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Cool and Smug Kaomoji

Sunglasses, smirks, finger guns, the Lenny face and UwU, all made from plain text. Tap any face to copy it.

Cool kaomoji are text faces that look confident, smug or knowing: sunglasses, smirks, pointing fingers and the famous Lenny face ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). This page also keeps UwU and OwO, the letter faces from Western chat, because they play the same knowing role. Tap any face below to copy it, or open the kaomoji picker for every mood on one page.

Cool Kaomoji to Copy and Paste

Every face is plain text, so the shades stay on wherever you paste them.

28 cool and smug kaomoji. Click any face to copy it.

How to Read a Cool Kaomoji

Most cool faces are built around one prop.

  • (⌐■_■) wears sunglasses. The ■ squares are dark lenses and ⌐, the reversed “not” sign from logic, is the arm of the frame.
  • ( •_•)>⌐■-■ is the moment before: a plain face holding the shades out, ready to put them on. Send (⌐■_■) next and the joke lands.
  • ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) is the Lenny face. The raised brows are combining marks that sit over the ° eyes, and ʖ, a phonetic letter, is the smirking nose and mouth.
  • (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ points both fingers with ☞, a pointing hand symbol, and grins with ∀, the “for all” sign from logic.
  • ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ struts away with arms made from Canadian syllabics.

When to Use Cool Kaomoji

These are the faces for playful confidence: nailing a joke, winning an argument about trivia, showing off a new haircut. The Lenny face adds innuendo, so keep it for friends who share the humour. UwU and OwO are cute rather than cool, and they read as affectionate teasing in gaming and fandom chats.

More Kaomoji Categories

For a calmer way to say “not my problem”, try the shrug kaomoji. For flirting, use kiss and wink kaomoji, and to show off in motion, see dancing kaomoji or happy kaomoji.

FAQ

What is the Lenny face?

The Lenny face is ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), a smirking face with raised brows that suggests mischief or innuendo. It is built from combining marks for the brows, ° signs for eyes and the phonetic letter ʖ for the nose and mouth.

What does (⌐■_■) mean?

It means “deal with it”: a face putting on dark sunglasses to look cool and unbothered. It is often sent after ( •_•)>⌐■-■, which shows the glasses on their way.

Is UwU a kaomoji?

Strictly, UwU is a Western emoticon written with Latin letters, not a Japanese kaomoji. It works the same way, read upright with the eyes carrying the mood, which is why it sits alongside kaomoji here.