Sorry Kaomoji
Copy sorry kaomoji and Japanese apology text faces for chats, bios, captions, and messages when you need to say sorry.
Popular sorry kaomoji
Short, readable faces are usually the best fit for bios, usernames, and chat replies.
Sorry Kaomoji copy and paste
196 text faces shown in All.
Sorry Kaomoji ASCII art
Multi-line text art. Paste into a monospace field so the alignment survives.
Discord messages
A quick bow face like m(_ _)m softens an apology in a fast-moving server chat.
Instagram captions
Aesthetic sorry faces add tone to a caption without spelling out a long apology.
Group chats
Dramatic multi-line faces exaggerate an apology for comic effect among friends.
Customer replies
A simple crying or bowing face signals regret without sounding overly casual.
How to use sorry kaomoji
Everyday chat
- Use m(_ _)m for a safe, widely understood sorry in any casual chat
- Swap in ( >_< '') for a small, low-stakes oops rather than a real mistake
- Reserve (╥ᆺ╥；) for apologies you actually mean
Formal apologies
- Use the bowing faces (*_ _)人 or <(_ _)> to mirror a real apology bow
- Pair a bow face with a short written apology rather than sending it alone
- Avoid dramatic or emoji-mix faces in professional messages
Group chats and banter
- Dramatic multi-line faces work well for jokey, exaggerated apologies among friends
- orz and OTL are compact enough to drop mid-sentence without breaking the flow
- Emoji-mix faces like 🙏😅 read as lighthearted rather than sincere
Captions and bios
- Aesthetic sorry faces fit better in a styled caption than a plain bow
- Keep it to one face per caption; stacking several reads as clutter
- Test decorated faces on mobile first since rare characters can fall back to boxes
Sorry Kaomoji message templates
Copy a whole message for chats, captions, and comments.
Sorry Kaomoji meanings
(╥ᆺ╥；)
A crying apology face for when you feel genuinely bad, not just going through the motions.
(ᵕ•᷄ ᴗ•᷅ )
A softer, worried expression that works for smaller slip-ups that do not call for tears.
(シ_ _)シ
A stylized bow that reads as a light, casual sorry between friends.
(｡>﹏<)
An exaggerated crying face for dramatic or half-joking apologies.
( >_< '')
A wincing face for an awkward oops moment rather than a serious wrongdoing.
(*_ _)人
A formal bow with the hands-together gesture, closer to a real Japanese apology bow.
人(_ _*)
The mirrored version of the bow, used the same way but reads slightly more sheepish.
m(_ _)m
The most recognizable bowing apology online, safe for almost any context.
<(_ _)>
A wide bow shape that emphasizes a deep, formal sorry.
(ó﹏ò｡)
A teary face for when you want sympathy along with the apology.
_:(´□`」 ∠):_
A face that looks like it is sinking to the floor, used for over-the-top guilt.
(－‸ლ)
A frustrated, self-critical face for apologizing about your own mistake.
🙏
A single emoji standing in for a bow, quick and universally understood.
orz
ASCII-only shorthand for a kneeling, defeated apology, popular where full kaomoji do not fit.
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Sorry Kaomoji — background
Kaomoji are read upright, emoticons sideways
Western emoticons such as :-( developed on early ASCII systems where tilting your head was the cheapest way to see a face. Japanese users had access to a far larger character set through JIS encodings, so their faces never needed rotating.
The brackets are borrowed from other alphabets
Characters that look purpose-built for apology faces are usually loaned. ᯅ and ◞◟ read as a downturned mouth and closed eyes, but neither was designed for kaomoji; the community found shapes that fit.
Copying is the whole distribution mechanism
Kaomoji spread with no central registry, no approval body, and no version numbers, unlike emoji which need a Unicode proposal. A face becomes standard purely because enough people copied it.
The bow gesture comes from real Japanese etiquette
Faces like m(_ _)m and (*_ _)人 depict the physical bow used when apologizing in Japan. The 人 character literally means "person" and doubles as a pair of hands pressed together.
orz started as ASCII art, not a kaomoji
orz predates most kaomoji conventions. It uses only Latin letters to suggest a kneeling, defeated figure, which is why it still renders correctly on systems with no Unicode support at all.
What is sorry kaomoji?
Sorry kaomoji are Japanese-style text faces built from ordinary Unicode characters that express an apology, from a light oops to a deep, formal bow.
How do I copy sorry kaomoji?
Tap any face on this page and it copies to your clipboard as plain text. Paste it into a chat, bio, caption, or message the same way you would paste any other word.
What does m(_ _)m mean?
It represents a person bowing with their hands together, a common gesture of apology or thanks in Japan. Online it is used mostly for sorry.
Do sorry kaomoji work on Discord, Instagram, and TikTok?
Yes. All the faces here are Unicode text, so they work anywhere text is accepted. A few of the most decorated faces use rare characters that older Android keyboards can render as empty boxes.
Which sorry kaomoji is the most formal?
Bowing faces like (*_ _)人 and <(_ _)> read as more formal because they show the full bow gesture rather than just an expression.
What is a casual way to say sorry with kaomoji?
Short faces like ( >_< '') or a plain 🙏 read as casual, quick apologies suited to everyday chat.
Why do some kaomoji show up as boxes or question marks?
That means the device has no font covering that character. It is a display problem on the reader's side, not a broken copy. Simpler faces avoid the issue entirely.
What is the difference between kaomoji, emoticon, and emoji?
Emoticons like :-( are read sideways. Kaomoji are read upright and use a much wider character set. Emoji are pictures encoded as single characters, rendered by the device rather than drawn from punctuation.
Can I combine sorry kaomoji with text?
Yes, and it usually reads better than a face on its own. Put the face after your message with a single space, as in "my bad m(_ _)m", so the punctuation does not collide with your own.
How many sorry kaomoji are on this page?
There are 200 curated faces, grouped into Classic, Bowing, Emoji Mix, Aesthetic, and Dramatic so you can find the right tone quickly.