Where it comes from
^ are the pointed ears, = on each side are whiskers, ･ are the eyes, and ω is the cat's mouth. It is one of the long-standing cat faces of the Japanese web.
When to use it
Use it when talking about cats, signing off cutely, or adding a gentle mood. It is harmless in casual chats.
Examples
- Feeding the cat now (=^･ω･^=)
- Meow, good morning (=^･ω･^=)
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+003Dequals sign^
U+005Ecircumflex accent･
U+FF65halfwidth katakana middle dotω
U+03C9greek small letter omega)
U+0029right parenthesis