Sorry Kaomoji

151 faces in this collection - Updated November 2026

Apologies, my-bads, and please-forgive-me faces — from a quick (>_<) to a full m(_ _)m bow. Tap Copy and soften your sorry in any chat.

Sorry Kaomoji by type

Bowing apology kaomoji

  • (シ_ _)シ

  • m(__)m

  • m(_ _)m

  • m(_ _)m ﾁｰﾝ

  • m(__)mｱﾘｶﾞﾄｳ

  • (*_ _)՞՞

  • (*_ _)人ｺﾞﾒﾝﾅｻｲ

  • (_ _lll)ｽﾐﾏｾﾝ

orz & OTL (on your knees)

  • orz

  • OTL

  • ///orz///

  • ┗(＾0＾)┓→orz

  • (◉ɷ◉ )→orz

  • (＠＾◡＾)→orz

  • (´⊙ω⊙`)→orz

  • (x.x)ｸﾗｯ→orz

Teary sorry kaomoji

  • (´；ω；`) ごめんね

  • ( TДT)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾖｰ

  • _(;ω;`」_)_ｽﾏﾇ

  • (ノ_<。) sorry!

  • (╥﹏╥) sorry

  • (っ´；ω；`)っ⊂(´；ω；`⊂)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈ

  • (；ω；*)ｺﾞ・ｺﾞﾒﾝﾅｻｲ

  • ゴメン(TヘTo) ｸﾙｼｩ…

Japanese sorry: gomen kaomoji

  • ฅ(>ω<ฅ)ごめんにゃさい

  • (≧≦) ゴメンヨー

  • (-人-)ごめんよおぉ

  • (´人`）ごめんなパィ

  • m(￣ｰ￣)m ｺﾞﾒﾝ

  • ごめんね(｡>ㅅ<｡)՞՞

  • (*>ㅅ<)՞՞ごめんちゃい

  • (/´△`＼)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈ💧

Please forgive me

  • (人◕ω◕) sorry

  • (-人-)

  • (人ω<`;)

  • (；人；)

  • (｡>д人)

  • (o´д人))

  • ( >ㅿ人)

  • ( ; >ㅿ人)

Sorry Kaomoji to copy

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  • (シ_ _)シ

  • (人◕ω◕) sorry

  • (｡•́︿•̀｡) sorry

  • (っ- ‸ – ς) sorry

  • (´；ω；`) ごめんね

  • m(__)m

  • m(_ _)m

  • orz

  • ( ･᷄ὢ･᷅ )

  • (´∀｀*)ε｀ )

  • (-ω-；)

  • (^_^;)

  • OTL

  • _no

  • m(_ _)m ﾁｰﾝ

  • ゴメン(´・ω・`)人(´・ω・`)ゴメン

  • (っ´；ω；`)っ⊂(´；ω；`⊂)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈ

  • ///orz///ｽﾞｩｩｩｩﾝ

  • ///orz///

  • ｽﾞｩｩｩｩﾝ///orz///

  • ฅ(>ω<ฅ)ごめんにゃさい

  • ┗(＾0＾)┓→orz

  • (◉ɷ◉ )→orz

  • (＠＾◡＾)→orz

  • (´⊙ω⊙`)→orz

  • (x.x)ｸﾗｯ→orz

  • (ﾟ∀ﾟ)ｱﾋｬ→orz

  • ﾄﾞｻｯ orz

  • ﾊﾞﾀﾝ orz

  • (-人-)

  • (人ω<`;)

  • (；人；)

  • m(__)mｱﾘｶﾞﾄｳ

  • m(＿ ＿)m

  • (｡>д人)

  • (ฅ>ㅅ<ฅ)

  • (｡-ㅅ-｡)

  • (o´д人))

  • (*_ _)՞՞

  • (｡>ㅅ<)՞՞

  • ( >ㅿ人)

  • ( ; >ㅿ人)

  • (´｡･д人)ﾞ

  • (｡>ㅅ<｡)՞՞

  • (๑> <))💦

  • (*>ㅅ< )՞՞

  • (｡•ㅅ•`｡))

  • (≧≦) ゴメンヨー

  • (-人-)ごめんよおぉ

  • (´人`）ごめんなパィ

  • d(>∇<；)ゆるちて♪

  • ( TДT)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾖｰ

  • m(￣ｰ￣)m ｺﾞﾒﾝ

  • ごめんね(｡>ㅅ<｡)՞՞

  • (*>ㅅ<)՞՞ごめんちゃい

  • (/´△`＼)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈ💧

  • ｺﾞﾒﾝﾅｻｲ(o*｡_｡)

  • (｡>ㅅ<｡)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈｪ💦

  • (｡•́ᴗ•̀｡)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈ...

  • ｺﾞﾒﾝﾅｻｲ·°(৹˃ᗝ˂৹)°·

  • ｺﾞﾒﾝﾁｬｲ･･･(´；ωp[反省]q

  • ˚‧º·(´ฅωฅ｀)‧º·˚.ごめんなさいね

  • [´・ω・`]ｺﾞﾒﾝ

  • (人д｀o)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈ

  • (｡>ㅅ<｡)ｺﾞﾒﾝ

  • m(･ω･m)ｿｰﾘｨ

  • (人'д`o)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈ

  • (*´人`*) ごめ～ん

  • (人；´Д｀)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈ

  • (•́ε•̀)sᵒrrᵞ

  • (•́ε•̀٥)sᵒrrᵞ

  • |•ω•`) Sorry〜

  • (｡･人･`｡))ｺﾞﾒﾝﾈ

  • (*_ _)人ｺﾞﾒﾝﾅｻｲ

  • (´｡･ｪ･｡`)ｺﾞﾒﾝ…

  • m(⊙ω⊙`;m)sorry

  • (m´・ω・｀)m ｺﾞﾒﾝ…

  • m(´・ω・｀)m ｺﾞﾒﾝね

  • (*´･人･*)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾅｻｲ

  • sorry(๑°ˊ ᐞ ˋ๑)

  • (´｡･д人)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾖｩ...

  • (；ω；*)ｺﾞ・ｺﾞﾒﾝﾅｻｲ

  • ( ; >ㅿ人)ｺﾞﾒﾝﾅｻｧｰｲ

  • SΟЯЯΥ_φ(･∩･｡`)ﾟo｡

  • (｡>ㅅ<｡)💦sorry•••

  • |ू･ω･` )sO°˚˚ºɾɾÿ

  • ( ･᷄-･᷅ ) °ºઽסrrყ⇣

  • (╯•ω•╰) I'm sorry...

  • ＳΟЯЯΥ＿φ(´ｃ_`｡ヾ)｡ﾟ｡*．°

  • pq•̥̥̥ω•̥̥̥` )sorry💔

  • (￣ω￣） ｽﾏﾇ

  • ヾ(ﾟдﾟ）ｽﾏｿ

  • (´・ω・)ｽﾏｿ

  • 人(・ω・） ｽﾏﾇ

  • 人(￣ω￣） スマヌ

  • ヾ(■д■;)ｽﾏｿ

Popular sorry kaomoji and what they mean

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

  • m(_ _)m

    Deep bow

    Meaning: A sincere apology.

    How it's built: Hands (m) on the floor and a head bowed so low only _ _ shows.

  • orz

    On my knees

    Meaning: Deep regret or defeat.

    How it's built: o is the head, r the arms, z the folded legs — seen from the side.

  • (｡•́︿•̀｡)

    Sad sorry

    Meaning: I feel bad about it.

    How it's built: Sloped eyes and a ︿ frown; ｡ are soft cheeks.

  • (>_<) my bad

    My bad

    Meaning: A light, everyday oops.

    How it's built: > < are squeezed eyes — a wince at your own mistake.

How these faces work

  1. Match the size of the mistake: a light (>_<) my bad for small slips, m(_ _)m or orz for big ones.
  2. Tap Copy to grab the face, including any words like ごめんね (gomen ne, sorry).
  3. Paste it after your written apology — the face softens the tone but should not replace saying sorry.

About sorry faces

Sorry kaomoji are apology text faces. They show regret through bowing (m(_ _)m), kneeling (orz), teary eyes, or hands pressed together asking for forgiveness.

Bowing is how apologies are shown in Japan, and kaomoji copy it: m(_ _)m is a person bowing so low that only the top of the head and the hands (m) on the floor are visible. orz goes further — it is a person on hands and knees, seen from the side: o is the head, r the arms, and z the folded legs. OTL is the same pose in capital letters.

The Japanese words you will see are ごめん / ごめんね (gomen / gomen ne, a casual sorry), すみません (sumimasen, a polite excuse me or sorry), and 申し訳ありません (mōshiwake arimasen, a formal apology). Half-width katakana like ｺﾞﾒﾝ is the same word written smaller.

Hands pressed together — 人 in faces like (*_ _)人 — mean please or forgive me. Teary eyes (；ω；) make the apology heartfelt, while (>_<) or (￣▽￣;)ゞ keep it light and a little embarrassed.

Tone tip: a kaomoji makes an apology feel warmer, but for anything serious, say sorry in words first and add the face after.

A few faces from nearby categories.

  • (-_-)

  • 💫(ˊᗜˋ*)و✧*ありがとう

  • (つд⊂)ｴｰﾝ

  • (￣□￣;)

  • (´･ω･`;)

  • (；￣Д￣)

  • (˘ω˘)

  • (人´∀`) thanks

Frequently asked questions

  • What does m(_ _)m mean?

    It is a person bowing deeply — the m shapes are hands on the floor and _ _ is the lowered head. It means a sincere sorry or thank you.

  • What does orz mean?

    orz is a person kneeling on the ground: o is the head, r the arms, and z the legs. It means 'I give up,' deep regret, or 'I am so sorry.'

  • How do you say sorry in Japanese kaomoji?

    Add ごめんね (gomen ne) to a face, like (´；ω；`) ごめんね, or use the bowing face m(_ _)m.

  • Is a sorry kaomoji okay at work?

    A simple m(_ _)m or (>_<) works in friendly team chats. For formal or serious apologies, write the apology in full and skip the face.

  • Which sorry emoticon should I use, and which kaomoji plead?

    For a polite apology use a bowing face like m(_ _)m. For a sincere, teary one use a face with watery eyes such as (；д；). Plead kaomoji use big eyes and clasped hands to ask for forgiveness or a favor; choose a light one for a small slip and a plain bow when the apology is serious.

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