Sleepy Kaomoji

Sleepy kaomoji are Japanese text faces that yawn, doze or drop off to sleep, often with a little trail of letters like zzZ, as in (－_－) zzZ. They cover everything from a cosy nap to being completely worn out. Tap any face below to copy it, or open the kaomoji picker for every mood on one page.

Sleepy Kaomoji to Copy and Paste

Every face is plain text, so your good night message looks the same on every phone.

How to Read a Sleepy Kaomoji

Sleep in kaomoji means closed eyes, a drooping head, or letters drifting off the side.

• (－_－) zzZ closes both eyes with flat dashes and adds zzZ, the cartoon sound of snoring, growing as it floats away.
• (*´ο`*) opens the mouth with ο, the Greek letter omicron, into a big round yawn.
• (＿ ＿*) Z z z shows only the top of a head that has nodded forward onto the desk.
• (´-`).｡oO lets thoughts drift away in bubbles that grow from ｡ to o to O.
• o(_ _)o has collapsed completely, arms out on either side.

When to Use Sleepy Kaomoji

Use them to say good night, to admit you are running on no sleep, or to groan about an early start. They also make a gentle excuse: a sleepy face after “sorry, I am off to bed” reads as warm rather than abrupt. ( ˘ω˘ ) is the cosiest of the lot, a small face enjoying a nap.

More Kaomoji Categories

When tired turns to fed up, see sad kaomoji. When your brain has stopped processing, try confused kaomoji. For a softer good night, pair a sleepy face with cute kaomoji or hug kaomoji.

FAQ

What is the sleepy kaomoji?

A classic sleepy kaomoji is (－_－) zzZ, a face with closed eyes and a zzZ trail of snores. ( ˘ω˘ ) is a softer nap, and (*´ο`*) is a yawn.

What does zzZ mean in a kaomoji?

zzZ is the comic-strip sound of snoring. Letters that grow from small to large look like sound drifting up and away, so any face with zzZ beside it is fast asleep.

What kaomoji means tired?

For tired rather than asleep, use a face with half-closed or flat eyes, such as (￣～￣;) for half awake, (~_~;) for worn out, or (=____=) for completely dead-eyed.