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24 alternatives to Kaomotion

Animated ASCII/text emoji in iMessage ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kaomotion launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Kaomoji▲73

   Japanese text emoticons on your iPhone and iPad

   2014 · getkaomoji.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Rando Emoji▲87

   Animated kaomoji stickers for iMessage

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Kaomoji: Japanese Emoticons▲95

   One-click copy and paste kawaii Kaomoji: Japanese emoticons

   2016 · jemoticons.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Kaomoji.moe▲94

   Instant access to over 10,000 unique Japanese text emoticons

   2019 · kaomoji.moe · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MEmoji▲64

   Turn yourself into an animated Emoji in iMessage

   2014 · apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Retro Emoji▲115

   ASCII emoticons for iMessage

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kaleidacy▲70

   Emojis with its own characters and delirious reactions

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kaomoji▲5

   A Mac app for sharing expressive ASCII emoticons ᕕ( ՞ ᗜ ՞ )ᕗ

   2015 · kaomojiapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   True Emoji▲83

   Animated Emojis for all iOS 11 devices

   2017 · trueemoji.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Kaomoji Drawer▲215

    Create and use Japanese Emoticons from your Mac menu bar

    2024 · dakotafelder.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Kaomoji Japanese Emoticons▲10

    Express yourself in cutest way with Kaomoji (顔文字) Kawaii!

    2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Emojicode▲213

    An emoji based programming language

    2016 · emojicode.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kaomoji for Mac▲170

    Get ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and other kaomojis right from your menu bar

    2017 · return.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    emoji.is▲251

    AI emoji generator

    2023 · landing.so · its alternatives →

15. 15
    EMOJIZ▲131

    Animated 3D emoji set with source files

    2021 · emojiz.design · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Newmoji▲70

    New animated emoticon keyboard for iOS 8

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Emooji▲106

    Turn your text into emoji fun

    2024 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Comic 3D for iMessage▲68

    Animated words to emphasize your thoughts in iMessage

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Characters for iOS▲81

    Kaomoji library & keyboard for iOS

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wemoji▲93

    Animated emojis for all skin tones 💯

    2018 · getwemoji.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Kaomoji.diy▲7

    Copy & paste kaomoji, cute symbols & ascii art

    2025 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    GiemTori▲90

    No words. Just emojis.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    EmoMate▲98

    Cute AI assistant with emojis

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Emojili▲152

    The emoji-only network (pre-launch)

    2014 · emoj.li · its alternatives →

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