Where it comes from
┬┴┬┴ are box-drawing characters that form a row of bricks, and ┤ ├ are the edges of the gap. (・_ is half a face sticking out from the hole.
When to use it
Use it when you lurk, feel shy about joining, or watch drama unfold. It is playful and fits casual group chats.
Examples
- Is the argument over yet ┬┴┬┴┤(・_├┬┴┬┴
- I'll just watch from here ┬┴┬┴┤(・_├┬┴┬┴
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.
┬
U+252Cbox drawings light down and horizontal┴
U+2534box drawings light up and horizontal┤
U+2524box drawings light vertical and left(
U+0028left parenthesis・
U+FF65halfwidth katakana middle dot_
U+005Flow line├
U+251Cbox drawings light vertical and rightMore Embarrassed kaomoji
Embarrassed kaomoji →Other famous faces
┬┴┬┴┤(・_├┬┴┬┴
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