Where it comes from
It spread on the Japanese forum 2channel, where it was named shobon (from the Japanese word for feeling crestfallen). The ´ and ` are drooping eyebrows, ・ are the eyes, and ω is a small pouting mouth.
When to use it
Use it when plans fall through or you feel a bit down. It softens bad news, but it may seem too light for truly serious situations.
Examples
- The cafe was closed today (´・ω・`)
- My favorite show got cancelled (´・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+00B4acute accent・
U+30FBkatakana middle dotω
U+03C9greek small letter omega`
U+0060grave accent)
U+0029right parenthesis