(ಥ﹏ಥ)
Streaming tears
For unmistakable sadness or a painful disappointment.
kaomoji explained
Crying Text Face
Streaming tears drawn with box characters — sad, but cute about it.
(╥﹏╥)
Try Crying Text Face
Edit the text, then change the font and size.
Preview
The tickets sold out (╥﹏╥)
Font
28px
The short answer
What does Crying Text Face mean?
Streaming tears drawn with box characters — sad, but cute about it. Reacting to bad news, spoilers and very sad films.
Background
Where it comes from
Kaomoji are upright text faces built from letters, punctuation and Unicode symbols. They became popular in Japanese digital communication and later spread through forums, chat apps and global internet culture.
In conversation
How to use it
Reacting to bad news, spoilers and very sad films. Copy the full sequence so its spacing, arms and facial expression remain intact.
More faces to copy
Crying Text Face variations
(T_T)
Simple tears
A compact version that works well in quick replies.
(つ﹏<。)
Wiping tears
For trying to recover after an emotional moment.
(｡•́︿•̀｡)
Quietly upset
Softer than a full sob; good for a small letdown.
(ノ_<。)
Holding back tears
For sad news that calls for a restrained reaction.
Realistic examples
Crying Text Face in a sentence
“The tickets sold out (╥﹏╥)”
“I dropped the last dumpling (╥﹏╥)”
“That ending… (╥﹏╥)”
Tone & nuance
What it communicates
Clearly sad but still cute and informal. It can communicate real disappointment or exaggerate a tiny inconvenience for comic effect.
Common questions
Crying Text Face FAQ
What does Crying Text Face (╥﹏╥) mean?
Streaming tears drawn with box characters — sad, but cute about it. Reacting to bad news, spoilers and very sad films.
How do I copy Crying Text Face without breaking it?
Use the copy button so the entire sequence is captured, including the spaces and the brackets or slashes at each edge. Paste it as plain text: anywhere Markdown is active, backslashes, underscores and asterisks can be read as formatting and silently removed, which is what leaves a kaomoji with one arm or a missing eye.
When should I use Crying Text Face?
Clearly sad but still cute and informal. It can communicate real disappointment or exaggerate a tiny inconvenience for comic effect. Kaomoji suit chats, captions and community posts; in formal writing a short sentence carries the same feeling without asking the reader to decode a face.
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