these are just emoticons (often associated with furries)
weebs*
There is a lot of crossover between furries and weebs so I understand how you could make that association.
I would say that most furries are weebs but most weebs are not furries
A term like “yiff” is specifically associated with Furries, but uwu is broader than just furries
Source: I spend too much time on the internet
Uwu has pretty much made it into the vernacular of gen Z at this point.
