Overview
Interpretation
Overall feeling
凸(￣ヘ￣) is a loud, confrontational kaomoji that combines an angry face with a clear “middle finger” style gesture. Emotionally, it lives in the space of strong annoyance, disrespectful protest and “I’m really done with this”. Compared with a simple angry face, it is more aggressive and rebellious; compared with pure meme faces, it still carries a very direct insult vibe.
You can read 凸(￣ヘ￣) as someone glaring with a deep frown while literally flipping the bird. It often appears when a person feels offended, treated unfairly, or wants to push back hard against teasing, bullying or unreasonable demands. In lighter contexts, it can also be used jokingly between close friends as a spicy, over-the-top reaction.
Visual structure
- The character
is stylized as a hand gesture. In many East Asian internet cultures it is understood as a middle finger, with the vertical stroke as the raised finger and the small side strokes as knuckles.凸 - The face part (￣ヘ￣) sits inside parentheses as the head outline.
- The eyes
are flat and horizontal, implying a cold, unimpressed stare.￣ - The central
acts like sharply angled, furrowed brows, strengthening the angry, offended look.ヘ - The overall composition — one side is the raised “hand”, the other side is a grumpy face — reads as a person actively aiming their anger at someone.
There are no tears, sweat drops or cute details; instead the design is clean and sharp, which matches its more hostile, provocative feeling.
Typical usage
You can use 凸(￣ヘ￣) in situations such as:
- When you feel seriously annoyed by a joke that goes too far, and you answer with rough banter.
- When someone or something feels unfair, and you want to show strong protest in a meme-like way.
- When close friends tease you and you want to “curse” them playfully without real malice.
- As a reaction in comments or gaming chats to dirty tactics, trolls, or frustrating events.
Because of its rude implication, 凸(￣ヘ￣) is best reserved for people and spaces that accept strong language and dark humor. It is powerful, funny and cathartic, but absolutely not neutral or polite.
Usage guide
Tips
How to use 凸(￣ヘ￣) without going too far
凸(￣ヘ￣) is a strong, confrontational kaomoji. It is playful in the right context, but clearly rude in others. Think of it as the text-version of flipping someone off: sometimes funny, sometimes really not okay. Use it when you intentionally want that sharp edge.
When to use
- With close friends who are used to dark humor, mutual roasting and “toxic but loving” banter.
- In gaming chats when you rage at unfair plays, trolls or teammates that intentionally grief.
- Under memes, clips or posts where exaggerated anger and mock insult are part of the joke.
- As a reaction to obviously ridiculous news or decisions, to show “this is so infuriating”.
- In private DMs where both sides have clearly agreed that rough language is acceptable.
Example phrases
- You really picked the most annoying strat again, huh 凸(￣ヘ￣)
- If the devs think this patch is balanced, 凸(￣ヘ￣) to them
- Stop camping my lane you gremlin 凸(￣ヘ￣)
- You roasted me too hard, take this back 凸(￣ヘ￣) lol
Tips and notes
- Avoid using 凸(￣ヘ￣) with strangers, seniors, clients, or in professional spaces; it can easily be read as direct insult.
- Even among friends, make sure大家都知道这是玩笑 (everyone knows it’s a joke) before spamming it.
- If you are truly hurt or angry, it is better to talk honestly than rely only on a hostile kaomoji.
- When in doubt, switch to a milder angry face so you do not accidentally escalate a small conflict.
Usage examples
Real conversation samples that feature this kaomoji.
Example 1
Example 2