Laughing Kaomoji — 200+ Laughing Lenny Faces to Copy
200 laughing kaomoji, from a chuckle to helpless.
Laughing kaomoji scale from a quiet exhale to complete collapse, and the scale is readable at a glance. Squeezed ≧ ≦ eyes with a wide ▽ mouth is ordinary laughter; add arms and it becomes helpless; open the mouth to Д or ∀ and it becomes loud.
How to copy and type them
Tap to copy. If you send one often, save it as a keyboard shortcut rather than returning here — these are among the most-reused faces there are.
A useful alternative to know: in Japanese chat, laughter is often written as w repeated (from 笑, warai), and ㅋㅋㅋ does the same job in Korean. Both are typed rather than copied, which makes them faster when you just need to signal amusement.
Where they work
These render in WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Telegram and game chats.
The armed versions are wide and wrap badly in narrow columns. The Д character is Cyrillic and universally supported, as is ∀, which is a mathematical symbol borrowed for its shape.
Which one to use
Match the face to how funny it actually was — an over-scaled laugh reads as performance. A quiet (¬‿¬) after a dry joke lands better than helpless laughter.
For tears with a grin see crying laughing kaomoji, and for faces that are themselves the joke funny kaomoji.
How do I show laughing in text without a face?
Several conventions travel well. In Japanese, w repeated stands for 笑 (warai); a long string is called 草 because it looks like grass. Korean uses ㅋㅋㅋ, Thai uses 555 because five is pronounced "ha", and Brazilian Portuguese uses kkkk. All are typed rather than copied, which makes them faster when you only need to signal amusement.
Which laughing face should I use where?
Match the scale to the joke. A quiet (¬‿¬) after something dry lands better than helpless laughter, which reads as performance when the joke was mild. Save the armed versions for things that genuinely got you — over-scaling is the most common way this category misfires.
Laughing kaomoji is part of the wider kaomoji collection — see also confused kaomoji, clown kaomoji, funny kaomoji.
FAQ
What is the laughing Lenny face?
The most copied are (＾▽＾), (╥﹏╥) with a grin, and ヽ(≧▽≦)ﾉ — all near the top of this page.
How do I show I am laughing in text?
Pick the level that matches: a closed-eye smile for a small laugh, an open mouth for real laughter, tears for something that genuinely got you.
Can I send a laughing face on its own?
Yes — it works better alone than most faces. As a standalone reply it reads as a real reaction rather than filler.
Do these work on WhatsApp and Discord?
Yes. They are plain Unicode text and render identically across every major app and device.