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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/UWU_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="UWU (disambiguation)">UWU</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"OwO" and "TwT" redirect here. For the local government area of Nigeria, see <a href="/wiki/Owo" title="Owo">Owo</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Owo_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Owo (disambiguation)">Owo (disambiguation)</a> and <a href="/wiki/TWT_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="TWT (disambiguation)">TWT</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stylized_uwu_emoticon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Stylized_uwu_emoticon.svg/220px-Stylized_uwu_emoticon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Stylized_uwu_emoticon.svg/330px-Stylized_uwu_emoticon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Stylized_uwu_emoticon.svg/440px-Stylized_uwu_emoticon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="74" /></a><figcaption>Stylized <i>uwu</i> emoticon as a <a href="/wiki/Blushing" title="Blushing">blushing</a> face</figcaption></figure> <p><i><b>uwu</b></i> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span></span>/</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/e\/e1\/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-uwu.wav\/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-uwu.wav.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-uwu.wav"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-uwu.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-uwu.wav.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-uwu.wav" title="File:LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-uwu.wav">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span></span>), also stylized <i><b>UwU</b></i>, is an <a href="/wiki/Emoticon" title="Emoticon">emoticon</a> representing a <a href="/wiki/Cuteness" title="Cuteness">cute</a> face. The <i>u</i> characters represent closed eyes, while the <i>w</i> represents a cat mouth.<sup id="cite_ref-dictionary.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dictionary.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dailydot_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailydot-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is used to express various warm, happy, or affectionate feelings. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage_and_variants">Usage and variants</h2></div> <p>The emoticon <i>uwu</i> is often used to denote cuteness (<i><a href="/wiki/Kawaii" title="Kawaii">kawaii</a></i>), happiness, or tenderness.<sup id="cite_ref-dailydot_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailydot-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rae_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rae-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Excessive usage of the emoticon can also have the intended effect of annoying its recipient.<sup id="cite_ref-studybreaks_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-studybreaks-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is popularly used in the <a href="/wiki/Furry_fandom" title="Furry fandom">furry fandom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dailydot_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailydot-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-grammarbrain_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grammarbrain-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is often erroneously used to reference Japanese <a href="/wiki/Otaku" title="Otaku">otaku</a> culture,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> despite not being of Japanese origin and <a href="/wiki/Japanese_phonology" title="Japanese phonology">Japanese phonology</a> lacking a "wu" sequence entirely.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The emoticon also has a more surprised and sometimes allusive variant, <i>owo</i> (also stylized <i>OwO</i>; <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span></span>/</a></span></span>  <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-2" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/b\/b3\/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-owo.wav\/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-owo.wav.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-owo.wav"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-owo.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-owo.wav.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-owo.wav" title="File:LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-owo.wav">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>; also associated with the furry fandom and often the response "what's this?")<sup id="cite_ref-dailydot_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailydot-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that may also denote cuteness, as well as curiosity and perplexion.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>owo</i> gained popularity in 2018;<sup id="cite_ref-grammarbrain_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grammarbrain-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as opposed to <i>uwu</i>, the <i>o</i> characters represent open eyes.<sup id="cite_ref-grammarbrain_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grammarbrain-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also sometimes used for <a href="/wiki/Trolling" class="mw-redirect" title="Trolling">trolling</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another variant, <i>TwT</i>, is often used to symbolize crying, with each T representing a closed eye with tears streaming down.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <p>The emoticon <i>uwu</i> is known to date back as far as April 11, 2000, when it was used by <a href="/wiki/Furry_Fandom" class="mw-redirect" title="Furry Fandom">furry</a> artist Ghislain Deslierres in a post on the furry art site VCL (Vixen Controlled Library).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2005 <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> <a href="/wiki/Fanfiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Fanfiction">fanfiction</a> contained another early use of the word. The origin of the term is unknown, with many people believing it to originate in <a href="/wiki/Chat_room" title="Chat room">Internet chat rooms</a>. By 2014, the emoticon had spread across the Internet into <a href="/wiki/Tumblr" title="Tumblr">Tumblr</a>, becoming an <a href="/wiki/Subculture" title="Subculture">Internet subculture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-studybreaks_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-studybreaks-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The word <i>uwu</i> is included in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Spanish_Academy" title="Royal Spanish Academy">Royal Spanish Academy</a>'s word observatory,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> defined as an "emoticon used to show happiness or tenderness".<sup id="cite_ref-rae_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rae-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_uses">Notable uses</h3></div> <p>In 2018, the official <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> account tweeted "uwu" in response to a tweet by an artist.<sup id="cite_ref-uwutweet_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uwutweet-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Esports" title="U.S. Army Esports">U.S. Army Esports</a> Twitter account tweeted "uwu" in reply to a tweet by <a href="/wiki/Discord" title="Discord">Discord</a>, which was met by significant backlash from Twitter users. This event culminated in a trend of attempting to get banned from the U.S. Army Esports Discord server as quickly as possible, with a common technique being to link to the Wikipedia article on <a href="/wiki/War_crimes_committed_by_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="War crimes committed by the United States">war crimes committed by the United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_emoticons" title="List of emoticons">List of emoticons</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The word observatory is a website owned by the Royal Spanish Academy featuring words that are not included in the <i><a href="/wiki/Diccionario_de_la_lengua_espa%C3%B1ola" title="Diccionario de la lengua española">Diccionario de la lengua española</a></i> and that have not been considered for inclusion, but for which people have wanted to know the meaning, including technical terms, neologisms, and foreign words.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-dictionary.com-1"><span 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