Hugging Kaomoji (づ￣ ³￣)づ
Hugging kaomoji — Japanese text faces. Tap to copy.
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How to use hugging kaomoji
The hug is made of arms, not of a face: づ and つ are the Japanese kana zu and tsu, borrowed here purely for their shape — they curve like an outstretched arm. (づ￣ ³￣)づ and (つ≧▽≦)つ both have their arms reaching right.
Which way the arms point matters for where you paste it: the version reaching right reads as offering a hug to what follows, so it works best in front of a name or at the start of a message, not at the end. Most are seven to ten characters, so in an 80-character bio one hug leaves plenty of room for your text.
Questions
What are the づ and つ characters?
They are Japanese hiragana, zu and tsu. Nothing in the hug depends on their meaning — they are used because their curved shape looks like an arm reaching out. The same trick gives ノ and ヽ as raised arms in other faces.
Which way should the arms point?
A face with both arms reaching right, like (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ, reads as reaching towards whatever comes after it, so it lands well in front of a name or at the start of a message. Arms spread to both sides read as an open hug and work on their own.
Will these fit in a bio?
Yes. Most hug faces are seven to ten characters, so on TikTok, where a bio is 80 characters, a hug leaves most of the space for your text.
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