Culturally, it’s lashed to the internet’s undying cat worship and the meme-era impulse to turn feelings into reaction pics. Drop it in replies when you’re sorry-but-adorable, when your snack gets pilfered, or when a K-pop comeback ambushes your calendar—instant sympathy farm. It’s the gentlest way to say oof.
On Apple/iOS, it shows up as a warm golden‑yellow feline face, straight-on, with upright triangular ears lined pink, a tiny dark triangle nose, faint whiskers, and oversized, pleading eyes. The brows tilt into sadness, the mouth is a rounded pout, and a single blue tear slides down the left cheek—emoji theater lighting for maximum pathos. It reads as cute melodrama, perfect for flirting-by-anguish, delivering mock tragedy, or giving a tweet a soft emo tint. Think: tiny violin, huge feelings, paws too small to fix anything.
The crying cat is heartbreak with whiskers: a big-eyed kitten wearing one glossy tear and the most petite, theatrical frown. It’s the shorthand for I’m devastated, but make it cute—ideal for bite-size calamities like dropping your nugget, binge-watching a finale without tissues, or realizing the group chat hung out without you (again). It runs on the same frequency as classic “crying cat” reaction images—tragic, tender, and just self-aware enough to be funny. People use it sincerely for soft apologies, and also ironically to overplay tiny inconveniences, in that uwu I’m baby, handle-with-care mode.
Definition
A crying cat. This is one sad cat. Cats have feelings too, although they are pretty good at hiding them.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
569 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:crying_cat_face:
Keywords
Cry, Cat, Sob, Tears, Sad, Melancholy, Morn, Somber, Hurt
Previous Names:
Crying Cat Face
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Cat Faces
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Cat Faces
Names & Annotations
CRYING CAT FACE Temporary Notes: Forms a pair with e-339. Crying (one or two tears)
