U+1F408 · emoji since 2014
The cat is the full feline, tail high and unbothered. It means cats, independence, and quiet companionship on the cat's own terms.
It tags caturday posts, zoomies at 3am, and the universal truth that the cat owns the house and merely tolerates the rent payer.
In texting, 🐈️ does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🐈️ is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Cat emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the cat emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🐈️ leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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