About crying kaomoji and emoticons
Crying kaomoji use tall eye characters as streams of tears: (╥﹏╥), (T_T), (ಥ﹏ಥ). They are used both for real sadness and for dramatic, funny "I'm crying" moments when something is too cute or too relatable.
This page combines four kinds of crying faces: Japanese kaomoji, lenny face variations, classic western text emoticons like :'( and matching emojis 😭 😢 😿. Related moods: Sad, Sorry, Laughing.
When to use crying kaomoji
- "I'm crying" moments when something is too funny, too cute or too relatable.
- Saying goodbye at the end of a trip, a series or a school year.
- Reacting to a sad scene in a film or game with friends.
- Joking about a small disaster, like burnt food or a lost game.
Crying text and kaomoji combos to copy
Ready-made messages that mix words, a crying kaomoji and an emoji. Tap Copy and paste them anywhere:
- This is too cute (｡T ω T｡) 🥹
- The ending though (ಥ﹏ಥ) 📺
- Lost again (T_T) 🎮
Tip
Tall-tear faces like (ಥ﹏ಥ) read as dramatic and funny; small ones like (´；ω；`) read as genuinely sad. Pick the one that matches your mood.
Cry kaomoji: from a single tear to full sobbing
Not every cry kaomoji means the same thing. Match the intensity to your mood:
| Intensity | Kaomoji |
|---|---|
| A single tear | (´；ω；`) ( ; ω ; ) |
| Crying | (╥_╥) (T_T) (ToT) |
| Sobbing | (ಥ﹏ಥ) (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) |
| Happy tears | (｡T ω T｡) ｡ﾟ･ (>﹏<) ･ﾟ｡ |
Many people use crying kaomoji playfully, "this is so cute I'm crying", so a kaomoji cry face can be just as happy as it is sad. For gentler sadness, see sad kaomoji.
Tips
- Tap several crying faces to collect them in the picks box, then copy them all at once.
- Pair a crying kaomoji with a stylish font from the fancy text generator for bios and captions.
- If a face looks broken in one app, paste a simpler one: short kaomoji work almost everywhere.
Related tools: Emoticons by Mood, Kaomoji, Lenny Face, Text Symbols.