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(ಠ_ಠ)Look of Disapproval kaomoji
The raised-eyebrow stare, held slightly too long.
Click the face to copy it · also known as ಠ_ಠ, the disapproval stare
What it means
Not anger — judgement. The disapproval face is what you send after a bad pun, a suspicious claim, or a plan that everyone can see will not work. It is silent on purpose: the joke is that the sender has stopped talking and is simply looking at you. Because it implies an audience, it lands best in group chats.
Where each character comes from
Every kaomoji is borrowed type. None of these characters were designed to be part of a face.
| Char | Code point | Unicode name | Role in the face |
|---|---|---|---|
| ಠ | U+0CA0 | KANNADA LETTER TTHA | The eyes. The horizontal bar above the bowl reads as a raised, sceptical eyebrow — which is entirely accidental. |
| _ | U+005F | LOW LINE | A flat, unamused mouth. |
ಠ is a letter of the Kannada script, one of the writing systems of southern India, where it represents a retroflex consonant. It has nothing to do with facial expressions. English-speaking internet users adopted it purely because the loop-with-a-bar shape looks exactly like an eye under a cocked eyebrow. The related ಥ (U+0CA5, KANNADA LETTER THA) became the standard crying eye for the same reason.
How to type it without breaking it
Copy it. Kannada characters are not available on Latin keyboards, and autocorrect on some phones will try to replace them. Once pasted, it renders correctly on any system with reasonable Unicode font coverage — which is nearly all of them.
When to use it
Responding to a bad joke, a dubious source, or a decision you're not going to formally object to. It's playful when aimed at friends and genuinely cutting when aimed at a stranger — the stare doesn't carry tone markers, so read the room.
Variants of the look of disapproval kaomoji
Same idea, different mood. Click any to copy.
FAQ
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Other faces worth knowing
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