Kaomoji and Symbols

Faces, dividers and small pictures, one tap each.

331 symbols · 15 categories · Searchable

Your text stays on your device

  • 331symbols
  • 15categories
  • 1 tapto copy
  • 0sign-ups
In practice

What you can count on

  • 0files uploaded
    • Everything runs in this tab
    • Keeps working if your connection drops
  • 1tap to copy
    • The button confirms it took
    • Paste anywhere that accepts text
  • 0steps to start
    • No account, no install
    • Works offline once loaded
Specification

Kaomoji and Symbols at a glance

Library size
331 symbols, 15 categories
Search
English or your own language
Copy
One tap
Compatibility
Kaomoji safest
Page weight
Loaded on demand
Where it runs
On your device
How to

How to use Kaomoji and Symbols

  1. 1

    Search or pick a category

    Type cat, snow, bow or divider, or tap a category. The count above the grid shows how many matched.

  2. 2

    Tap to copy

    One tap copies that symbol, and the button confirms so you know it took.

  3. 3

    Paste and check

    Paste into the app you plan to use. An empty box means that device has no font for the character.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is a kaomoji?

A face built from ordinary text characters, read left to right rather than rotated: (◕‿◕) rather than :-). Because they are made of normal punctuation and letters, they paste into almost any field without needing an emoji font.

Will these work on Instagram and Threads?

Kaomoji and line-drawing symbols work in bios, captions and messages on both. Colour emoji need the reading device to have an emoji font, which phones do. Usernames are stricter than bios, so test there separately.

Why does one show as an empty box?

The device has no font covering that character. The text is not broken; it will look correct on a device that does have the font. Paste into your target app before committing.

Are these accessible?

Not really. A screen reader announces a kaomoji as a string of punctuation names, which is hard to follow. Use them in display names and decoration rather than in body text.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The library is a list inside the page and copying is a browser clipboard call. Nothing is sent anywhere, and the page works offline once loaded.

Background

Which of these survive where

Search by what you want — cat, snow, bow, divider — or browse the categories. Every symbol copies with a single tap and pastes as real text, so it works in a bio, a caption or a message.

  • Kaomoji are built from ordinary punctuation and letters, so they travel almost everywhere: bios, captions, messages and display names.
  • Line-drawing characters such as ❀ ✧ ❄ ♡ render on essentially any device. Colour emoji need the reading device to carry an emoji font.
  • Screen readers announce a kaomoji as a run of punctuation names. Keep them to display names and decoration, and leave body text plain.

Full specification

Specification of the Kaomoji and Symbols tool
Library size331 symbols across 15 categories: five kinds of kaomoji plus dividers, bows, flowers, sparkles and snow.
SearchMatches an English keyword or the category name in your own language, so cat and 貓 both find the animals.
CopyOne tap per symbol, with an on-screen confirmation that it took.
CompatibilityKaomoji and line-drawing symbols render nearly everywhere. Colour emoji need an emoji font.
Page weightThe library is fetched only by this page, not by the other text tools.
Where it runsIn this browser tab. No upload, no account, no server.
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