Lenny Faces
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{´◕ ◡ ◕｀} ¯\(◉◡◔)/¯ •ᴥ• ʘ‿ʘ •‿• ◕ ◡ ◕ ◕‿↼ (▰˘◡˘▰) ┌(° ͜ʖ͡°)┘ (◍•ᴗ•◍) (❀◦‿◦) ❂‿❂ (⁎❛ᴗ❛⁎) ❣◕ ‿ ◕❣ (ᵔᴥᵔ) ♥‿♥ ◔‿◔ ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔ ٩(^ᴗ^)۶ ⊂◉‿◉つ ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿ ☆(❁‿❁)☆ (✿◠‿◠) ≧◉◡◉≦ ≧◠‿◠≦ ٩(˘◡˘)۶ (^)o(^) （*^_^*） ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ┑(￣▽￣)┍ (╹◡╹) o(∩_∩)o ʘ‿ʘ (•ิ‿•ิ) （⌒▽⌒） (◠‿◠) ≖‿≖ (◕‿◕) ಥ‿ಥ (●⌒∇⌒●) (❁´◡`❁) (ಥ⌣ಥ)Heart & Love
♥‿♥ ❣◕ ‿ ◕❣ (≧◡≦) ♡ (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡ ♡＼(￣▽￣)／♡ (◕‿◕)♡ (♡-_-♡) (´♡‿♡`) (♡˙︶˙♡) ♥╣[-_-]╠♥ ( ･_･)♡ (●’◡’●)ﾉ♥ (。♡‿♡。) ♡ ▽ ♡ (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) ☜♡☞ {♥‿♥} [̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅] ᶫᵒᵛᵉᵧₒᵤ ❤ ♡ ❥ ♥ ❣Sad
(╯_╰) (｡•́︿•̀｡) (╥_╥) (-_-) (｡╯︵╰｡) ｡ﾟ･ (>﹏<) ･ﾟ｡ ʘ︵ʘ ( ͡ಠ ʖ̯ ͡ಠ) .̯. ( ͡° ʖ̯ ͡°) ಥ╭╮ಥ (︶︹︺) (◕︿◕✿) (•̪●) (◕﹏◕✿) (◕︵◕) : ( （︶^︶） （┬＿┬） ╥﹏╥ (〒︿〒) ⊙︿⊙ ╯︿╰ ╯﹏╰ ˇ︿ˇ ˇ﹏ˇ ⊙﹏⊙ (~_~) ●︿● (´◔‸◔`) (,Ծ‸Ծ,) ::>_<:: (╯︵╰,) ⊙︿⊙ (个_个) ಠ╭╮ಠ (￣﹏￣) (￣0￣)y ￣０￣ ╯ˍ╰ (*´ο`*) (ᴗ˳ᴗ)Fear
(・人・) (ﾉ_ヽ) ＼(〇_ｏ)／ {{ (>_<) }} (/_＼) (;;;*_*) (＞＜) ( ºΔº ) ʕ⊙ᴥ⊙ʔ ⁞ ◔ ﹏ ◔ ⁞ (◉Д◉ ) (‵﹏′) (°△°|||) ⊙﹏⊙ ≡￣﹏￣≡ ∩﹏∩ ●﹏● （>﹏<） ╯﹏╰ ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ ミ●﹏☉ミ (⊙…⊙,) (-’๏_๏’-) (´△｀)Surprised
(⊙_⊙) (O_O) ( : ౦ ‸ ౦ : ) w(°ｏ°)w (□_□) (o_O) (O.O) Σ(□_□) ( ◉ ◯ ◉ ) ⁞ ◑ ₒ ◑ ⁞ (ʘᗩʘ’) ༼⁰o⁰；༽ (⊙ˍ⊙) ⊙０⊙ (⊙＿⊙) (@口@) o_O (@[]@!!) (꒪Д꒪)ノ （￣□￣；） w(°ｏ°)w l(・o・)」 (o_O) ! Σ(O_O)Confused
(¬▂¬) °ಠಿ●ಠಿ° ( ಠ ಠ ) (-_-;) (•ิ_•ิ) (￣_￣) (・_・;) (◎ ◎)ゞ (→_→) (¯ . ¯٥) (＠_＠) ⊜_⊜ o(´^｀)o (;¬_¬) (⊙_◎) (˵ ◕ – ◕ ˵) (˙ 益 ˙) 【・ヘ・?】 (→_→) ◐ˍ◑ (@[email protected]) ˋ(′～`)ˊ (´･_･`) (◎_◎;) (・_・ヾ (-_-)ゞ゛ (‘◇’)? 【・_・?】 ಠ_ರೃ ٩(͡๏̯͡๏Angry
(◣_◢) (^._.^)ﾉ ( : ౦ ‸ ౦ : ) (ಠ_ಠ ) (⋋▂⋌) (ಠ_ಠ) (>人<) (¬_¬) (≧σ≦) (⋟﹏⋞) ( ಠ Д ಠ ) ( ◉益◉ ) ಠಠ (＞﹏＜) {{{(>_<)}}} o(><)o ˋˍˊ ˋ０ˊ ＞ˍ＜ ╰（‵□′）╯ （＞д＜） (>_<) ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤWink
(^_-) (^_-)-☆ (^_~) ( -_・) (^.~)☆ (~人^) (^.~) (^_−)☆ (^_<) (ｏ ⌒) O_o （＾＿－） (－ｏ⌒) （＾＿−） ^_− ๏[-ิ_•ิ]๏ （＾＿・） （＾＿－）≡★Animal
(^◕ᴥ◕^) (^◔ᴥ◔^) (^˵◕ᴥ◕˵^) (=^‥^=) ฅ(•ㅅ•)ฅ (=^ ◡ ^=) (＾• ᴥ •＾) (^=◕ᴥ◕=^) (=^･ｪ･^=) (=⌒‿⌒=) ( Φ ᴥ Φ ) (= ; ｪ ; =) ʕ •̀ o •́ ʔ ʕ •ᴥ• ʔ ʕ ᵔᴥᵔ ʔ ⊂(￣(ｴ)￣)⊃ ヽ(￣(ｴ)￣)ﾉ ( ´(ｴ)ˋ ) ／(˃ᆺ˂)＼ ／(＞×＜)＼ ／(･ × ･)＼ ／(^ x ^)＼ ／(=´x`=)＼ ／(≧ x ≦)＼ (･Θ･) (`･Θ･´) (◉Θ◉) (￣Θ￣) (・Θ・) (￣◇￣)Depress
(눈_눈) (ᗒᗣᗕ) o(><)o (–_–) (￣︿￣) (︶︹︺) (￣ヘ￣) (￢_￢;) (＞﹏＜) (⇀‸↼‶) Y(^_^)Y ╮(￣▽￣)╭ ＼（￣︶￣）／ ╰（￣▽￣）╭ ＼(◎o◎)／！ \(▔▽▔)/ \^o^/ ~^o^~Browse and copy hundreds of Lenny Faces and text emoticons — the original ASCII art expressions that predate emoji. Click any face to copy it instantly and paste it into any chat, social media post, or comment.
What is a Lenny Face?
A Lenny Face (also written “Lenny face”) is a text emoticon — a face made from standard Unicode characters and punctuation, not from images or emoji. The original and most iconic Lenny Face is ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), which first appeared on the Finnish imageboard Ylilauta in 2012. Its name comes from a moderator named “Lenny” who popularised it.
Unlike Japanese kaomoji (which came earlier), the Lenny Face uses specific Unicode characters — including the Modifier Letter Low Macron (ʖ) and Modifier Letter Turned Comma (͜) — to create a sideways suggestive expression. It spread rapidly across Reddit, 4chan, Twitter, and Discord before becoming a mainstream internet meme.
Popular Lenny Faces and what they mean
| Face | Name | Meaning / Use |
|---|---|---|
| ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) | The Original Lenny Face | Suggestive, knowing, smug — the universal “I know something you don’t” |
| ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | Shrug Face | Indifference, “I don’t know”, not my problem |
| (ง ͡ʘ ͜ʖ ͡ʘ)ง | Fight Me Lenny | Challenging, aggressive, playful threat |
| (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ | Table Flip | Frustration, rage, fed up |
| ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ) | Table Unflip | Calming down, restoring order |
| ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ | Bear Face | Cute, cuddly, friendly |
| (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ | Hug Face | Warmth, affection, offering a hug |
| ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ | Flexing Lenny | Showing strength, bragging, working out |
| (ʘ‿ʘ) | Wide Eyes Lenny | Surprise, innocence, “who, me?” |
| ( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°) | Plotting Lenny | Scheming, mischievous plans |
How to type a Lenny Face
The original Lenny Face ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) is notoriously difficult to type from scratch — it uses several obscure Unicode combining characters. The easiest way is to use our library above and click to copy, then paste anywhere. If you want to type it manually on different systems:
- Windows: Use the Character Map app (search “charmap”), or copy from this page
- Mac: Press Control+Command+Space to open the Character Viewer, or copy from here
- iPhone/Android: Add the face to your keyboard’s text shortcuts (Settings → General → Text Replacement) for instant recall
- Quickest method: Just click any face above — it copies to your clipboard in one tap
Lenny Faces for every occasion
Our collection organises faces by mood and situation. Here are the most popular categories:
- Smug & Suggestive — ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) and variants — for when you know something, teasing, or innuendo
- Shrug & Indifference — ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ — for “not my problem”, “whatever”, or genuine uncertainty
- Angry & Frustrated — (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ — for venting frustration dramatically and humorously
- Happy & Cute — (◕‿◕) and bear/animal faces — for warm, wholesome reactions
- Sad & Crying — (ó﹏ò｡) — for sadness, disappointment, or dramatic despair
- Surprised & Shocked — (⊙_⊙) — for unexpected news or plot twists
- Celebrating — ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ — for victories, good news, and hype
Lenny Faces vs. emoji vs. kaomoji
You may wonder how Lenny Faces differ from regular emoji and Japanese kaomoji:
- Emoji (😀 😂 ❤️) — image-based, platform-specific appearance, part of Unicode emoji set
- Kaomoji (^_^, (^◡^)) — Japanese text emoticons, simpler construction using ASCII + Japanese characters, read horizontally
- Lenny Faces ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) — use Unicode combining and modifier characters to create more complex expressions, associated with Western internet culture, often read as full faces
All three work across virtually all modern platforms since they are Unicode text. For emoji specifically, see our Emoji Copy Paste tool. For decorative text, try our Fancy Text Generator.
Where to use Lenny Faces
Lenny Faces paste correctly in almost any digital text field, including:
- Discord — use in server nicknames, channel messages, or status
- Reddit — hugely popular in comment threads; the shrug face and Lenny are Reddit staples
- Twitter/X — paste in tweets, replies, and bio
- WhatsApp & Telegram — paste in messages and group chats
- Instagram — in bios, captions, and comments
- YouTube — in video descriptions and comments
- Steam — profile names and game chat
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the original Lenny Face?
The original Lenny Face is ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). It was created on the Finnish imageboard Ylilauta in 2012 and named after a moderator. It uses the Unicode character ʖ (Modifier Letter Low Macron) for the nose and combining characters for the eyes, giving it a distinctive sideways smirk.
How do I copy a Lenny Face on mobile?
Tap any face in our collection — it copies to your clipboard automatically. Then switch to any app, long-press the text field, and tap Paste. No selecting, no highlighting needed.
Do Lenny Faces work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. Both iOS and Android fully support the Unicode characters used in Lenny Faces. They display correctly in virtually all apps including iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Twitter, Discord, and more.
Can I use Lenny Faces in my Discord username?
Discord display names support most Unicode characters, so Lenny Faces generally work there. Some very complex combining-character sequences may render inconsistently on older devices, but the most popular faces (including the shrug and original Lenny) display correctly everywhere.
What is the shrug emoticon made of?
The shrug face ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ uses the Japanese katakana character ツ (tsu) for the face, combined with standard keyboard characters ¯, \, _, (, ), and /. It became popular around 2012 alongside the Lenny Face.
How many Lenny Faces are there?
There’s no official count — thousands of variations have been created by combining different Unicode characters for eyes, mouths, noses, and arms. Our collection includes hundreds of the most popular and recognisable ones.