Smug Kaomoji

396 faces in this collection - Updated November 2026

Smug is confidence with a wink: closed or half-lidded eyes, satisfied mouths, and light teasing energy. It is not happy cheer, not cute softness, and not shy blush. Use this grid when you want swagger without tipping into angry or mean.

Smug Kaomoji to copy

Showing 96 of 396 faces — use search in the header for the full set

  • ಠﭛಠ

  • ぐへへ(｡◕‿◕｡)

  • ლ(◕‿◕ლ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • (｡◕‿◕｡)Ψ

  • (￣¨￣)

  • (｀⌒´)

  • （￣ー+￣）

  • (･`ω･)

  • ( ´_ゝ`)

  • (｀・ー・´)

  • (｀・ω・´)✧

  • (　-`ω-)✧

  • (｀・ω´・)+

  • (•̀ω•́ )

  • ( •̀∀•́ )

  • (+ ・`ー・´)

  • ( ｰ̀֊ｰ́ )✧

  • ( • ̀ω•́ )✧

  • (｀^´) ﾄﾞﾔｯ!

  • (｀ー´) ﾄﾞﾔｯ!

  • (｀・ｖ・´) ﾄﾞﾔｯ!

  • ( ･´ｰ･｀) ﾄﾞﾔｯ!

  • (´꒳｀)どやぁ

  • ( ᐛ )ﾄﾞﾔｧ

  • ( -`ω-)どやぁ

  • どやー( ´ω` )

  • ( ¯ ꒳¯)ﾄﾞﾔｧ

  • ( ˘ω˘ )ﾄﾞﾔｧ

  • ( ¯﹀¯ )ﾄﾞﾔｧ

  • (｀・ω・´)ﾄﾞﾔｧ

  • ﾄﾞﾔｧ…( ˘ω˘ )

  • (●´ิ∀´ิ●)ﾄﾞﾔｧ

  • ( *¯ ꒳¯*)ﾄﾞﾔｧ

  • ( ･᷄ὢ･᷅ )ﾄﾞﾔｧ

  • (๑• ̀ω•́ )ﾄﾞﾔｧ

  • o(`･ω´･+o) ﾄﾞﾔｧ…！

  • ( ¯ ꒳¯)✨

  • (｡･ω´･｡)

  • ( •ω•́ )✧

  • ( •ꙍ•́ )✧

  • ✧( ‾᷄꒳‾᷅ )

  • (´꒳｀*)どやあああ

  • (๑• ̀ω•́๑)✧

  • ( ･᷄ ֊ ･᷅ )

  • (*｀ω´*)ﾄﾞﾔｯ

  • ✧(*,,ÒㅅÓ,,)✧

  • (* -∀-)ﾄﾞﾔｯ♪

  • ( ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

  • ✧ド(*,,ÒㅅÓ,,)ャ✧

  • ( ,,ÒωÓ,, )ﾄﾞﾔｯ!

  • ぐへへ♥

  • (☼Д☼)

  • (｀ε´)

  • (￣﹃￣)

  • ｸﾞﾍﾍ♡

  • (｀∀´)Ψ

  • (｀Д´*)

  • | ｀Д´|

  • ( ｀ハ´)

  • (╬ﾟдﾟ)

  • (╬￣皿￣)

  • ԅ(≖‿≖ԅ)

  • Ψ(｀▽´)Ψ

  • ψ(｀∇´)ψ

  • ლ(´﹃｀ლ)

  • (๑´﹃｀๑)

  • ԅ(♡﹃♡ԅ)

  • ヽ(´﹃｀)ﾉ

  • (＊´﹃｀＊)

  • (*´Д｀)=3

  • (´﹃｀)ﾖﾀﾞﾚ

  • ｸﾞﾍﾍ(´∀｀)

  • ｸﾞﾍﾍ(＾ω＾)

  • ｸﾞﾍﾍ(///)

  • ぐへへ(*´ω｀*)

  • (´﹃｀)ｸﾞﾍﾍ♡

  • (*´﹃｀*)ｼﾞｭﾙ

  • ԅ(≖‿≖ԅ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ლ(◉‿◉ლ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ԅ(♡‿♡ԅ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ლ(╹◡╹ლ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ԅ(◐‿◑ԅ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ԅ(☆‿☆ԅ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ლ(●‿●ლ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ԅ(✧‿✧ԅ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ԅ(♡﹃♡ԅ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • (๑´﹃｀๑)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ԅ(´﹃｀ԅ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ლ(♥﹃♥ლ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ( ･́∀･̀)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • (๑ ิټ ิ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

  • ლ(´ڡ`ლ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ♡

  • (*´﹃｀*)ｸﾞﾍﾍ♡

  • ლ(´﹃｀ლ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ♥

  • (*´﹃｀*)ｸﾞﾍﾍﾍ

  • ԅ(*´﹃｀*ԅ)ｸﾞﾍﾍ

Popular smug kaomoji and what they mean

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

  • (￣ー￣)

    Smirk

    Meaning: Pleased with yourself.

    How it's built: Flat ￣ eyes look down and ー is a sly, closed smile.

  • ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    Lenny smirk

    Meaning: Cheeky or suggestive.

    How it's built: Raised ͡ eyebrows and the ͜ʖ smirk make the famous Lenny face.

  • (¬‿¬)

    Side-eye smirk

    Meaning: Knowing look.

    How it's built: ¬ eyes glance sideways and ‿ is a small smug smile.

  • ( ̄▽ ̄)ノ

    Smug wave

    Meaning: Told you so.

    How it's built: Satisfied ￣ eyes, a wide ▽ grin, and a casual ノ wave.

How these faces work

  1. Pick a face that looks satisfied or teasing, not loudly joyful.
  2. Tap Copy so the smirk and every side mark paste intact.
  3. Paste and add a short line if the tease needs a softener.

About smug faces

Knowing smiles and a bit of swagger. Use them when you were right all along, or when you want to tease someone without being mean.

Smug kaomoji emerged from the reaction-face tradition of Japanese forums where a single expressive character could end a debate better than a paragraph. The narrow lidded eye — often a dash or a squint — signals self-satisfaction in a way that round open eyes never could. Reading the room matters: a smug face lands as teasing between friends and lands sharp in unfamiliar threads.

Smug faces are built from half-closed eyes and a small sideways smile. ￣ー￣ uses flat bars as lidded eyes, ¬‿¬ uses side-eye marks, and adding ┐ ┌ arms as in ┐(￣ー￣)┌ turns smugness into a 'told you so' shrug. Good moments for a smug face: winning a friendly bet, guessing a plot twist, beating a friend's game score, or being right about the restaurant. Pair it with a short line like 'called it' so the meaning is clear. Avoid smug faces after a real argument or when someone has made a mistake at work, where they feel like gloating rather than teasing.

Smugness depends on asymmetry and narrowed eyes. Glyphs like ¬ ¬ or a sideways glance made with ¯ create that self-satisfied squint, and a small upturned mouth such as ‿ finishes the look. Some versions add a hand on the chin or sunglasses for extra swagger. Because the expression teases, it lands best with friends who already know your sense of humor.

A few faces from nearby categories.

  • (´-`).｡oO

  • (^o^)

  • ( _Ü)_

  • (⸝⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝⸝)

  • ☆～（ゝ。∂）

  • ᜊ╰( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )╯ᜊ

  • ( ಠ_ಠ)

  • (๑•́ ₃ •̀๑)

Frequently asked questions

  • How do I keep a smug face from sounding arrogant?

    Use it after a light joke or a harmless win, and keep the surrounding text playful. In disagreements or with people you barely know, it can feel dismissive, so save it for friendly banter.

  • What does a smug kaomoji signal?

    Playful superiority or "I knew it" energy. In friendly chats it reads as teasing; in tense threads it can feel sharp, so match the room.

  • Smug vs happy kaomoji?

    Happy is open and bright. Smug is cooler and self-satisfied, often with narrower eyes or a smirk shape.

  • Can smug faces seem rude?

    They can. Soften with words, or switch to cute/happy if the chat is sensitive.

  • Are these good for memes and replies?

    Yes. Short smug faces work well as one-tap reactions under a winning take or lucky outcome.

  • Which kaomoji work for a smug 'heh' moment?

    Smug faces have a lopsided grin and half-lidded eyes, as in (¬‿¬). Add 'heh' after it for a playful, self-satisfied tone when you win a debate, get a compliment, or tease a friend.