Sad emoticons 142

Q: Is it okay to reply with just a crying face?

Often, yes. When a friend shares bad news, a small sad kaomoji can express sympathy more gently than a long, formal sentence.

Q: What's the difference between a sad and a crying kaomoji?

Sad faces use downturned eyes or brows for quiet disappointment; crying ones add tear marks like ; or ｡ﾟ for stronger emotion. Pick by how heavy the moment is.

Q: The tear marks look odd on my screen.

Tears are drawn with less common Unicode symbols, and a few fonts render them oddly. Try another face from the list — most use widely supported characters.

MojiBox picks

Sniffles 28

(；ω；)

( ; ; )

(´；ω；`)

(；へ：)

(´;︵;`)

(;﹏;)

( ; ω ; )

(´;ω;`)

(｡ŏ﹏ŏ)

(´ ; ω ; `)

( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ ·̫ ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ )

( ﹔ ω ﹔ )

(;_;)

(｡ﾟ•́ ‸ •̀ ﾟ｡)

( ; - ; )

( ɵ̥̥ ˑ̫ ɵ̥̥ )

( ´•̥ ̯ •̥` )

( ; _ ; )

( ; ﹏ ; )

( ´ ; ω ; ` )

(´；ェ；`)

( ó﹏ò｡)

( ´ ；ω；` )

( ；; )

( ; ；)

( ；ω；)

(´ ；ω；`)

(◞‸◟ㆀ)

Sobbing 38

( ╥ω╥ )

(ｉДｉ)

｡ﾟ(ﾟ´ω`ﾟ)ﾟ｡

( T_T)

( ╥﹏╥ )

( ᵕ̣̣̣̣̣̣﹏ᵕ̣̣̣̣̣̣ )

｡ﾟ･ (>﹏<) ･ﾟ｡

(πーπ)

( ´•̥̥̥ω•̥̥̥` )

( ｡ﾟ╭ᴖ╮ﾟ｡)

(╥﹏╥)

(༎ຶ⌑༎ຶ)

( ﹗ ﹏ ﹗ )

(T_T)

(ToT)

(இ﹏இ`｡)

( ´•̥̥̥ ω •̥̥̥` )

(ಥ﹏ಥ)

( ╥﹏╥)

( ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ )

(´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥`)

(´；д；`)

(╥_╥)

( ˃̥̥̥ ⌑ ˂̥̥̥ )

(꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)

( ╥ _ ╥ )

( ´·̥̥̥ ω ·̥̥̥` )

( ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )

( ; д ; )

( ´ ̥ ̥ ω ̥ ̥ ` )

( ; ˃ ̣̣ ⌑ ˂ ̣̣ )

( ´ ̥̥ ︿ ̥̥ ` )

( ๑ ˃̥̥ ︿ ˂̥̥ ๑)

( ╥ ﹏ ╥ ｡ )

( ´ • ̥̥̥ ‸ • ̥̥̥ ` )

( ｉдｉ)

(´；Д｀)

｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡

Feeling Down 34

(｡•́︿•̀｡)

(╯︵╰,)

(◞‸◟)

(•́︿•̀)

( ｡ •̀ ᴖ •́ ｡)

(´＿｀)

(´ . .̫ . `)

( ˕ ᴗ ˕ )

(╯_╰)

( ´ ︵ ` )

( ˘･з･)

(´-ω-`)

(｡╯︵╰｡)

( ｡ •́ ︿ •̀ ｡)

( ╯ ﹏ ╰ )

( ´ ﹏ ` )

(．́н̪．̀)

(╯︵╰)

( ｡﹏｡ )

( ˇ෴ˇ )

( ｡ •́ ‸ •̀ ｡ )

( ╯︵╰｡)

( • ̯̮ • )

( ｡ • ̯ • ｡ )

( ´ • ︿ • ` )

(◞ ﹏ ◟)

( ๑ • ̯ • ๑ )

( ⌯᷄ ︿ ⌯᷅ )

( • ́ω•̀ )

(｡˘•ε•˘｡)

( ‸ ̗ ‸)

(µ_µ)

( ˘̩̩̩ ³ ˘̩̩̩ )

(´・_・`)

Face in Hands 10

(つ﹏⊂)

(ノ_<。)

(っ- ‸ - ς)

(p_q)

(ノ﹏ヽ)

(つд⊂)

(ノдヽ)

(ノ_<、)

( っ ˘̩ ╭╮ ˘̩ )

(っ´ω`c)

Tearful Gestures 4

(っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ

( ; ; )ﾉ

(੭ ˾ ㅁ ˾ )੭

(｡•́︿•̀｡)ﾉ

Bittersweet Tears 6

(T▽T)

( ; ▽ ; )

( ╥ ▽ ╥ )

( ；∀；)

｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡

｡ﾟ(ﾟ⊃∀⊂ﾟ)ﾟ｡

Dazed & Defeated 22

( ´ Д ` )

( ﹏ )

(°ロ°) !

(；´д｀)

(個_個)

ヽ(́◕◞౪◟◕‵)

( ´Д｀)

(>_<)

(個人ふつう)

( ; ´ Д ` )

(◞≼◎≽◟◞౪◟◞≼◎≽◟)

( ⓥ ﹏ ⓥ )

( ´ ° ω ° ` )

( ; ﾟ ; )

( ✖ ﹏ ✖ )

( ｡ﾟ ̯ ﾟ｡ )

( ⊙ ﹏ ⊙ )

( ;´ д ` )

(个_个)

(ب_ب)

(ᗒᗣᗕ)՞

(´-﹏-`；)

Editor's picks & how to use them

About-to-cry face — Apologizing for postponing plans
Welling-up tears — Breaking disappointing news gently
Full-on sobbing — Finishing a tearjerker ending
Covered-eyes cry — When you can't bear to watch
Downcast pout — Admitting it's been a low-energy day
Teary eyes — Venting about a bombed test
Laughing-crying tears — When it's funny and sad at once
Turned-away sniffle — Hinting that your feelings are hurt
Streaming tears — Finding out it's sold out

Crying and sad kaomoji for when words alone aren’t enough. Tap a card to copy it, or save your favorites with the heart (♡). A face like (｡•́︿•̀｡) gently conveys disappointment or sympathy.

Use (；ω；) when your plans get cancelled, (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ to ask for a virtual hug after a rough day, or a quiet (◞‸◟) when you’re sorry to hear a friend’s bad news. A small crying face often lands softer than a long apology.

FAQ

Is it okay to reply with just a crying face?