Scared Kaomoji

140 faces in this collection - Updated November 2026

Trembling, hiding, and running-away faces for when something is genuinely frightening. For a quick 'whoa, what?' surprise, Shocked Kaomoji fits better.

Scared Kaomoji by type

Trembling kaomoji

  • (((( ;ﾟДﾟ))))

  • (((( ;゜Д゜)))

  • ((((；゜Д゜))))

  • ((((;゜Д゜))))

  • ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))🌀

  • (((( ;゜Д゜)))💦💦

  • (((；ﾟДﾟ)))

  • 😨((((；゜Д゜)))

Hiding & can't look

  • (/ω＼)

  • (〃＞＿＜;〃)

  • ｡ﾟ･(>﹏<)･ﾟ｡

  • {{ (>_<) }}

Running away scared

  • (っ°Д°;)っ

  • ε=ε=ε=┌(;°□°)┘

  • ┌(;°Д°)┘ help

  • (ﾉﾟ0ﾟ)ﾉ~

Scared Kaomoji to copy

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  • ((((((;_ _)ε=ε=(*~▽~)

  • そお～っ ((((；・_・) 逃げよっと

  • (/ω＼)

  • (((( ;ﾟДﾟ))))

  • ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))))))

  • (´-ω-`)風、怖い

  • (´°ω°`) 風が怖い

  • ( ´•ω•` )風の音が怖い

  • ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))))) 彡

  • ((((；´･Д･`)))ﾊﾞﾀｯ

  • ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))ｶﾞｸｶﾞｸﾌﾞﾙﾌﾞﾙ

  • (((( ;°Д°))))ｶﾞｸｶﾞｸﾌﾞﾙﾌﾞﾙ

  • (((((;▲))(((((;▲))((￣▼￣ ;)))))

  • ૮ ,, ○Д ○,, აおおおおお化け？！怖いよぉぉぉ！！！

  • ｷｬｱｱｱｱｱ(((((；ﾟ;Д;ﾟ;)))))

  • (；ﾟДﾟ)

  • ぎゃー💦(((( ;゜Д゜)))

  • (っ°Д°;)っ

  • (((( ;゜Д゜)))

  • ギャー😱((((；ﾟДﾟ))))

  • ((((；゜Д゜))))

  • ((((;゜Д゜))))

  • ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))🌀

  • (((( ;゜Д゜)))💦💦

  • ｱﾜﾜﾜ((((；゜Д゜))))

  • ぎゃああああ(((( ;゜Д゜)))

  • (((( ;゜Д゜)))ガクガクブルブル

  • ギャーーー(((( ;゜Д゜)))ガクガクブルブル

  • ｳﾙｧｯ(((((;｀Д´)≡⊃)｀Д)､;'.･

  • (((( ;ﾟдﾟ)))ｱﾜﾜﾜﾜ

  • ((((；´ﾟДﾟ)))ｱﾜﾜﾜﾜ

  • ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))ｶﾞｸｶﾞｸ

  • : (((;"°;ω°;)):ｶﾞｸｶﾞｸｶﾞｸｶﾞｸ

  • ((((;ﾟдﾟ))))ｱﾜﾜﾜﾜ

  • (((；ﾟДﾟ)))

  • 😨((((；゜Д゜)))

  • (((( ;ﾟдﾟ)))ｱﾜﾜ

  • ((((；´ﾟДﾟ)))ｱﾜﾜ

  • (ﾟДﾟ;)

  • (((( ；ﾟДﾟ)))ｸｯｻ

  • ((((；ﾟДﾟ)))))))ｸｯｻ

  • ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ

  • ((((；゜Д゜)))

  • ((;ﾟДﾟ)ｵﾛｵﾛ

  • ((((;ﾟДﾟ))))

  • (((( ;°Д°))))

  • (((( ;ﾟдﾟ))))

  • (((；ﾟДﾟ)))ｶﾞｸｶﾞｸ

  • ﾌﾘﾌﾘ((((;´･ω･`)))ﾌﾘﾌﾘ

  • (／。＼)怖

  • Σ(°Д°；≡；°д°)

  • ((；ﾟДﾟ))

  • (||ﾟДﾟ)ﾋｨｨｨ!

  • ((((;´･ω･`)))

  • (ﾟДﾟ；)

  • (ﾟДﾟ*)

  • (*ﾟДﾟ)

  • (；´ﾟДﾟ`)

  • (´• ω •`)怖

  • ((；ﾟДﾟ)ｵﾚｼﾗﾅｲ

  • ( ﾉД`)怖いよ…ﾏﾏﾝッ

  • (((( ﾟДﾟ))))ｻﾑｩｰ

  • ｡ﾟ(((((ﾟДﾟ)))))ﾟ｡

  • ((((((;ﾟДﾟ))))))ｻﾑｰ

  • 三(((((((；゚д゚)))

  • ε=ε=ε=┌(;°□°)┘

  • ┌(;°Д°)┘ help

  • ガクブル (((ﾟДﾟ)))

  • ((( ;ﾟДﾟ)))ﾌﾞﾙﾌﾞﾙ

  • (´-ω-`)ブルブル

  • (´•ω•`)風がこわい

  • (⊙﹏⊙)

  • Σ(°△°|||)︴

  • (；´Д`)

  • (；´Д｀)

  • (;´д｀)

  • (･ω･`)

  • (ㆆ_ㆆ)

  • 😰ﾋｨｨｨｨｨ(ﾟﾛﾟ;ﾉ)ﾉ

  • (ﾉﾟ0ﾟ)ﾉ~

  • (；´д｀)

  • (｡•́ - •̀｡)

  • (._.`)

  • ＼(º □ º l|l)/

  • (；･∀･)

  • (ﾟÅﾟ;)

  • (ﾟ?ﾟ;)

  • 《(｡=ωﾉ[壁]

  • (°⌓°;)

  • （´皿｀；）

  • ) ゜o゜(

  • (´；Д；`)

  • (･ω･`;)

  • (°A°)!!

  • Σ(°△°;)

  • ヽ(°□°ヽ)

Popular scared kaomoji and what they mean

Every face is built from characters that each play a part. Here is how the most-used scared faces work.

  • (((( ;°Д°))))

    Trembling

    Meaning: Shaking with fear.

    How it's built: Stacked (((( )))) brackets look like the face is vibrating; °Д° is terror.

  • (/ω＼)

    Can't look

    Meaning: Too scared to watch.

    How it's built: / ＼ are hands covering the eyes.

  • ε=ε=┌(;°□°)┘

    Run away

    Meaning: Fleeing in fear.

    How it's built: ε= are dust puffs; ┌ ┘ are pumping arms.

  • (ㆆ_ㆆ)

    Uneasy stare

    Meaning: Creeped out.

    How it's built: ㆆ eyes are wary and tense; _ is a flat, worried mouth.

How these faces work

  1. Pick the level of fear: uneasy (ㆆ_ㆆ), trembling (((( ;°Д°)))), or fleeing ε=ε=┌(;°□°)┘.
  2. Tap Copy. The extra (((( )))) brackets are what make it shake, so copy it whole.
  3. Paste it during a horror movie chat, a spooky story, or before a scary exam.

About scared faces

Scared kaomoji show fear: shaking, hiding the eyes, backing away, or running. They differ from shocked faces, which show sudden surprise rather than fear.

The trembling effect comes from stacked brackets: (((( and )))) on both sides of a face look like it is vibrating with fear. Japanese adds sound words for it — ブルブル (buru buru) is shivering and ガクブル (gakuburu) is shaking so hard your knees knock.

Hiding faces cover the eyes with hands, as in (/ω＼), while ε= dust puffs behind a running figure mean you are getting away fast. Wide °Д° eyes with an open mouth show terror; ;; sweat drops add nervousness.

Scared vs shocked: use scared faces for fear that lasts (a horror film, a dark hallway) and shocked faces for a sudden surprise.

Scared faces are how people react to horror games, scary films, and late-night noises in group chats. Send a trembling face like (((;°Д°))) when a friend shares a creepy story, or a hiding (/ω＼) face when a jump scare is coming. For a softer feeling, nervous rather than terrified, sweat-drop faces such as (；・∀・) work better. Around Halloween these faces pair naturally with 👻 or 🎃 to show you are spooked in a fun way. When someone shares something genuinely upsetting, skip the dramatic faces and reply with words, because exaggerated fear can read as mocking.

Fear in text faces is built from shrinking and shaking. Tiny pupils like ° or ⊙ suggest wide, frozen eyes, while repeated marks such as ;;; or lines of ｶﾞｸｶﾞｸ imitate trembling. Arms raised in front of the face, drawn with ノ or ヽ, show someone shielding themselves. Combining two of these cues usually reads as playful dread; stacking all of them reads as genuine panic, so match the intensity to the situation.

A few faces from nearby categories.

  • ( ಠ_ಠ)

  • (´･ω･`;)

  • 👻(◕ᴗ◕)👻

  • (つд⊂)ｴｰﾝ

  • Σฅ(º ﾛ º ฅ)

  • (๑•́ ₃ •̀๑)

  • ヽ(👻 ᐛ )ﾉ

  • ( ;ᯅ; )ｴｰﾝ

Frequently asked questions

  • Is a scared kaomoji appropriate for real worries?

    Use a gentle one at most. Trembling faces add comic exaggeration, so when someone shares a serious fear, a plain supportive sentence works better than a dramatic reaction.

  • What is the scared kaomoji?

    (((( ;°Д°)))) is the classic: the stacked brackets show trembling and °Д° is a terrified face.

  • What is the difference between scared and shocked kaomoji?

    Scared faces show fear (trembling, hiding, fleeing). Shocked faces show sudden surprise.

  • What does ガクブル mean?

    ガクブル (gakuburu) means shaking with fear, so badly your knees knock.

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