These 69 dog kaomoji all have hanging ears: a capital U, a union sign, a triangle, or the soft pair ૮ and ა. Tap one and it is copied. Four need only a keyboard, U^x^U among them.
Read the full guide
Find a dog, tap it
Tap a tile and the face is on your clipboard. The groups go by what the dog is doing: looking at you, pleased to see you, one paw up, sad or asleep, barking, or showing more than its face. Soft ears keeps the ten drawn with ૮ and ა. Search reads the labels: fetch finds (・ω・)ﾉ⌒○ U^ェ^U, sausage finds ⊂ﾟＵ┬───┬~ and sniff finds U・ᴥ・U クンクン.
What the barks say
Wiktionary gives wanwan as a dog's barking sound, woof-woof, and as baby talk for a dog. It is here in katakana and in hiragana. Kyankyan is the yap of a small dog, and kunkun is sniff-sniff.
Both common muzzles are named ain: ᴥ is Latin letter ain, U+1D25, in 33 faces; ﻌ is Arabic letter ain medial form, U+FECC, in 12.
The soft ears are a number and a letter: ૮ is Gujarati digit eight and ა is Georgian letter an.
The back of ⊂ﾟＵ┬───┬~ is box drawing characters. Paste it, add more ─, and the dog gets longer.
Questions and answers
What does U・ᴥ・U mean?
A dog looking at you. The two capital U are hanging ears, the dots are eyes and ᴥ is the muzzle. Swap the ears for ▼ and they turn dark; swap the muzzle for ェ or x and it still reads as a dog.
How do you type a dog face on a keyboard?
U^x^U: a capital U each side, two carets for eyes and an x for the muzzle. Search keyboard for the four typed that way. One is asleep, U-x-U zzz, and one is crying, U;x;U.
What is the difference between a dog and a bear kaomoji?
The ears. Both use ᴥ for a muzzle, so this site files a face by what is round it, and hanging ears make a dog. (ᵔᴥᵔ) has no ears, so it is not here; (ᵔᴥᵔʋ), with one, is.
Why does a dog show an empty box?
A character in it has no font on your device. 49 of the 69 borrow one from beyond the usual blocks, most often ᴥ, and the label under each says where. The Everyday characters chip leaves the 20 that borrow nothing.
All 69 dog kaomoji
Just the face 11
υ´• ﻌ •`υUpsilon ears, Arabic letter ain muzzle. Borrows ﻌ from Arabic.
ᐡ・ﻌ・ᐡHalf ring ears from Canadian syllabics. Borrows ᐡ from Canadian Aboriginal and ﻌ from Arabic.
∪・ω・∪Union signs for ears, omega mouth
▼・ᴥ・▼Black triangles for ears. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
▽・ェ・▽White triangle ears, katakana e muzzle
Ｕ・ｘ・ＵThe same in fullwidth letters
U^x^UKeyboard only, x for the muzzle
U◉ᴥ◉UFisheye stare, fixed on your plate. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U◕ᴥ◕UPuppy eyes, mostly black circles. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U・ᴥ・UCapital U ears, Latin letter ain muzzle. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
V●ᴥ●VLetter V ears, big black eyes. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
Pleased to see you 12
▼≧ᗜ≦▼Panting with its eyes shut. Borrows ᗜ from Canadian Aboriginal.
U*´ᴥ`*UAsterisk cheeks, blushing. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U^ェ^USmiling eyes
┌U^ェ^U┘Dancing, box drawing corners for legs
ヽ(U^ｪ^U)ﾉBoth paws in the air
U≧ᴥ≦UEyes squeezed shut with joy. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U♡ᴥ♡UOutline hearts for eyes. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U✧ᴥ✧UFour pointed stars for eyes. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U・ᗜ・UMouth open, panting. Borrows ᗜ from Canadian Aboriginal.
U・ᴥ・U U^ᴥ^UTwo dogs, one of them smiling. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
⊂(U・ᴥ・U)⊃Paws out for a hug. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U・ᴥ・Uυ･ᴥ･υDog and puppy, the small one in upsilons. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
Show all 69 dog kaomoji (46 more)
One paw up 4
▽・ω・▽ﾉ"Waving, with the wobble marked
(・∀・)人U^ᴥ^UHigh five with a person. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U^ェ^U つHolding out a paw
U・ᴥ・UﾉOne paw up, hello. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
Sad, sorry or asleep 13
U ´•̥ ᴥ •̥` UEyes welling up, a ring under each. Borrows ◌̥ from Combining Diacritical Marks and ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U-x-U zzzAsleep, keyboard only
U;x;USemicolon tears, keyboard only
UTᴥTUCapital T for streaming eyes. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U¬ᴥ¬USide eye. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U°ᴥ°UDegree signs for eyes, startled. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U´･ᴥ･`UWorried brows. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U×ᴥ×UMultiplication signs for eyes, worn out. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U・ᴥ・;USweat drop, it ate the shoe. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U・ᴥ・U ?Head tilt: did somebody say walk. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U＠ᴥ＠UDizzy, fullwidth at signs for eyes. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U￣ᴥ￣UFlat eyes, unimpressed. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
∪－ω－∪ zzZAsleep, union ears
Barking 10
υ>ﻌ<υ キャンキャンKyankyan, the yap of a small dog. Borrows ﻌ from Arabic.
U´ᗜ`U awooHowling, mouth open. Borrows ᗜ from Canadian Aboriginal.
U・ᴥ・U woofWoof, spelled out. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U・ᴥ・U クンクンKunkun, sniff sniff. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
U・ᴥ・U ワンワンWanwan, the Japanese woof-woof. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
More of the dog 9
(ᵔᴥᵔʋ)Head side on, a hooked v for the one ear. Borrows ᵔ ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions and ʋ from IPA Extensions.
(❍ᴥ❍ʋ)Side on, shadowed circles for eyes. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions and ʋ from IPA Extensions.
⊂ﾟＵ┬─────────┬~The same dog, three times the back
⊂ﾟＵ┬───┬~Sausage dog, side on, tail up
┬┴┬┴┤ᴥ・UHalf a face round the end of a fence. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
_(U-ᴥ-U」∠)_Flat on the floor after the walk. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
(・ω・)ﾉ~~~U^ェ^UOut for a walk, tildes for the lead
(・ω・)ﾉ⌒○ U^ェ^UFetch: an arc, and a ball on its way
ε=ε=┌U・ᴥ・U┘Running, puffs of dust behind. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
Soft ears 10
૮ >ﻌ< აSoft ears, eyes scrunched. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ﻌ from Arabic and ა from Georgian.
૮ ^ ﻌ ^ აSoft ears, smiling eyes. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ﻌ from Arabic and ა from Georgian.
૮ ˘ ﻌ ˘ აSoft ears, eyes closed, being stroked. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ﻌ from Arabic and ა from Georgian.
૮ ˶• ﻌ •˶ აSoft ears, double accents for a blush. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ﻌ from Arabic and ა from Georgian.
૮ • ﻌ - აSoft ears, one eye shut. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ﻌ from Arabic and ა from Georgian.
૮ ≧ ﻌ ≦ აSoft ears, eyes squeezed shut. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ﻌ from Arabic and ა from Georgian.
૮ ◞ ﻌ ◟ აSoft ears, eyes drooping, sorry. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ﻌ from Arabic and ა from Georgian.
૮ ・ﻌ・აEars: Gujarati eight and Georgian an. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ﻌ from Arabic and ა from Georgian.
૮₍ ˶•⤙•˶ ₎აArrow-tail for a muzzle, subscript brackets. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ⤙ from Supplemental Arrows-B and ა from Georgian.
૮ - ﻌ - ა zzzSoft ears, asleep. Borrows ૮ from Gujarati, ﻌ from Arabic and ა from Georgian.
How this list was compiled: The 69 entries are this site's own selection and arrangement: each was put together for this page from the parts a dog kaomoji is made of (two hanging ears, eyes, a muzzle, sometimes a paw, a body or a bark). Some are forms in common use that nobody owns. The labels, groups and order are this site's own. Every entry has a hanging ear, which is how this site tells a dog from a bear: a capital U, Union (U+222A), Greek small letter upsilon (U+03C5), a letter V, a down-pointing triangle, Canadian syllabics final bottom half ring (U+1421), Latin small letter v with hook (U+028B), or the pair Gujarati digit eight (U+0AEE) and Georgian letter an (U+10D0). The two commonest muzzles are both named ain: Latin letter ain (U+1D25), in 33 entries, and Arabic letter ain medial form (U+FECC), in 12. Japanese words from Wiktionary, each entry read 2026-09-19: wanwan, a dog's barking sound, woof-woof, bow-wow, a reduplication of wan, also baby talk for a dog, katakana spelling listed (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/わんわん); kyankyan, yelp, yap, a high-pitched cry, of a small dog especially (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/きゃんきゃん); kunkun, sniff-sniff (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/くんくん). Every character of every entry was looked up in UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and must be an assigned, visible character. Emoji are left out. "Borrows" under an entry names each character from outside the blocks of punctuation, common symbols and Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and Japanese letters, with its script from Scripts.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Scripts.txt) or, for a Latin or common character, its block from Blocks.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Blocks.txt). "Is on the emoji list" names each character that has the Emoji property in emoji-data.txt, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-data.txt). "Short" means 6 code points or fewer, spaces counted. Nothing here says how any one device draws a face. Licence: own work