Lenny Face ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

How these faces work

1. Start with the classic ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) at the top, or scan for a variation that matches your tone — wink, sad ʖ̯ mouth, or arms.
2. Tap Copy. The combining characters above the eyes are invisible on their own, so copying is safer than retyping.
3. Paste into Discord, Reddit, Twitch chat, or a text. If the eyebrows drift, the app's font is the cause — the text itself is unchanged.

About lenny face faces

The Lenny face is a text emoticon, ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), built from eleven Unicode characters. It usually signals a sly, mischievous, or suggestive grin — the internet's way of saying "wink wink" without words.

The face first spread in November 2012 on the Finnish imageboard Ylilauta, then jumped to 4chan and Reddit the same day. Nobody knows for sure why it is called Lenny; the name stuck through meme sites and has never been replaced. Other names include Le Lenny Face and the "deg deg" face.

How it is built: the eyes are degree signs (°) with a combining double inverted breve ( ͡) above them as eyebrows. The nose and mouth are ͜ʖ — a combining breve below paired with the Latin letter ʖ (a reversed glottal stop). Because the eyebrows and smile are combining marks, they attach to whatever character sits next to them. That is why retyping a Lenny face by hand often breaks it, and why copying a ready-made one is the reliable route.

Variations swap one part at a time: ʖ̯ turns the smile into a frown, ಠ gives a disapproving glare, ~ adds a wink, and ♥ makes heart eyes. Add arms with つ for a hug, ᕦ ᕤ to flex, or ┻━┻ to flip a table. Once you know the parts, you can build your own.

Tone tip: the classic Lenny reads as a cheeky, sometimes suggestive smirk. Keep it for friends, memes, and gaming chats rather than formal or work messages.

Frequently asked questions

• How do I type the Lenny face ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)?+

  Easiest is copy and paste: tap Copy here, then paste. To type it often, save ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) as a keyboard text replacement such as "lenny".

• How do I copy and paste the Lenny face?+

  Tap Copy next to ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) at the top of this page, then paste with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V, or a long-press Paste on your phone. The face is plain text, so it works in any app that accepts typing.

• What does ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) mean?+

  It is a sly, knowing grin. People use it to hint at a joke, an innuendo, or a mischievous plan. Context decides how cheeky it reads.

• Why is it called the Lenny face?+

  The origin of the name is unknown. The face appeared on Ylilauta and 4chan in 2012, and the Lenny label spread with it through meme sites.

• Can I type the Lenny face on a keyboard?+

  Not with a normal key combination — it uses combining Unicode marks. Copy it from this page, or save it as a text replacement (for example, typing 'lenny' expands to the face) on iPhone, Android, or Mac.

• Why do the eyebrows look shifted on my phone?+

  The eyebrows are combining marks drawn by your font. Different fonts place them differently, so the face can look slightly off on some apps while the characters stay correct.

• How do I copy and paste the Lenny face correctly?+

  Tap Copy under ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) at the top, or choose another Lenny face to copy from the variations below. Use the button instead of retyping: the Lenny face includes invisible combining marks above the eyes that are easy to lose when typing, which is why it often looks broken when someone rebuilds it by hand.