Tears
； ╥ ﾉ , 个
The single character that turns a neutral face sad. Everything else on this page is a variation on where it sits.
Crying, low and disappointed
Sad Kaomoji
Sad kaomoji run a wide range, and the distance between a small disappointment and open weeping is usually a single character. Knowing which one carries the tears makes the whole set something you can adjust instead of memorise.
(╥﹏╥)
Quick answer
Which one should you use?
(╥﹏╥) is the most recognisable sad kaomoji, and (´；ω；`) the most common in Japanese use. The character doing the work is ；, ╥ or ノ beneath an eye. All three are tears. Swap the eyes of any neutral face for ╥ and it becomes a crying face without changing anything else.
Copy and paste
24 sad 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.
(╥﹏╥)
Crying
Box-drawing tears with a wavy mouth. The clearest sad face here.
(´；ω；`)
Tearful
The most common sad kaomoji in Japanese use; ； is a tear.
(ಥ_ಥ)
Weeping
Kannada letters as heavy, wet eyes.
(ಥ﹏ಥ)
Sobbing
The same eyes with a trembling mouth, stronger again.
(T_T)
Plain crying
Latin-only, so it works absolutely anywhere.
(T▽T)
Crying openly
Tears with an open mouth. Wailing, not quiet.
(T﹏T)
Trembling
The wavy mouth adds a wobble the underscore lacks.
(;_;)
Small tear
The mildest crying face; suits minor disappointment.
(个_个)
Streaming
The kanji looks like tear tracks running down the face.
(ノД`)
Head in hands
The ノ is an arm covering the face.
(；へ：)
Holding it in
A tear on one side only. Trying not to cry.
(╯︵╰,)
Downcast with a tear
Both eyes lowered and a comma as a single tear.
(◞‸◟)
Dejected
No tears at all; simply low. Very widely used.
(´-ω-`)
Deflated
Closed eyes and a small mouth. Resigned more than sad.
(っ- ‸ - ς)
Sulking
Arms curled in with a small frown.
(⌣_⌣”)
Disappointed
The trailing mark is a sweat drop of resignation.
(´_ゝ`)
Unimpressed and low
Flat and faintly bitter.
(o´･ω･`o)
Sad but soft
Rounded cheeks keep it gentle.
(´Д｀)
Distressed
The Д mouth is open in dismay.
(´；д；`)
Openly upset
Tears on both sides with an open mouth.
(ノ_<。)
Turning away
One arm up, face angled down.
(*﹏*)
Overwhelmed
Asterisk eyes read as dazed or exhausted.
(◕︵◕)
Big sad eyes
Round eyes above a downward mouth. Pleading, not yet crying.
(￣﹏￣)
Quietly unhappy
Closed eyes, wavy mouth. Enduring something.
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.
Wet eyes
ಥ T ╥
Eyes drawn as already crying, so no separate tear is needed.
Trembling mouths
﹏ ︵ ‸ へ
A wavy or downturned mouth. ﹏ suggests a wobble; ︵ suggests a settled frown.
Hidden faces
ノ ＼ 。
An arm across the face. Reads as trying not to be seen crying.
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.
Match the scale
(╥﹏╥) under a small inconvenience is comic exaggeration, which is usually the intent. Use (◞‸◟) when the disappointment is real but small.
Tears are not always sad
Crying faces are used for laughter and for cuteness overload as often as for grief, in the same way 😭 is. The surrounding words decide, so give them something to work with.
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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.
(╥﹏╥)
Crying Text Face
Streaming tears drawn with box characters — sad, but cute about it.
Read the entry。゜゜(´O`) ゜゜。
Sobbing Kaomoji
A wide-open wail with tear marks either side.
Read the entry(－_－) zzZ
Sleepy Kaomoji
Closed eyes with sleep letters drifting off to the side.
Read the entry(・_・?)
Confused Kaomoji
A blank face with a question mark hanging beside it.
Read the entry
Questions
Sad Kaomoji FAQ
What is the sad kaomoji?
(╥﹏╥) is the most recognisable, and (´；ω；`) the most common in Japanese use. Both show tears; the first uses box-drawing characters as eyes and the second places a semicolon beside a soft ω mouth, which makes it read as gentler.
What does (´；ω；`) mean?
Crying. The semicolons either side of the face are tears, and the ω is a small rounded mouth. It is tearful without being distraught, so it suits sympathy and mild disappointment better than the heavier crying faces.
How do I make a kaomoji cry?
Put a tear character beside or beneath an eye. A semicolon (´；ω；`), a box-drawing ╥ as in (╥﹏╥), or a comma at the end as in (╯︵╰,) all work. This is why the sad set is so large: almost any neutral face becomes a crying one with a single substitution.
What does (◞‸◟) mean?
Dejected or downcast, without crying. The eyes are lowered and the mouth is a small frown. It is the right choice when something is disappointing but not upsetting, and it avoids the comic exaggeration a full crying face carries.
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