Love Kaomoji: Heart, Hug and Kiss Faces to Copy and Paste
Love kaomoji are Japanese-style text faces that show affection, usually with ♡ hearts, blushing cheeks or arms reaching out for a hug. Tap any face to copy it: . Below are 75+ love and heart faces sorted by feeling, with what each one says and who it suits.
- Love faces by feeling
- Who to send them to
- Easy to mix up
- WhatsApp, Discord & more
- Typing heart symbols
- FAQ
Quick answer: the classic love kaomoji is , a face with heart eyes. For a hug, use ; for a kiss, . Every face here copies in one tap and works as plain text in chats, captions and bios. Need another mood? Try our free kaomoji copy tool.
Love Kaomoji List by Feeling
Heart-Eyes and In-Love Kaomoji
Hearts in place of eyes are the clearest way to say “I adore this.” These faces are warm and a little over the top, which is exactly the point.
| Kaomoji | Meaning | Best used when |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamy, starry-eyed love | Gushing about a crush, a partner or a new favorite thing | |
| Pure, soft adoration | Reacting to a sweet photo or message | |
| Excited, can’t-hold-it-in love | A gift, a surprise or very good news from someone you love | |
| Starstruck and delighted | Seeing someone (or something) you’re obsessed with |
Sweet and Gentle Affection
These softer faces show care without being intense. They suit everyday messages to people you’re close to, romantic or not.
| Kaomoji | Meaning | Best used when |
|---|---|---|
| Gentle, quiet fondness | “Thinking of you” or a soft good morning | |
| Happy and affectionate | Thanking someone who made your day | |
| A little wave with a heart | Hello or goodbye to a close friend or partner | |
| Blissful and content | A cozy moment, or after a lovely date |
Hug Kaomoji
Arms such as づ, っ and ⊂ ⊃ reach toward the other person. A hug face works for comfort, greetings and plain affection, and it reads as friendly rather than romantic.
| Kaomoji | Meaning | Best used when |
|---|---|---|
| The classic “come here!” hug | Offering a hug to a friend or partner | |
| Open arms, warm and simple | Saying hi, or welcoming someone back | |
| An excited, running hug | Big news, a reunion, or “I missed you!” | |
| A sad face asking for a hug | When you need comfort after a rough day |
Kiss Kaomoji
Kiss faces use mouth shapes like ³, з and ε that look like puckered lips. These read as romantic or very playful, so save them for partners and close friends who get your humor.
| Kaomoji | Meaning | Best used when |
|---|---|---|
| Blowing a kiss | Goodnight or “miss you” messages | |
| One face kissing another on the cheek | Couples, anniversaries, sweet replies | |
| A kiss with a wave | Signing off a message to someone special | |
| A big, cartoonish smooch | Playful flirting or teasing a partner |
Shy and Blushing Love Kaomoji
Blush marks like 〃, // and ⁄ ⁄ suggest red cheeks. These faces are perfect when you feel flustered, receive a compliment, or want to hint at a crush without saying it outright.
| Kaomoji | Meaning | Best used when |
|---|---|---|
| Deeply embarrassed, bright red | After a compliment you didn’t expect | |
| Hiding your face behind your hands | “Stop, you’re making me blush” | |
| Flustered but happy | When someone you like texts first |
Sending Love and Giving Hearts
Here the face is doing something: tossing a heart, holding one out, or celebrating with hearts all around. They are cheerful and work well in group chats and comments.
| Kaomoji | Meaning | Best used when |
|---|---|---|
| Tossing a heart your way | A friendly “love you!” at the end of a message | |
| Holding out a heart | Thanking someone or offering support | |
| Arms up, surrounded by hearts | Celebrating someone’s good news |
Missing You and Heartbroken Kaomoji
Love isn’t always cheerful. These faces cover longing, distance and heartbreak. Pair them with words, because a sad face on its own can be read in more than one way.
| Kaomoji | Meaning | Best used when |
|---|---|---|
| Sad and missing someone | Long-distance messages or “I wish you were here” | |
| Crying, heartbroken | After a breakup or a painful goodbye | |
| Holding back tears | Feeling hurt but trying to stay calm |
Animal Love Kaomoji
Bears, cats and dogs make love messages extra cute. For a full set of kitty faces, see our cat kaomoji collection, which includes a section of cats in love.
| Kaomoji | Meaning | Best used when |
|---|---|---|
| A bear with heart eyes | Adoring messages with a teddy-bear feel | |
| A bear going in for a hug | A cuddly hug for a partner or friend | |
| A cat in love | Cat lovers, or a cute reply to a pet photo |
Heart Symbols and Decorations
Sometimes you only need the heart, not a whole face. Add these after a word, around a name, or to decorate a bio. The last two use rarer characters, so preview them on your phone before posting.
Who to Send Love Kaomoji To
A heart can mean “I love you” or simply “thanks, you’re great.” The face you choose, and who receives it, decides which one people hear.
- A crush: Start subtle. A shy or blushing face, or a single ♡ after a friendly message, signals interest without putting anyone on the spot. Heart eyes and kisses can feel like a lot this early.
- A partner: Anything goes here. Kisses, heart eyes and hugs all fit naturally, and a goodnight kiss face is a small, sweet habit.
- Friends: Hugs, “sending love” faces and a plain ♡ read as warm and platonic. Kiss faces between friends usually come across as joking, which is fine if that’s your style.
- Family: Gentle and hug faces work well, especially for birthdays, congratulations and “thinking of you” messages.
- Work chats: Leave love kaomoji out of messages to managers, clients and people you don’t know well. Among close teammates, a small ♡ on a thank-you note is usually the limit.
Love Kaomoji That Are Easy to Mix Up
- ♡ vs. ♥ vs. ❤: ♡ and ♥ stay as plain text symbols. ❤ is also an emoji, so many phones and apps turn it into a red picture heart, which can change the look of the whole face.
- (˘³˘)♥ vs. (っ˘з(˘⌣˘ ): The first is blowing a kiss from a distance. The second shows one face kissing another, so it describes the two of you and feels more personal.
- (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡ vs. (♡ω♡): The first is calm, gentle affection. Heart eyes are louder and more excited, closer to “I’m obsessed.”
- (*ﾉωﾉ) vs. (｡•́︿•̀｡): Hands over the face means shy or flustered. The small frown with raised brows means sad or pleading. Both look bashful at a glance but send different moods.
- (っ´▽`)っ vs. (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ: Both are hugs. The first offers one; the second, with its sad face, is asking for one.
Using Love Kaomoji on WhatsApp, Discord, Instagram, TikTok and X
WhatsApp makes text between two asterisks bold and text between two underscores italic. That means a face like (*/ω＼*) can lose its asterisks and turn the middle bold. If that happens, add a space after the first asterisk or choose a face without them. Our kaomoji for WhatsApp guide has more chat-safe picks.
Discord
Discord uses Markdown, so pairs of asterisks or underscores become italic, and two backticks in one message turn the text between them into code. Faces such as (´∀`)♡ contain a backtick, so sending two of them together can break both. Type a backslash before the symbol to keep it as text. See our Discord kaomoji page for faces that suit bios and status messages.
Instagram and TikTok
Love kaomoji fit nicely in captions, comments and bios, but they count toward the character limit: Instagram bios allow 150 characters and TikTok bios 80. Decorations like ⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ use many characters, so a single ♡ is often the better choice for a bio.
X (Twitter)
X counts Japanese characters such as つ and ノ as two characters each, so hug and wave faces take up more of the post limit than they appear to. Simple faces like (◕‿◕)♡ are the most space-efficient.
How to Type Heart Symbols Without Copying
- Windows: Press Windows key + period (.) to open the emoji panel and choose the kaomoji tab for ready-made faces. In many programs you can also hold Alt and type 3 on the number pad to get ♥.
- Mac: Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer and search for “heart.”
- iPhone and Android: Save your favorite face as a shortcut. On iPhone go to Settings, General, Keyboard, Text Replacement; on Gboard, open Settings, Dictionary, Personal dictionary. Then a short code like “;love” turns into the full face.
How a Love Kaomoji Is Built
Most love faces mix a standard face with one or two “love” parts. Knowing them helps you read new faces and make your own.
- Hearts: ♡ and ♥ appear as eyes, cheeks or extras outside the face. ღ is a letter from the Georgian alphabet that looks like a decorative heart.
- Blush: 〃, //, ⁄ ⁄, ,, and 灬 (a Chinese character meaning fire) are drawn on the cheeks to show blushing.
- Kissing lips: ³ (a superscript three), з (a Cyrillic letter) and ε (the Greek epsilon) all look like puckered lips.
- Arms: づ, っ, つ and ⊂ ⊃ reach forward for hugs, while ノ and ﾉ wave.
- Soft eyes: ˘, ◡ and ᵕ look like closed, happy eyes and make a face feel gentle.
To make your own, start with a face you like, such as (◕‿◕), and add one love part: hearts for eyes (♡‿♡), a blush (〃◕‿◕〃) or a heart outside it (◕‿◕)♡.
Love Kaomoji FAQ
What is the most popular love kaomoji?
Faces with heart eyes, such as and , are the most widely used love kaomoji. For a hug, is the classic choice.
What does (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ mean?
It is a hug kaomoji. The づ characters on each side are arms reaching out, and the wide smile makes it friendly, so it means “come here, I want to hug you.” It suits friends as well as partners.
How do I make a heart kaomoji?
Take any face and swap its eyes for hearts, such as (♡‿♡), or add a ♡ or ♥ after it, such as (◕‿◕)♡. You can copy the heart symbols from this page or type them with your device’s emoji or symbol panel.
Why does my heart turn into a red emoji?
The ❤ character is also an emoji, so many phones and apps automatically show it as a red picture heart. Use ♡ or ♥ instead if you want the heart to stay as a plain text symbol.
Is it weird to send a heart kaomoji to a friend?
No. Hugs, gentle faces and a simple ♡ are common between friends and read as warm, not romantic. Kiss and heart-eye faces are more likely to be read as flirting, unless you and your friend often joke that way.
What is the difference between a hug kaomoji and a kiss kaomoji?
Hug kaomoji use arm characters like づ, っ or ⊂ ⊃ and feel friendly and comforting. Kiss kaomoji use lip shapes like ³, з or ε and feel romantic or playful. When in doubt, a hug is the safer choice.
Why do some love kaomoji show boxes?
Boxes mean the device or app font is missing one of the characters. Simple faces such as work almost everywhere, while decorations with rare symbols, such as , can fail on older phones. Preview them before posting.
Say It With a Face
Pick heart eyes for big feelings, a hug for comfort, a blush for a crush and a simple ♡ when you just want to be warm. For more moods, from happy to sleepy, explore our free kaomoji copy tool.
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