Arms out
っ づ ς
Placed either side of the face for a hug. Both facing outward means offering; both curled in means receiving.
Hugs, kisses and blushing
Love Kaomoji
Love kaomoji are gestures, not symbols. Where a heart kaomoji states a feeling by putting ♡ in the face, these show it happening: arms opening for a hug, a mouth pursed for a kiss, a face hidden behind a sleeve. They tend to read as more personal for exactly that reason.
(っ´▽`)っ
Quick answer
Which one should you use?
(っ´▽`)っ is the standard love kaomoji: arms open for a hug. For a kiss, (づ￣ ³￣)づ combines the same open arms with a pursed mouth. Blushing faces such as (*ﾉωﾉ) and (///▽///) express affection sideways, by showing embarrassment. That often lands as more sincere than a heart-eyed face.
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20 love kaomoji
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(っ´▽`)っ
Open arms
The standard hug. Both っ characters are arms reaching forward.
(づ￣ ³￣)づ
Kiss and hug
Arms out with a pursed mouth. Affectionate, and slightly comic.
( ˘ ³˘)
Kiss
Just the mouth. Short enough to end a message with.
(*ﾉωﾉ)
Hiding a smile
The ﾉ is a sleeve raised over the face. Shy, not sad.
(*/ω＼*)
Covering the face
Both hands up; more flustered than (*ﾉωﾉ).
( 〃▽〃)
Blushing
The 〃 marks are flushed cheeks, and the clearest blush available.
(///▽///)
Very flustered
Slashes as heavy blush. The face of someone caught out.
(*´∀`*)
Fond
Warm and unguarded without being romantic.
(≧ε≦)
Kiss, eyes shut
More enthusiastic than ( ˘ ³˘).
(´ε` )♡
Kiss with heart
The bridge between this page and the heart faces.
(っ˘ω˘ς)
Held close
Arms curled inward: being hugged, not hugging.
ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ
Overjoyed affection
Excitement about a person, where the rest of this page is about a moment.
(⺣◡⺣)
Soft gaze
The radical characters make heavy-lidded, fond eyes.
(*ﾟ∀ﾟ*)
Charmed
Bright-eyed and pleased; suits admiration.
(´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡
Sweetly fond
A gentle face with the heart held at a distance.
(￣ε￣＠)
Cheeky kiss
The ＠ is a hand at the mouth. Playful, and not remotely sincere.
( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
Warm greeting
Affection without any romantic claim.
(*^3^)/~☆
Blowing a kiss
The trailing ~☆ is the kiss travelling.
(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)
Deeply flustered
The strongest blush here; almost always used comically.
(*˘︶˘*)
Content together
Closed eyes and a small smile. Settled, not excited.
How they are built
The parts these faces are made of
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Kiss mouths
³ ε ω
The 3 and ε are a pursed mouth rotated. ε is the more enthusiastic of the two.
Blush
〃 / ⁄ *
Repeated marks on the cheeks. The more of them, the more flustered the face.
Sleeves
ﾉ ＼ ＠
A hand raised to hide the face. Reads as shy, which is affection expressed indirectly.
Before you paste
Getting them to arrive intact
Paste as plain text
Markdown and rich-text editors treat backslashes, underscores and asterisks as formatting. A face that loses an arm or a cheek was almost certainly parsed rather than pasted.
Gesture beats symbol
A hug face usually lands better than a heart-eyed one in a real conversation. Hearts state a feeling; arms do something, and the second is harder to read as performative.
Blushing is versatile
(*ﾉωﾉ) works for a compliment you cannot quite accept as well as for genuine affection, which makes it the safest face on this page to send early.
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Faces with a full write-up
Some of these have their own page covering where the face came from and how its meaning has shifted.
(♡°▽°♡)
Love Kaomoji
Heart-shaped eyes framing a wide, delighted smile.
Read the entry(っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ
Hug Kaomoji
Arms outstretched for a hug, with a wobbly mouth.
Read the entry(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ
Happy Hug Kaomoji
The classic grinning hug face with reaching arms.
Read the entry(^_~)
Winking Kaomoji
One eye closed and one open — a compact text wink.
Read the entry
Questions
Love Kaomoji FAQ
What is the love kaomoji?
(っ´▽`)っ, the open-armed hug, is the most used. Unlike the heart-eyed faces it does something instead of announcing a feeling, so it works in friendships as well as relationships and rarely lands as too much.
What does (っ´▽`)っ mean?
It is a hug. The っ characters on either side are arms reaching forward, and the face between them is smiling. Sent in reply to bad news it offers comfort; sent unprompted it is simple affection. It carries no romantic implication on its own.
What does (*ﾉωﾉ) mean?
Embarrassment or shyness. The ﾉ is a sleeve raised to hide the face. It usually follows a compliment, and because the affection arrives sideways it tends to land as more sincere than a face that says the thing outright.
What is the difference between love and heart kaomoji?
Heart kaomoji put ♡ or ♥ into the face to state a feeling. Love kaomoji show a gesture instead: hugging, kissing, blushing, hiding. Both express affection, but the gesture faces read as more personal and the heart faces as more decorative, which is why the hearts appear more often in captions and the gestures in conversations.
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