What Is Kaomoji?
Kaomoji (顔文字) means “face characters.” Unlike graphic emoji, kaomoji are text-based and stay upright, so expressions feel detailed and readable at a glance.
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Japanese text emoticons, often called kaomoji, are built from keyboard symbols to show mood and personality. They work in chats, bios, captions, comments, notes, and anywhere plain text is accepted.
Kaomoji (顔文字) means “face characters.” Unlike graphic emoji, kaomoji are text-based and stay upright, so expressions feel detailed and readable at a glance.
Kaomoji: detailed upright text faces like (^▽^). Western emoticon: sideways forms like :-). Emoji: image icons like 😊.
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