Where it comes from
The mouth is the hiragana へ (he), whose shape looks like a tight, turned-down frown. The ｀ and ´ marks slant inward as angry brows.
When to use it
Use it when you're playfully offended, like when a friend teases you or ignores your message. In serious disagreements it can come off as childish.
Examples
- Fine, go without me then (｀へ´)
- You didn't even notice my new haircut (｀へ´)
Variants to copy
What it is made of
Every character in the face with its Unicode code point — handy if one shows up as a box on a friend's phone.
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U+0028left parenthesis｀
U+FF40fullwidth grave accentへ
U+3078hiragana letter he´
U+00B4acute accent)
U+0029right parenthesis