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Lenny Face (( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))
The Lenny face ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) is the internet's smuggest text face — one string of characters with raised eyebrows and a knowing smirk. Click to copy the whole face.
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Full text | ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
| Single code point | None — this is a string of 11 separate Unicode characters, not one symbol, so it has no single code point, HTML entity or Alt code. The character-by-character breakdown is below. |
Character breakdown
Every character used, with its real Unicode name and code point — each one copyable on its own:
| Character | Unicode name | Code point |
|---|---|---|
| ( | Left Parenthesis | U+0028 |
| Space | U+0020 | |
| ͡ | Combining Double Inverted Breve | U+0361 |
| ° | Degree Sign | U+00B0 |
| ͜ | Combining Double Breve Below | U+035C |
| ʖ | Latin Letter Inverted Glottal Stop | U+0296 |
| ) | Right Parenthesis | U+0029 |
Lenny Face collection (8)
8 named entries — click any tile to copy it. No duplicates.
Meaning & usage
The Lenny face appeared on Finnish imageboards around 2012 and escaped into the whole internet within months, becoming the standard reaction for innuendo, smugness and 'I know something you don't'. Its construction is cleverer than it looks: the eyes are degree signs wearing combining inverted breves (the little arcs above them), the nose-and-mouth is a combining breve under the letter ʖ (a Latin letter, the inverted glottal stop), and ordinary brackets frame the head.
Like all kaomoji it is plain text — a sequence of characters, not a single symbol — so it has no code point of its own; the breakdown above lists every real character it is built from. Variants swap the arms and eyebrows for winks, flexes and shrugs, all collected in the grid.
Examples in use
- Nice try ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- Totally didn't see the spoilers ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ — flexing Lenny for the win
How to type it
Windows
There is no keyboard shortcut for a multi-character face — it is a string of ordinary characters, not one symbol. Copy it from this page and paste (Ctrl+V). Power users save favourites in a text-expander or in Windows' clipboard history (Win+V).
Mac
There is no Option-key shortcut for a whole face. Copy it from this page and paste (Cmd+V), or save it in System Settings → Keyboard → Text Replacements to type it from a short code.
iPhone & Android
Copy the face from this page and paste it into any chat or bio. On iPhone, Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement turns it into a shortcut; on Android, Gboard's personal dictionary does the same.
Linux
Copy and paste works everywhere. In GTK apps you can also build a face character by character with Ctrl+Shift+U code-point entry, using the breakdown table above.
Frequently asked questions
How do I type the Lenny face?
Nobody types it character by character — the combining marks are too fiddly. Copy it from this page; the breakdown table exists for the curious and for building your own variant.
What does the Lenny face mean?
A smug, suggestive smirk — roughly 'oh, I see what you did there'. Tone depends on context: playful teasing among friends, pure cheek in comment sections.
Why does Lenny sometimes look broken or misaligned?
The face relies on combining characters (the arcs over the eyes, the mark under the mouth). Very old fonts may place them slightly off, but the underlying text is still correct and copies fine.
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Data: Unicode Character Database · Page updated 2026-11-13