Misa is a short, slender, attractive young woman with long, straight, golden-blonde hair, styled with a portion of her hair in pigtails tied with red bands. her eyes are predominantly light brown; however, she also often wears blue contact lenses

Misa often dresses in a Gothic and Punk fashion. She also typically paints her nails bright red or dark purple and wears bright red lipstick.

Misa is very outgoing, hyperactive, impulsive, and otherwise childlike, emotionally attached to Light Yagami.