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What is a kaomoji?

What is a kaomoji? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A text-based Japanese emoticon, distinct from a Western emoticon in that it is meant to be written and read horizontally, and often features advanced Unicode characters.
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But Japanese emoticons – known as kaomoji, or face-text – come in a dizzying array of variations.
What he noticed was particularly evident in what the Japanese call kaomoji, the subset of emoji that consists of little faces.
The kaomoji express emotions in the way emojis do, but they're composed of standard fonts rather than being illustrated by anyone in particular.
Katsuno and Yano insisted that the development of kaomoji online has important connections with Japanese popular culture.

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