(^ー^)ノ
What (^ー^)ノ means
A short ー mouth sits between ^ eyes, while a single ノ hand rises in a relaxed greeting. The narrow smile gives the face a gentle, familiar tone, like a quiet wave from across the room. It works for checking in with a friend or saying hi when you return to a group conversation.
- wave
- hi
Characters
(^ー^)ノ is made of 5 distinct characters.
| Character | Code point | Unicode name |
|---|---|---|
| ( | U+0028 | LEFT PARENTHESIS |
| ^ | U+005E | CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT |
| ー | U+FF70 | HALFWIDTH KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK |
| ) | U+0029 | RIGHT PARENTHESIS |
| ノ | U+30CE | KATAKANA LETTER NO |