Let tears flow with faces like (ಥ_ಥ) and (T▽T) in your messages. Ideal for expressing deep sadness or overwhelming joy.
Crying Text Faces (இ﹏இ) Copy Paste Tearful Emoticons for Emotional Messages
This collection features 20 tearful text emoticons for expressing intense sadness, emotional overwhelm, or comedic despair. These kaomoji go beyond simple frowns—faces like (இ﹏இ) and (༎ຶ⌑༎ຶ) show visible tears and trembling expressions that communicate "I'm actually crying" whether literally or figuratively. Copy and paste them into Discord, Twitter, or texts when emotions run high.
Crying faces represent some of kaomoji's most creative Unicode combinations. The இ character (Tamil letter "i") resembles eyes squeezed with tears. The ༎ຶ (Lao vowel sign) creates elaborate tear streams. The ﹏ (wavy line) suggests a trembling, overwhelmed mouth. These characters were never designed for emoticons—creative users discovered their visual potential and assembled them into expressive faces.
Why do crying faces matter? They acknowledge emotional depth. Text messages often feel flat—"I'm really sad" lacks the weight of seeing someone's tears. These emoticons bridge that gap, signaling genuine emotion (or theatrical exaggeration, depending on context). They give permission to feel big feelings in spaces that might otherwise pressure positivity.
How to Express Tears
Click any face to copy it. Paste with Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+V (Mac). Use these for genuinely emotional moments or comedic exaggeration—context makes the difference.
For genuine sadness, simpler faces often read more authentically. For dramatic effect or humor, elaborate faces like (༎ຶ⌑༎ຶ) amp up the theatrics.
When to Use Crying Emoticons
- Genuine emotional moments: Real sadness, touching content, overwhelming feelings deserve expression.
- Moving content reactions: Movies, music, stories that genuinely affect you.
- Comedic despair: Minor inconveniences dramatized—"No wifi (இ﹏இ)"
- Empathy showing: When friends share sad news, crying faces show you feel it too.
- Beautiful things: Sometimes we cry from joy or being moved. "That sunset (T_T)" works.
- Exhaustion expression: "This week (༎ຶ⌑༎ຶ)" communicates being overwhelmed.
Tear Intensity Levels
- Welling up: (´;ω;`) — Tears forming. Sad but contained.
- Crying: (இ﹏இ) (T_T) — Active tears. Standard sadness expression.
- Sobbing: (༎ຶ⌑༎ຶ) (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) — Dramatic, intense crying. Often comedic through exaggeration.
Reading the Expressions
- Tamil tears (இ﹏இ): Eyes squeezed shut, tears streaming. Suggests quiet crying.
- Simple tears (T_T): Classic, minimal. The T shapes suggest tear tracks on cheeks.
- Elaborate sobbing (༎ຶ⌑༎ຶ): Maximum tearfulness. Deliberately over-the-top.
- Trembling mouth (﹏): The wavy line suggests quivering lips—about to break down.
Tips for Emotional Expression
- Match intensity to situation: Elaborate faces suit comedic contexts or overwhelming beauty. Simple faces suit genuine sadness.
- Exaggeration = humor: (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) over minor issues reads as funny, not concerning.
- Real tears deserve words too: For genuine emotional moments, don't let emoticons replace actual communication.
- These can express joy: "Happy tears" is a real thing. Context determines whether (T_T) is sad or moved.
- Community norms vary: Some spaces embrace dramatic emotions; others prefer restraint. Read your audience.
Common Questions
- What's the இ character? A Tamil script letter. Used in emoticons purely for visual effect—it resembles squeezed, tearful eyes.
- When is crying performative vs genuine? Context and intensity signal the difference. Elaborate faces over minor issues = performative. Simple faces after bad news = potentially genuine.
- Can overusing these seem attention-seeking? If every message contains crying faces, yes. Use meaningfully for impact.
Related Collections
Explore related emotions: sad faces for general sadness, depressed emoticons for deeper feelings, tired faces for exhaustion, or happy faces for when tears come from joy. Browse all text emoticons for more expressions.