Bow Kaomoji Copy and Paste 🎀 Cute Text Faces With Bows
Bow Kaomoji Collection
74 cute text faces with bows and ribbons, grouped by style. Tap or click any face to copy it, then paste it anywhere.
Cute Faces With Bows
16 kaomojiCoquette Faces With Bows
12 kaomojiAnimal Kaomoji With Bows
14 kaomojiBow and Heart Faces
12 kaomojiShy and Sparkly Faces
12 kaomojiKaomoji Dividers With Bows
8 kaomojiBowing Kaomoji (Thank You and Sorry)
8 kaomojiOnly need a bow, no face? The bow symbols page has the full set.
What Is a Bow Kaomoji?
A bow kaomoji is a little face made of text, with a bow stuck on it. That's really all it is. Kaomoji started in Japan, back when phones had no picture emoji, and people drew faces using brackets, dots and letters instead. The name comes from kao (face) and moji (character). The Wikipedia page on kaomoji has the longer story.
You don't tilt your head to read one, the way you do with the old sideways smileys. The brackets are the cheeks. Whatever sits between them is the eyes and mouth. The bow goes on top, off to one side, or on both sides like a frame. And since it's only text, you copy it the same way you'd copy a word.
Popular Styles
We sorted the list into six groups, so you don't have to scroll through everything. Cute ones are plain happy faces and fit nearly any bio. Coquette ones have ୨୧ or 𐙚 around them, which suits the soft pink ribbon look you see all over TikTok and Pinterest. Animal ones bend the brackets into bunny ears, cat whiskers or bear cheeks. Heart ones add a ♡, nice for a message to a friend or someone you like. Shy and sparkly ones blush, hide or celebrate. Dividers put a face in the middle of a line, handy for splitting up a long bio.
Not sure which to pick? Go with (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)🎀. It's short, it's easy to read even when it's tiny, and it shows up properly on today's iPhones, Android phones, Windows PCs and Macs.
The Parts of a Kaomoji
| Part | Example | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Cheeks | ( ) ꒰ ꒱ ʕ ʔ | Shape the outline of the face |
| Eyes and mouth | ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ • ᴗ • ◕‿◕ | Set the mood: happy, shy, sleepy |
| Blush | ˶ ˶ ⸝⸝ ⸝⸝ | Add a soft, shy look |
| Bow | 🎀 ୨୧ 𐙚 ʚ ɞ | Add the cute or coquette finish |
Where to Use a Bow Kaomoji
Most people drop one into a profile or a message to make it feel softer and cuter. One bow kaomoji at the end of a line does the job. Stack five in a row and nobody can read your bio anymore.
| Place | Good choice | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram bio | ୨୧(˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)୨୧ | Give it its own line so it doesn't wrap |
| TikTok name | (ᵔ◡ᵔ)🎀 | Keep it short, names have a length limit |
| Discord status | ʚ(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )ɞ | Text-only ones look the same in every theme |
| WhatsApp chat | (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ🎀 | Longer faces are fine in messages |
| Game chat | ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ୨୧ | Lots of games block emoji, so use ୨୧ instead of 🎀 |
Want letters to match? Run your text through the fancy text generator, or grab a finished name from the username styler. If you'd like faces with no bows at all, the cute emoticons page has those.
How to Make Your Own Bow Kaomoji
Pick the cheeks. Plain round brackets ( ) always work. Try ꒰ ꒱ if you want it softer, or ʕ ʔ for a bear.
Add the face. ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ looks happy, • ᴗ • looks sweet, and ˃ ᵕ ˂ looks excited.
Add blush. Tuck ˶ or ⸝⸝ just inside each bracket.
Tie the bow. Put 🎀 after the face, or put ୨୧ on both sides of it.
( ) → (ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ) → (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) → (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)🎀
Will a Bow Kaomoji Display Correctly?
Almost always, yes. Every character here is part of the Unicode Standard, which is the common set of characters that phones and computers all share. So a bow kaomoji you copy from this page should look the same wherever you paste it. The one thing that can go wrong is an old phone that doesn't know one of the newer characters.
Safe everywhere
Anything built with 🎀, ୨୧, ♡ or ʚ ɞ. Nearly every phone and computer shows these.
Check first
Anything with 𐙚, 𝜗ৎ or ૮ ა. Send it to yourself before it goes in a public bio.
Usernames
Some apps won't take emoji in a name. Pick a text-only one with ୨୧ instead.
Colour
Apple, Google and Samsung each draw 🎀 a little differently. It's always a pink ribbon, though.
Seeing an empty box where part of the face should be? Your device doesn't have that character. Switch to one from the Cute or Heart groups above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers about text faces with bows and how to copy them.
What is a bow kaomoji?
It's a Japanese-style text face with a bow or ribbon added. The face is made from punctuation and Unicode letters, and the bow is usually 🎀, ୨୧ or 𐙚. One example is (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)🎀. Because it's plain text, you can paste it anywhere you can type.
How do I copy and paste a bow kaomoji?
Tap or click it and it's copied. If that doesn't work on your device, press and hold it, drag the handles until the whole face and the bow are highlighted, then tap Copy. Then paste it into your bio, username, caption or chat.
Do bow kaomoji work on Instagram, TikTok and Discord?
Yes. They're all made of standard Unicode characters, so they work in Instagram bios and captions, TikTok profiles, Discord names and messages, WhatsApp, Roblox chat and most games. On an older Android phone, a few of the rarer characters might show up as an empty box.
Why does my kaomoji show boxes or question marks?
Your device is missing a font for one of the characters. It mostly happens with newer ones like 𐙚 and 𝜗ৎ. Choose a version made with the 🎀 emoji or ୨୧, since nearly every phone and computer can show those.
What is the difference between a kaomoji and an emoji?
An emoji is one picture character, like 🎀. A kaomoji is a face put together from several text characters in a row, like (ᵔ◡ᵔ). Add a bow and you usually get a mix of the two: a text face with a bow emoji next to it.
Can I make my own kaomoji with a bow?
Yes, and it's easy. Start with brackets for the cheeks, put eyes and a mouth inside, then add a bow on one side or both. For example: take ( ), put ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ inside, and finish with 🎀. You get (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)🎀.
Which bow symbol is safest to use in a username?
The ribbon emoji 🎀 and the ୨୧ pair. Both are supported almost everywhere, and most username boxes accept them. A few platforms don't allow emoji in usernames. When that happens, ୨୧ or ʚ ɞ will usually still go through.
Is a bow kaomoji a ribbon or a bowing person?
It can be either. Most people who look for a bow kaomoji want a face wearing a ribbon bow, like (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)🎀. In Japanese-style texting, a bow can also mean bowing to say thanks or sorry, like m(_ _)m. This page has both kinds.
What does m(_ _)m mean?
It is a person bowing deeply. The m on each side is a hand on the floor, and (_ _) is the lowered head. In Japanese texting it means thank you very much, or I am very sorry.
