(^_~)
The standard wink, right eye closed.
The tilde is the closed eye.
kaomoji explained
Winking Kaomoji
One eye closed and one open — a compact text wink.
(^_~)
Try Winking Kaomoji
Edit the text, then change the font and size.
Preview
I may have already booked it (^_~)
Font
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The short answer
What does Winking Kaomoji mean?
One eye closed and one open — a compact text wink. Teasing, jokes and softening something that might read as blunt.
Background
Where it comes from
Built from nothing but a caret, an underscore, a tilde and parentheses — all ASCII, with no Unicode required. That makes it one of the oldest and most portable text faces still in use.
In conversation
How to use it
Teasing, jokes and softening something that might read as blunt. Copy the full sequence so its spacing, arms and facial expression remain intact.
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Winking Kaomoji variations
(~_^)
Mirrored, winking with the other eye.
Identical in meaning; purely a visual preference.
;)
The Western sideways equivalent, read by tilting your head.
Far older, and read at ninety degrees rather than upright.
Realistic examples
Winking Kaomoji in a sentence
“I may have already booked it (^_~)”
“You did not hear this from me (^_~)”
“Wrong again, but nice try (^_~)”
Tone & nuance
What it communicates
Light and conspiratorial. Because it is so small it reads as a quick aside rather than a performance, which suits teasing better than the more elaborate faces.
Common questions
Winking Kaomoji FAQ
What does Winking Kaomoji (^_~) mean?
One eye closed and one open — a compact text wink. Teasing, jokes and softening something that might read as blunt.
How do I copy Winking Kaomoji 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 Winking Kaomoji?
Light and conspiratorial. Because it is so small it reads as a quick aside rather than a performance, which suits teasing better than the more elaborate faces. 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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