• fourth of the signs of the Asian zodiac, used in Vietnam
The cat emoji is your go-to for channeling cozy-but-chaotic energy: purrs, naps, mischief, and that famous “I do what I want” vibe. People drop it when talking about their pets, asking for cat pics, or signaling playful curiosity and soft aloofness—basically, texting like a blanket with claws. It also works ironically for “I’m about to knock something off the table” moments, or to imply stealthy, sneaky-lurker mode. Meme-wise, it nods to internet royalty—Grumpy Cat, Keyboard Cat, and the eternal “I Can Has Cheezburger?”—plus the universal truth that boxes are magnetic cat traps.
On Apple devices, the full-body cat shows a sleek gray feline in left profile with perky triangular ears, delicate whiskers, and a gently raised tail; the soft gradients and clean lines scream iOS polish. It feels more neutral than the bright yellow cat face, so it’s great for literal pet updates, cozy weekend captions, and subtle sass. Pair it with paw prints, a yarn ball, or a fish for instant “cat life” storytelling, and with the black cat variant when you want superstitious or spooky vibes. Cultural bonus: cats have been adored since ancient Egypt and still run the internet, which explains why this emoji can mean comfort, independence, or pure goblin-mode chaos—sometimes all at once.
A domestic cat often found as a pet in a home or as a stray in an alley. An alley cat. Most people will either say they are a cat person or a dog person. Those that associate with being a cat person really, really love cats. Baby cats are called kittens and are frequently described as being "adorable." One of the best ways to a cat person's heart is to communicate by cat emoji. Meow!
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 212 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture |  |
| Google Hangouts Picture |  |
| Twitter.com Picture |  |
| LG Emoji Picture |  |
| Samsung Emoji Picture |  |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
| "Short Code" Name | :cat2: |
| Keywords | Cat, Kitten, Meow |
| Unicode Category | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |
| Unicode Range | 1F300–1F5FF |
| Unicode Subcategory | Animal Symbols |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 5 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🐈 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 1 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🐈 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🐈 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🐈 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f408 |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F408 |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 128008 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x90 0x88 |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 90 88 |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 220 210 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83D 0xDC08 |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83ddc08 |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55357 56328 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F408 |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F408 |
| UTF-32 Dec | 128008 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F408" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x90\x88" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83D\uDC08" |
