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Dog Kaomoji

Puppy faces with floppy ears, wagging tails and a snout in the middle. Tap any face to copy it.

Dog kaomoji are text faces drawn as dogs, usually with floppy ears on the outside and a snout in the middle, like ▼・ᴥ・▼. The dog, inu (犬, いぬ) in Japanese, reads friendlier and more eager in text than the cat does. Tap any face below to copy it, or open the kaomoji picker for every mood on one page.

Dog Kaomoji to Copy and Paste

Every face is plain text, so a puppy pastes into any chat or caption.

20 dog kaomoji. Click any face to copy it.

How to Read a Dog Kaomoji

The ears make the dog. Where a cat gets pointed carets, a dog gets shapes that hang down.

  • ▼・ᴥ・▼ uses two ▼ triangles as floppy ears, katakana middle dots for eyes, and ᴥ, a phonetic letter, as the snout.
  • U・ᴥ・U swaps the triangles for capital U letters, which hang down like a spaniel’s ears.
  • ∪･ω･∪ uses ∪, the union sign from maths, for rounder ears and ω for the mouth.
  • ワン▼・ｪ・▼ adds ワン, wan, the Japanese word for a dog’s bark. Where English dogs say woof, Japanese dogs say wan wan.
  • (・∀・)∪ puts a single ∪ on the side as a wagging tail.

When to Use Dog Kaomoji

Send a dog face in reply to a dog photo, to show eager excitement, or when you are waiting for someone like a puppy by the door. A sad puppy, U;ｪ;U, is the classic plea. If you want the character for the word, see dog in Japanese.

More Kaomoji Categories

The other animals are here too: cat kaomoji, bear kaomoji and bunny kaomoji. For the same wagging energy without the ears, try happy kaomoji.

FAQ

How do you make a dog kaomoji?

Give a small face floppy ears on the outside. Triangles like ▼, capital U letters, or the union sign ∪ all work as ears, and ᴥ or ｪ makes a good snout: U・ᴥ・U.

What does ワン mean in a dog kaomoji?

ワン is wan, the sound a dog makes in Japanese, the same as woof in English. It is written in katakana, the script Japanese uses for sounds and borrowed words, and a dog barking twice is ワンワン, wan wan.

What is the difference between a dog and a bear kaomoji?

Mostly the ears. A bear like ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ has round ears built into the sides of its head, while a dog like ▼・ᴥ・▼ has ears that hang down outside it. The snout can be exactly the same character.