･｀Д´･○]ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ(/ﾟДﾟ)/(¬д¬。)ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ(¬､¬)（；¬＿¬)(；¬д¬)(≧σ≦)o(-`д´- ｡)ヽ(●-`Д´-)ノ(*￣m￣)(´Д｀)(；￣Д￣）(＃｀д´)ﾉ(」゜ロ゜)」Σ(▼□▼メ)(〝▼皿▼）(▼皿▼#)ヽ( ｀0´)ﾉ(︶︹︺)(≧０≦)（。＞。＜。）【<> 。】（━┳━◇━┳━）(┳◇┳)＼(＠O＠)／（≧▼≦；)＼(〇O〇)／s(・｀ヘ´・; )ゞ（▼へ▼メ）＼(`O´θ／(▼皿▼#)凸(-0-メ)凸(｀0´)凸-`д´-
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Apologising
m(_ _)m< (_ _)>m(._.)m（ﾉ´д｀）＜(。_。)＞(シ_ _)シｍ（＿ ＿；；ｍ
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Confused
(´･_･`)(◎_◎; )(◎-◎；)(｀_´)ゞ(￣(エ)￣)ゞ(・_・ヾ(-_-)ゞ゛【・_・?】【・ヘ・?】｢(ﾟﾍﾟ)( ・◇・)？「(°ヘ°)(゜-゜)( ?´_ゝ｀)o(´^｀)o(゜。゜)(。ヘ°)(•ิ_•ิ)?ヽ(゜Q。)ノ？く（＾_・）ゝ(」ﾟヘﾟ)」(^～^; )ゞ〈(゜。゜)ヽ(゜Q。)ノ？( ・◇・)？(´−｀) ﾝｰヾ(´･ ･｀｡)ノ"(´｀; ) ？
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Evil and crafty
ψ(｀∇´)ψ(ﾒ｀ﾛ´)/（｀ー´）（・｀ω´・)(｡･｀ω´･｡)(｀Д´*)Ψ(｀◇´)Ψ（=｀〜´=）| ｀Д´|ψ(*｀ー´)ψ)o(｀ω´*)o(｀ε´)（｀ー´）ψ(*｀ー´)ψ)Ψ(｀◇´)Ψ| ｀Д´|(σ-`д･´)(｀∀´)Ψ“ψ(｀∇´)ψΨ(｀▽´)Ψ^(#｀∀´)_Ψ(ц｀ω´ц*)
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Love and kisses
(´∀｀)♡(｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡（*´▽｀*）（＿´ω｀）(o⌒．⌒o)♥（ﾉ´∀`）(ღ˘⌣˘ღ)(*°∀°)=3('∀'●)♡♡o｡.(✿ฺ｡ ✿ฺ)ヽ(愛´∀｀愛)ノ（人´∀`*）（●´∀｀）ノ♡(´ ▽｀).。ｏ♡(●♡∀♡)(｡'▽'｡)♡♡＾▽＾♡（´ω｀♡%）(´ε｀ )♡|°з°||(￣3￣)|（￣ε￣＠）（○゜ε＾○）(☆´3｀)('ε')（*＾3＾）（＿ε＿）～(^з^)-☆(´ε｀*)(○´3｀)ﾉ(-ε- )(*￣з￣)(TεT)（＠ーεー＠）ლ(|||⌒εー|||)ლ
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Sad and agonising
( p_q)(。┰ω┰。)(ㄒoㄒ)（´＿｀）╥﹏╥p(´⌒｀｡q)( ≧Д≦)ヽ(●ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ●)ﾉﾟ(个_个)｡゜(｀Д´)゜｡o(；△；)o((´д｀)).・゜゜・（／。＼）・゜゜・．（；￣д￣）((o(;△; )o)){{p´Д｀q}}(/□＼*)・゜⊙︿⊙╥﹏╥o(╥﹏╥)o(;*△*; )☆￣(＞。☆(。_＋)＼／(x~x)＼/(*ι*)ヾ~(<_> 。)＼)(ノ<> )ノヘ（。□°）ヘ
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Scared and shocked
（／．＼）（／_＼）(／。＼)ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ(ノдヽ)(∑(O_O；)（￣□￣；）＼(<o> )／（゜◇゜）Σ(゜ロ゜; )(」゜ロ゜)」(*ﾟﾛﾟ)((((；゜Д゜)))( ꒪Д꒪)ノ(ﾉﾟ0ﾟ)ﾉ~(((( ;°Д°))))Σ(゜゜)⊙０⊙w(°ｏ°)w(○o○)щ(゜ロ゜щ)
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Bashful and ashamed
（＠´＿｀＠）(⌒_⌒; )（*/∇＼*）(#^.^#)(^^ゞ(^_^; )(^^; )(*^^*)(〃￣ω￣〃ゞ(*´∀`*)('-'*)(*´ｪ｀*)(#｀ε´#ゞ(*ﾉ▽ﾉ)（。-＿-。）((*ﾉωﾉ)(*´∀`*)(*´_ゝ｀)（/｡＼)(/ω＼)(#／。＼#)
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Sleepy and tired
(-_-) zzz(。-ω-)zzz(∪｡∪)｡｡｡zzz(´〜｀*) zzz∑(￣□￣)［(－－)］zzzヾ(￣0￣； )ノ＼（´Ｏ｀）／(*´ο`*)＼(o￣∇￣o)/(;´ρ`)ε-(´・｀)ヾ(￣□￣; )ﾉ(-ｪ-)｡o(´～`)Σ(￣。￣ノ)ノヾ(。￣□￣)ﾂヾ(。￣□￣)ﾂ（)´д`(）（;≧皿≦）（´□｀川）
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Smug and gloating
(￣^￣)（￣へ￣）(￣ェ￣; )（￣～￣;）ー(￣～￣)ξ(`へ´*)ノ(-、-)
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Worried
( ；´Д｀)（；￣ェ￣）( ´△｀)⊙﹏⊙ミ●﹏☉ミ(-'๏_๏'-)(⊙...⊙ )ヽ(￣д￣; )ノ(￣◇￣; )（−＿−；）(~_~; )ヽ(￣д￣; )ノ（°o°；）ヽ（゜ロ゜；）ノ
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Winking
（＾＿－）(^_−)☆(^_-)（＾＿−）(－ｏ⌒)（＾＿・）(⌒.−)＝★（○゜ε＾○）（＾＿－）≡★（＾_-）๏[-ิ_•ิ]๏☆～（ゝ。∂）＼（^０＾）／＼（^＿＾）／
Culture Emoji - Japanese emoticons - Emoji: Lifeless and defeated
(+_+)(×_×;）(＊0＊; )(×_×#(*_*)（x_x；）ヾ(×× ) ﾂ(#+_+)（Ω_Ω）＼（－－）／＼(-_______-; )／/(;-_-)((-_-))ﾍ(￣ ￣;ﾍ)~(<_> 。)＼(ﾉ￣д￣)ﾉ（◎ー◎；）（ー△ー；）(o_ _)oヘ(_ _ヘ)(/ _ ; )(;*´Д`)ﾉ(;-_-)/）（~～~）( -。-)(;-_-)ノヘ（´ｏ｀）ヘ(一。一;;）
Keitai emoticons
Japanese mobile phone providers offer a wide range of emoticons and graphical images. iPhone emoji use the same character codes as Softbank emoji but are slightly modified with an iPhone replacing the generic clamshell mobile and no emoji animation.
Apple offers 468 pictographs on iPhone, iTouch and iPad.
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