The classic bow
୨୧
Two Oriya digits set together. This is the shape people mean by a text ribbon, and the one to test before relying on it.
Bows, ties and ୨୧
Ribbon Kaomoji
Text has no ribbon character, so kaomoji borrow one. Three candidates do the job: ୨୧ is the shape people picture, ⋈ is a genuine bowtie, and ⊰⊱ makes a pair of ribbon-like brackets. They differ mainly in how confident you can be that they will render.
⋈(◕‿◕)⋈
Quick answer
Which one should you use?
୨୧ is the bow people mean by ribbon kaomoji — two Oriya digits placed together to make a bow, as in ୨୧(´ᵕ`)୨୧. It ships in the default fonts on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, but it is the one character here worth testing before you rely on it. ⋈ is a true bowtie in the widely supported Mathematical Operators block and is the safer choice.
Copy and paste
20 ribbon kaomoji
Every face is plain text. Tap one to copy it, then paste it wherever you are typing — it travels as ordinary characters, not as an image.
⋈(◕‿◕)⋈
Bows both sides
The safest ribbon face — ⋈ renders essentially everywhere.
(◕‿◕)⋈
Bow on one side
A single bowtie worn to the right.
୨୧(´ᵕ`)୨୧
Bows framing
The classic kawaii bow, used as a symmetrical frame.
(´• ᵕ •`)୨୧
Bow in hair
One bow worn on the right, like an ornament.
⊰(◠‿◠)⊱
Ribbon brackets
⊰ and ⊱ replace the round brackets entirely.
❦(ᴗ‿ᴗ)❦
Floral bows
❦ is a floral heart; heavier and more ornamental.
(*ᵔᵕᵔ*)⋈
Bowtie aside
Blushing face with a bowtie to the right.
❧(◡‿◡)❧
Rotated bows
❧ points the other way from ❦ — useful as a mirrored pair.
(♡‿♡)⋈
Smitten with bow
Hearts for eyes with a bowtie aside.
୨୧(◕ᴗ◕)୨୧
Full bow frame
The most decorated of the ୨୧ faces.
⋈(´ω`)⋈
Soft and tied
A gentle ω mouth between two bowties.
(◜‿◝)⋈
Arc smile with bow
Minimal face, single bow.
❥(◕‿◕)❥
Heart bows
❥ is a rotated heart bullet, and passes well enough for ribbon tails.
⊰(´ᵕ`)⊱
Tied brackets
The face sits inside a ribbon instead of beside one.
(ᐢ‿ᐢ)⋈
Eared and tied
Canadian syllabics ears with a bowtie.
୨୧ ˘ ᵕ ˘ ୨୧
Open bow face
No brackets at all — the bows contain the face.
⋈(≧◡≦)⋈
Delighted and tied
Eyes shut between two bowties.
(*´ᵕ`*)୨୧
Shy with bow
Blush marks and a bow worn to the right.
❦(´• ω •`)❦
Ornamental
The heaviest decoration on this page.
⊰⊱(◕‿◕)⊰⊱
Double ribbons
Two ribbon pairs either side; the most elaborate frame.
How they are built
The parts these faces are made of
Kaomoji are assembled rather than drawn. Once you can see the components, you can adjust any face on this page instead of hunting for a different one.
The safe bow
⋈
A genuine bowtie from Mathematical Operators. Less ornate than ୨୧ but supported essentially everywhere.
Ribbon brackets
⊰ ⊱
Used in place of round brackets, so the face ends up inside the ribbon instead of next to it.
Ornamental tails
❦ ❧ ❥
Dingbats floral hearts. Heavier than a bow and better suited to framing than to wearing.
Before you paste
Getting them to arrive intact
Paste as plain text
Markdown and rich-text editors treat backslashes, underscores and asterisks as formatting. Ribbon faces are mostly free of those, which makes them unusually safe to paste.
Test ୨୧ before you rely on it
It is the prettiest bow and the least certain character here. Oriya ships by default on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, but an older system or a stripped-down font stack may show two boxes instead. ⋈ never will.
Bows frame, they do not express
Unlike a mouth or an eye, a ribbon says nothing about the mood. Pick the face first for what it should convey, then add the bow — not the other way round.
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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.
Questions
Ribbon Kaomoji FAQ
What is the ribbon kaomoji?
୨୧(´ᵕ`)୨୧ is the one most people mean — a face framed by two bows made from the characters ୨ and ୧. For a version guaranteed to render anywhere, ⋈(◕‿◕)⋈ uses a true bowtie character instead.
How do you make a bow in text?
Place ୨ and ୧ together to get ୨୧, which is close enough to a bow that nobody questions it. They are Oriya digits used purely for their shape. The alternatives are ⋈, a bowtie from the Mathematical Operators block, and the pair ⊰ ⊱, which work as ribbon-shaped brackets around a face.
Will ୨୧ show up on every device?
Almost, but not quite. Oriya is covered by the fonts that ship with Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, so it renders for most people. Very old systems and minimal font stacks can show two empty boxes instead. If that matters, use ⋈, which sits in a block with essentially universal support.
Are ribbon kaomoji the same as the bow emoji?
No. 🎀 is an emoji with its own colour artwork, drawn differently on each platform. ୨୧ and ⋈ are plain text characters that take the colour of the surrounding text, which is why they sit alongside a kaomoji without clashing with it.
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