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Hug kaomoji use extended arm-like characters to suggest reaching toward someone. Choose a gentle face for a warm reply or a wider outline for a more visible virtual-hug gesture. Pair it with words so the recipient can understand the offer of support.
Tap Copy for the original text. Paste into your profile or message, then make it your own.
Gentle reaching faces
Both arm-like shapes point toward the same side.
Wider open gestures
A larger outline around the face.
Make the supportive offer explicit
A hug face can add warmth to a greeting or a sympathetic reply. Saying 'if you'd like one' lets the wording express the offer instead of assuming the recipient wants it.
If someone asks for practical help, answer that request too. A warm face alone does not tell them what you can do.
Keep the reach attached to the face
In (っ´▽｀)っ, the matching curved kana sit inside and outside the parentheses. Cropping the final character removes one side of the reaching gesture.
Unicode identifies the kana and mathematical symbols individually. Their visual use as arms is part of these text-art arrangements, not their linguistic or mathematical meaning.
Sources and references
Unicode supports the individual kana and symbol identities. Hug and support readings are editorial uses of text arrangements, without universal gesture meanings.
How this collection is maintained
Review checks supportive wording, outside-arm and internal-space preservation, kana identities, assigned characters, exact copying, visible sources, and mobile layout.
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How to use these
- Choose a warm greeting or a supportive gesture.
- Copy the full outline, including arms outside the face.
- Add an offer or greeting in words and preview the text.
Platform notes
- づ and っ are Hiragana Letter Du and Hiragana Letter Small Tu, reused visually in the gesture.
- The space in (づ￣ ³￣)づ is part of that copied expression.
- A virtual-hug face does not replace a clear request or response about what support is wanted.
Examples in context
Quick FAQ
Which parts are the arms?
The outer kana or curved symbols extend the outline. They are ordinary Unicode characters reused visually, not dedicated hug controls.
Can I remove the spaces inside a hug face?
That changes the arrangement. Copy the full example first and preview it; choose another face if the destination changes its spacing.