Hands
Katakana-like strokes resemble hands covering the face.
Shy Kaomoji are copy-and-paste Japanese text faces. Shy kaomoji express bashfulness, timidity, social hesitation and playful hiding. Find hands-over-face, peeking, shy-smile, shy-love, nervous and animal variations, with clear labels separating the hiding gesture from cheek-blush marks. Search or filter 2,500 labeled results, inspect meanings and compatibility, save favorites, or collect several faces in one line.
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These editor-selected examples cover the clearest and most commonly requested variants.
Each group separates a real visual or communication intent instead of presenting an unlabeled symbol dump.
Hands or sleeves cover the eyes or cheeks.
Show hiding face →|ω・)A partial face looks from behind an edge.
Show peeking →(〃ω〃)Quiet self-consciousness without full hiding.
Show bashful →(⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄)A pleased smile with hesitant body language.
Show shy smile →(*/ω\*)♡Affection mixed with bashfulness.
Show shy love →(^^;)Hesitation with sweat or uncertainty.
Show nervous shy →ฅ(/ω\)ฅCats, bunnies and bears hiding their faces.
Show shy animals →:$Compact keyboard-friendly embarrassment.
Show simple shy →Read the face upright. Meaning comes from the relationship between eyes, mouth, frame, gesture and surrounding symbols—not from keyword repetition.
Shy kaomoji are action-led: hands, sleeves or a wall partially hide the face. Blush kaomoji are cheek-led and can appear confident even when the face is red.
Katakana-like strokes resemble hands covering the face.
Wide slashes create sleeves or full-face hiding.
A vertical bar makes the face look as if it is peeking.
Twin marks add visible embarrassment.
These are practical visual conventions. Context can soften, intensify or reverse a reading.
| Symbol | Attribute | Typical function | Filter |
|---|---|---|---|
| ノ ノ | Hands | Katakana-like strokes resemble hands covering the face. | |
| / \ | Covering arms | Wide slashes create sleeves or full-face hiding. | |
| | | Wall edge | A vertical bar makes the face look as if it is peeking. | |
| 〃 | Blush mark | Twin marks add visible embarrassment. | |
| ω | Soft mouth | A small animal-like mouth keeps the reaction gentle. | |
| ♡ | Heart | Affection changes shyness into romantic bashfulness. |
Labels explain the likely tone so you can choose a face that fits the message.
| Text face | Meaning | Category | Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|
| (*ノωノ) | Classic hiding-face shy | Hide Face | Hand Cover · Moderate |
| (*ノωノ) | Katakana hand shy | Hide Face | Hand Cover · Moderate |
| (*/ω\*) | Fully covered shy face | Hide Face | Arm Cover · Moderate |
| (/≧ω\) | Squeezed shy hiding | Hide Face | Arm Cover · Strong |
| (´つヮ⊂) | Hands-over-eyes shy | Hide Face | Hand Cover · Moderate |
| |ω・) | Peeking shy face | Peeking | Wall Edge · Mild |
| |・ω・*) | Small shy peek | Peeking | Wall Edge · Mild |
| |д・) | Timid side peek | Peeking | Side Eye · Moderate |
Use the dominant emotion, gesture or symbol to choose the most precise page.
| Collection | Dominant intent | Defining signal | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shy Kaomoji | Shy kaomoji are action-led: hands, sleeves or a wall partially hide the face. Blush kaomoji are cheek-led and can appear confident even when the face is red. | Hands | Stay on this page |
| Blush | Face turning red | Cheek marks such as // or 〃 | Open blush page |
| Worried | Concern about an outcome | Sweat and furrowed brows | Open worried page |
| Cute | General adorable styling | Round eyes and small mouths | Open cute page |
| Love | Direct affection | Hearts, kisses and couples | Open love page |
Copy a face for chats, captions, profiles, communities or games. Preview long decorative strings in their destination.
reply. Keep the surrounding sentence clear so the intended tone is easy to read.
You noticed? (*ノωノ)bio. Keep the surrounding sentence clear so the intended tone is easy to read.
Hi… |ω・)caption. Keep the surrounding sentence clear so the intended tone is easy to read.
I missed you (*/ω\*)♡Check Markdown characters, combining marks, emoji presentation, length and decorative complexity.
Enter a kaomoji to receive a practical compatibility note.
Compact, common text characters.
Standard Unicode; spacing can vary.
Long or decorative combinations.
Tap Copy on any card. The complete Unicode text face is placed on your clipboard; paste it with Ctrl+V on Windows, Command+V on Mac, or the standard paste action on mobile.
(*ノωノ) is commonly read as bashful, timid, hiding and peeking text faces. Meaning still depends on the surrounding message, relationship and platform.
No. Kaomoji are text compositions made from Unicode characters and read upright. Emoji are individual pictographs whose artwork varies by platform.
Usually. They are plain text, but fonts, line wrapping and Markdown can change spacing. Use the compatibility checker before posting a long or decorative face.
Yes when the destination accepts the characters and length. Filter for small or broad-compatibility results for restricted profile fields.
Match the subcategory, intensity and visual feature to your intended tone. The labels and detail panel explain those attributes before you copy.
The destination app chooses the font and may alter spacing, variation selectors or emoji presentation. The underlying Unicode text remains the same.
Yes for ordinary messages, posts, profiles and personal creative use. Do not claim the whole curated database or site interface as your own product.
Yes. Turn on Collect mode or tap + on cards, reorder up to 20 items, select a separator, and copy the combined line.
A curated core is expanded through deterministic, constrained decorations. Every result is deduplicated and labeled by group, intensity, feature, expression, action, subject, format, style, size, compatibility and intended use.
Open the kaomoji generator and choose eyes, mouth, frame, arms and decoration. The page also links a preselected shy starting point.
Shy kaomoji are action-led: hands, sleeves or a wall partially hide the face. Blush kaomoji are cheek-led and can appear confident even when the face is red.
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