A face crying with hands raised on each side. The ｡ﾟ and ﾟ｡ outside the face are tear-droplets. Inside, the ﾟ next to ∩ on the left is a half-width voicing mark used as a sweat or tear bead, and the ∩ is a raised hand or arm. The eyes ´ and ` are downturned and the mouth ﹏ is a wavy line — the universal kaomoji shorthand for trembling lips. The mirror ∩ ﾟ on the right repeats the gesture.
The ﹏ mouth is the standout feature. Unlike a straight frown, the wavy line communicates lip-trembling — the moment just before tears arrive. Combined with both hands raised (as if covering the face or pleading), the result reads as overwhelmed, unable-to-handle-it sadness.
Use it for moments of being on the verge of tears: sad news just received, a heartbreak post, a venting message about something unfair. It is less dramatic than the wailing (ﾉД｀) but more intense than a quiet sniffle. On Discord it suits messages in venting channels; on TikTok comments it lands under sad-relate content; on Twitter/X it pairs with “this is too much” replies.
In Japanese the matching mood is ぐすぐす (gusu gusu — sniffling) or なきそう (nakisou — about to cry). Pair this kaomoji with phrases like つらい, きつい (‘kitsui’ — tough), or もうやだ (‘mou yada’ — “I’m done”).