Reacting to an emotional moment
Happy tears
(ಥ‿ಥ)
Heartbroken
(╥﹏╥)
The smile decides which one you mean. Under teary eyes, ‿ is joy and ﹏ is grief - same tears, opposite news.
Crying Kaomoji
From a single tear to a river of them - every crying Japanese emoticon, including the happy-crying ones. Tap a face to copy it.
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How crying kaomoji draw tears
The eyes are the tears. T and Т read as tears running from a closed eye, ╥ is a box-drawing character that streams thicker, and the Kannada letter ಥ is a round eye with a tear line under it - (ಥ﹏ಥ) is bawling. Small ﾟ or ｡ marks outside the face are tears flying off, as in ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡.
The mouth sets the volume. ﹏ is a trembling lip, Д is a wide-open wail, and ‿ under teary eyes gives (ಥ‿ಥ) - crying because you are happy, the face for a wedding or a reunion. Arms reach out for comfort: (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ is crying and asking for a hug.
The board above opens on the Crying category. The Sad tab has the dry-eyed versions; the Hugs tab has what to send back.
What to know about crying text faces
- T, ╥ and ಥ are the three tear eyes, from a light stream to bawling - pick by how hard the face should cry.
- A smile under tears means happy tears: (ಥ‿ಥ) is the face for good news that made you cry.
- Marks outside the parentheses (｡ﾟ ﾟ｡) are tears flying off the face - the loudest way to cry in text.
- ಥ is a real letter from the Kannada script, so it renders anywhere that has a full Unicode font, which is almost everywhere today.
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Popular crying kaomoji and what they mean
The crying faces people copy most, and how hard each one cries.
| Face | Name | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| (T_T) | Tears | Quiet, classic crying |
| (╥﹏╥) | Crying | Trembling lip, steady tears |
| (ಥ﹏ಥ) | Bawling | Full-on sobbing |
| (ಥ‿ಥ) | Happy tears | Crying at good news |
| (ﾉД`) | Wailing | Loud, dramatic crying |
| (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ | Weeping hug | Crying and needing comfort |
Crying kaomoji examples
Dramatic overreaction
Wailing
(ﾉД`)
Sobbing loudly
o(TヘTo)
The open Д mouth and the raised arm turn crying into theatre - the face for a cancelled show or a spoiler.
Common crying kaomoji mistakes
- Sending (ಥ‿ಥ) as sympathy - the smile makes it happy tears, so it reads as joy at someone else's bad news.
- Using the loud wailing faces for small things - (ﾉД`) at a typo is funny once and exhausting after that.
- Retyping the Kannada ಥ by hand - it is not on any Latin keyboard, so copy the whole face rather than trying to reproduce it.
Crying kaomoji FAQ
What is the crying kaomoji with the letter T?
(T_T) - the T is a closed eye with a tear running down from it. It is the oldest and most widely used crying text face, and it renders in every font because it is plain ASCII.
What are the ಥ characters in (ಥ﹏ಥ)?
ಥ is a letter from the Kannada script of southern India. It looks like a round eye with a tear underneath, which is why it became the standard eye for hard crying faces.
Is there a kaomoji for crying happy tears?
Yes - (ಥ‿ಥ) and (T‿T). The ‿ smile under tearful eyes means the tears are from joy, not sadness.
How do I make a crying kaomoji cry harder?
Go from T to ╥ to ಥ for the eyes, open the mouth from _ to ﹏ to Д, and add tears outside the face like ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡. Each step is louder than the last.
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