The grinning cat with smiling eyes is pure feline sunshine: a kitty face beaming so hard its eyes squish into happy crescents. On Apple/iOS it’s a front-facing orange tabby with a warm yellow-to-gold gradient, pointy ears with pink inner fluff, three tidy whiskers on each cheek, and a big toothy grin that screams "I found the treat bag." The expression is clean and cartoony, no fangs or tongue—just wholesome, Cheshire-lite cheer. It’s instantly recognizable in chats as the cat version of a gleeful grin, but cuter and 100% more likely to knock your glass off the table after.
People drop this emoji when they’re delightfully pleased, playfully proud, or trying to soften a flex—"I aced it 😸." It doubles as a friendly "no hard feelings" button after a chaotic oops, and slides into flirt-lite territory when paired with a “nya~” or uwu energy. In meme culture it reads as "cat person joy," evokes Nyan Cat nostalgia and Cheshire Cat vibes, and shows up on pet updates, TikTok captions, and cozy good-news posts. Used ironically, it can hint at mischievous innocence—like "I did nothing wrong... probably"—delivering that classic cat-logic charm.
Definition
A smiling (grinning) cat. The curved nature of the eyes make the eyes appear as if they are smiling as well - hence the name "smiling eyes."
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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)
635 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:smile_cat:
Keywords
Cat, Smile, Grin, Grinning
Previous Names:
Grinning Cat Face with Smiling Eyes
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
GRINNING CAT FACE WITH SMILING EYES Old name: HAPPY CAT FACE WITH GRIN Temporary Notes: Forms a pair with e-333. Hee hee hee
Symbol Information
U+1F638 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-349
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
#Exp.72 'He he he' ウッシッシ 「utsushitsushi」 U+E753 SJIS-F9F8 JIS-7B65
