These 66 wave kaomoji each raise one arm: a slash, the katakana ノ, or ヾ on the left. Tap one and it is copied. Thirteen need only a keyboard, (^_^)/ among them.
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Find a wave, tap it
Tap a tile and the face is on your clipboard. The groups go by the arm: right arm up, left arm up, arm in motion, then saying hello, saying goodbye, and the tiny, hidden or paired ones. Search reads the labels: good night finds (－ω－)ﾉ おやすみ and (－_－)ﾉ zzz, welcome home finds ヾ(・ω・*) おかえり, and shoo finds ヾ(ーー ).
What the waving kaomoji say
The glosses are Wiktionary's. やあ is hi and おっす an informal hey. おはよう is good morning, こんにちは good day and こんばんは good evening. ただいま is I'm home, and おかえり answers it: welcome home. バイバイ is bye-bye, borrowed from English; またね and じゃあね are see you.
The left arm ヾ is Katakana voiced iteration mark, U+30FE. The right arm, ノ or narrow ﾉ, is Katakana letter no, in 38 faces.
o/, \o, ノシ and ﾉｼ are the shortest at 2 code points. Short keeps the 23 of 6 or fewer.
One face borrows a character: the mouth of ( ˙꒳˙ )ﾉ is Yi radical jo, U+A4B3. Everyday characters keeps the other 65.
Questions and answers
What does ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ mean?
An easy hello or goodbye: two accents for eyes, a white triangle for a smile, and ﾉ for a raised arm. The face does not say which, so two groups add the word. Put ｼ after the arm and it is goodbye.
What does ノシ mean?
Goodbye. Wiktionary lists ノシ as internet slang representing an arm waving goodbye, derived from kaomoji such as (･ω･)ﾉｼ. It is two katakana letters, no and shi, and it works with no face at all. Search noshi for the five entries that use it.
How do you type a waving face on a keyboard?
(^_^)/ is two brackets, two carets, an underscore and a slash for the arm. A backslash in front, \(^o^), puts the arm on the other side. Search keyboard for all 13, down to o/, which is a head and an arm.
Where are the salutes and the faces with both arms up?
On other pages, since this family files each face once. One raised arm is a wave. Both arms up with an open mouth is excited, and both arms out with palms up is a shrug. o7 is with the salute emoji.
All 66 waving kaomoji
Right arm up 17
( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉEasy smile, narrow katakana no for the arm
( ˙꒳˙ )ﾉDot eyes and a Yi radical for a mouth. Borrows ꒳ from Yi.
(*・ω・)ﾉAsterisk on one cheek
(-_-)/Keyboard only, deadpan
(^_^)/Keyboard only, a slash for the arm
(´・ω・`)ﾉDrooping brows, a small sad wave
(≧▽≦)/Eyes squeezed shut, thrilled to see you
(⌒▽⌒)ﾉArcs for eyes
(◕‿◕)ノBig eyes, undertie smile
(・ω・)ノOmega mouth, full size katakana no
(・∀・)ノWide grin, the for all sign
(｀・ω・´)ノFirm brows, reporting in
(･_･)ﾉStraight face, halfwidth dots
(ﾟ▽ﾟ)/Round open eyes, slash arm
(￣▽￣)ノFullwidth macron eyes, relaxed
(￣ー￣)ノProlonged sound mark mouth, unbothered
(^o^)/Keyboard only, mouth open
Left arm up 10
ヽ(´ー｀)Laid back, eyes half shut
ヽ(・∀・)Plain iteration mark arm, wide grin
ヾ(°∇°*)Degree signs for eyes, surprised to see you
ヾ(´･ω･｀)Drooping brows on the other side
ヾ(≧∇≦*)Eyes squeezed shut on the left hand side
ヾ(・ω・*)Voiced iteration mark for a moving arm
ヾ(ーー )Looking away, waving you off
ヾ(＾∇＾)Nabla mouth, fullwidth carets
＼(￣▽￣)Fullwidth backslash arm
\(^o^)Keyboard only, backslash arm
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Arm in motion 9
( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉﾞVoiced sound mark for the wobble
((ヾ(・ω・)To and fro on the left
(*^▽^)ﾉ"A straight quotation mark for the wobble
(^_^)/~~Keyboard only, tildes trailing off the hand
(^▽^)ノシThe same blur in full size katakana
(´・ω・`)ﾉｼSad to go, arm still going
(・ω・)ﾉ))Two brackets for the to and fro
(･ω･)ﾉｼNo and shi: the arm and its blur
(T_T)/~~~Keyboard only, tearful, a hanky in the hand
Saying hello 12
( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ ただいまTadaima, I am home
(⌒▽⌒)ﾉ おはようOhayō, good morning
(・ω・)ノ やあYā, hi
(・∀・)ノ おっすOssu, an informal hey
(・∀・)ノ こんにちはKonnichiwa, good day
(＾▽＾)ノ ハローHarō, hello borrowed into katakana
(￣▽￣)ノ こんばんはKonbanwa, good evening
ヾ(・ω・*) おかえりOkaeri, welcome home
ヾ(・ω・*) heyHey, from the left
(^_^)/ hiHi, all of it on a keyboard
(^o^)/ helloHello, all of it on a keyboard
(￣▽￣)ノ yoYo
Saying goodbye 9
( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ バイバイBaibai, bye-bye in katakana
(・ω・)ノ またねMata ne, see you
(－ω－)ﾉ おやすみOyasumi, good night, eyes already shut
(￣▽￣)ノ じゃあねJā ne, see you, bye
(^_^)/ byeBye, all of it on a keyboard
(´・ω・`)ﾉ byeA reluctant bye
(・∀・)ノ laterLater
(^o^)/ see youSee you, all of it on a keyboard
(－_－)ﾉ zzzOff to bed, one hand up
Tiny, hidden or in pairs 9
(^_^)/ \(^_^)A pair, all of it on a keyboard
(・ω・)ノ ヾ(・ω・)Two of them, waving at each other
|ω・)ﾉHalf a face round the edge of a wall
┬┴┬┴┤･ω･)ﾉFrom behind a fence of box drawing
ノシJust the arm, Japanese slang for goodbye
ﾉｼJust the arm, in narrow katakana
\oTwo characters, the other arm
o/Two characters: a head and an arm
(T_T)/~~~ ヾ(^_^ )One in tears, one already turning to go