Where it comes from
The ε (Greek epsilon) is a pair of puckered lips, and ♪～ is the tune drifting out as a whistle. Because the pursed mouth ε also looks like a kiss, the face sometimes appears in kiss lists too.
When to use it
Use it after a small prank, when caught eating the last cookie, or to change the subject playfully. It admits guilt with a wink, so don't use it when a real apology is needed.
Examples
- Who ate the last donut? ♪～(´ε｀ )
- I have no idea why the group photo is blurry ♪～(´ε｀ )
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+266Aeighth note～
U+FF5Efullwidth tilde(
U+0028left parenthesis´
U+00B4acute accentε
U+03B5greek small letter epsilon｀
U+FF40fullwidth grave accent)
U+0029right parenthesis