Thinking Kaomoji

Pondering faces and deep-thought expressions for when you need to show the gears turning — tap to copy. Thinking kaomoji cover curiosity, contemplation, and the universal "hmm".

Thinking Kaomoji to copy

Showing 96 of 158 faces — use search in the header for the full set

  • (´-`).｡oO

  • (๑•́ ₃ •̀๑)

  • ( ･᷄ὢ･᷅ )

  • ( ｡_｡)

  • ( •᷄ὤ•᷅)

  • (￣ω￣;)

  • ヾ(;´･ω･)ﾉん～？？

  • ｳｩ━━━|li(σ･ω･`;)il|━━━ﾝ

  • (・_・;)

  • ( ´-` )

  • ( `_ゝ´)

  • (๑˙―˙๑)

  • (?_?)

  • (ㆆ ㆆ ).｡oஇ

  • ( -᷄ω-᷅ ).｡oஇ

  • ( ˘•ω•˘ ).｡oஇ

  • (・・？)

  • (੭ ᐕ))？

  • (｡◔‸◔｡)？

  • ( ˙꒳˙ )?

  • (*'ω' *)？

  • (*ﾟ･ﾟ)ﾝｯ?

  • (｡´-ω･)ﾝ?

  • (*´-ω・)ﾝ?

  • (｡−`ω−)ﾝ？

  • (˘･_･˘)

  • (◞‸◟)

  • (ó﹏ò｡)

  • (-ω-;)ｳｰﾝ

  • ( -᷄ω-᷅ )💭

  • ( ¯꒳¯ )ｳｰﾝ

  • (*˘ｰωｰ˘*)うーん

  • ( ๑⋅́ ̯⋅̀๑ )ｳｰﾝ

  • (۶ ͛⌯ᾥ⌯ ͛٩)ｳｰﾝ•••

  • (ー_ー;)

  • (´~`)

  • (¯ﾍ¯)ｳｰﾝ

  • (-ω-;)うーん

  • (-_-;)ｳｰﾝ

  • (~ﾍ~;)ｳｰﾝ

  • (；－ω－)ｳｰﾝ

  • ( ; ˘-ω-)

  • 💭 (´-` )

  • (-益- ;)ｳｰﾝ

  • (-公- ;)ｳｰﾝ

  • ☁ (´･_･`)

  • 🤔 (´･ω･`)ゞ

  • 💭 (-_-)ｳｰﾑ

  • (´･ω･`)ゞｳｰﾝ

  • ( ´･ω･`)ｳｰﾝ

  • 🌫 (｡･ω･｡)

  • 🤔 ( ´−ω−` )

  • ( •ω•)ｳｰﾝ…

  • 🤔 (。-`ω´-)ﾝｰ

  • (;´･ω･)ｳｰﾝ･･･

  • 😶🌫 (´-ω-`)

  • (・・？

  • ┐(´～`)┌

  • （´・ω・`）？

  • 💫 ( ◠‸◠ )

  • (´･-･`)ｳｰﾝ

  • 🌸 (´-﹏-`；)

  • ( ;´ーωー)ｳｰﾝ

  • 💕 (｡•́︿•̀｡)

  • 🎀 (๑•́︿•̀๑)

  • 🌟 ( ⍨ ).｡oஇ

  • ( ･᷄ὢ･᷅ )ｳｰﾝ

  • ❔ (｡•́︿•̀｡)？

  • ✨ ( -᷄ω-᷅ )💭

  • ❓ (๑•́ ₃ •̀๑)

  • 🤷♀ ┐(´～`)┌

  • 🧸 ʕ´•ﻌ•`ʔ.｡oஇ

  • ( ⌯᷄ὢ⌯᷅ )ぅーん

  • 🌸 ( ˘•ω•˘ ).｡oஇ

  • (; ‾᷄ ꒳ ‾᷅ ).｡oஇ

  • 💫 (◞‸◟)

  • (^_^)ﾞｳ-ﾑ

  • (∂_･)ﾞｳ-ﾑ

  • ~(..)~ ﾝｰ

  • (*σﾞσ)ｳｰﾝ･

  • (∂ﾞ∂*)ｳｰﾝ･･

  • (*-ﾞ-)ｳｰﾝ･･

  • (｡•́ - •̀｡)

  • 😓 (-ω-；)ｳｰﾝ

  • 💦 (б-б;)ｳｰﾝ

  • 😓 (δ-δ;)ｳｰﾝ

  • 🤷 (｡•́︿•̀｡)

  • o(-_-;*) ｳｩﾑ…

  • 😰 (。-`ω-ก)ｳｰﾝ

  • 「(´･(ｪ)･`) ｩｰﾝ

  • σ(-c_,-´｡)ｳｩｰﾝ

  • 😟 ｡｡｡o(ﾟ^ ﾟ)ｳｰﾝ

  • う━(・n･`≡´･n･)━ん…

  • 💦 ｩ─σ(･´-･`*)─ﾝ…

  • 💧 ｩ──σ(´･д･`; )──ﾝ

  • 😥 う━━━(-̀ω-́ )━━━ω。

How these faces work

  1. Pick a face that reads pensive or curious, not blank or confused.
  2. Tap Copy to grab the thinking pose.
  3. Paste as your reaction to a complex question or before your considered reply.

About thinking faces

Thinking kaomoji feature hand-to-chin poses, upward glances, and contemplative expressions that signal deep thought or genuine curiosity.

Thinking kaomoji borrowed the hand-to-chin gesture from Japanese manga, where a tilted head and upward glance signal a character deep in thought. The pose translates well to text because a slightly asymmetric eye — one larger or more open than the other — creates the impression of looking off to one side. Even a two-character difference in the eyes shifts the face from blank to pensive, making the mood readable at a glance.

A few faces from nearby categories.

  • (´-`).｡oO

  • (´･ω･`;)

  • ಠﭛಠ

  • (⸝⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝⸝)

  • ( ﾟдﾟ)ﾎﾟｶｰﾝ

  • (๑•́ ₃ •̀๑)

  • ぐへへ(｡◕‿◕｡)

  • (∩_∩)

How to copy

  1. Tap Copy on a face. It goes to your clipboard.
  2. The chip flashes Copied, and the face joins Recently copied so you can tap it again.
  3. Paste it into chat, a caption, or a bio.

Frequently asked questions

  • When should I use a thinking kaomoji?

    When you are genuinely processing something, stalling playfully, or signaling "let me think about this" in chat. It softens a pause in conversation.

  • How is thinking different from confused kaomoji?

    Thinking signals active deliberation — the gears are turning. Confused signals "I don't understand" — the gears are stuck.

  • Are thinking faces good for work chats?

    Yes. A mild thinking face is a neutral, professional way to signal you are considering a response rather than ignoring a message.

  • Will thinking kaomoji paste on all devices?

    Most thinking poses use common Unicode characters. Pick simpler faces if a rare glyph shows as a box.