Kaomoji (顔文字, literally "face characters") are creative text emoticons originating from Japan, formed by combining letters, numbers, and punctuation to depict various expressions and emotions. Unlike Western-style horizontal emoticons e.g., :), :( , Kaomoji are typically vertically arranged and far more diverse, e.g.: (＾▽＾) Happy (╥﹏╥) Crying (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Flipping a table (anger)