black cat
black cat meaning
A black cat, added in Emoji 13. 0. It represents the animal and the enormous superstition attached to it: bad luck in much of Europe and North America, good luck in Britain and Japan — the belief flips depending on where you are. It is a fixture of Halloween, and of witchy and gothic aesthetics.
Meaning
A black cat, added in Emoji 13.0. It represents the animal and the enormous superstition attached to it: bad luck in much of Europe and North America, good luck in Britain and Japan — the belief flips depending on where you are. It is a fixture of Halloween, and of witchy and gothic aesthetics. Black cats are also, sadly, the least-adopted from shelters, a fact rescues campaign about constantly.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Black cat
How to use it
- Black cats are the last to get adopted 🐈⬛
- Halloween mascot, all year round 🐈⬛
- Good luck in Britain, bad luck elsewhere 🐈⬛
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 99 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | swart kat |
| አማርኛ | ጥቁር ድመት |
| العربية | هرّ أسود |
| অসমীয়া | ক’লা মেকুৰী |
| azərbaycan | qara pişik |
| башҡорт | ҡара бесәй |
| беларуская | чорны кот |
| български | черна котка |
| বাংলা | কালো বেড়াল |
| bosanski | crna mačka |
| català | gat negre |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎬᎿᎨ ᏪᏌ |
| čeština | černá kočka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хура кушак |
| Cymraeg | cath ddu |
| Deutsch | schwarze Katze |
| dolnoserbšćina | carna kócka |
| Ελληνικά | μαύρη γάτα |
| English | black cat |
| español | gato negro |
| eesti | must kass |
| euskara | katu beltza |
| فارسی | گربه سیاه |
| suomi | musta kissa |
| Filipino | itim na pusa |
| føroyskt | svørt ketta |
| français | chat noir |
| Gaeilge | cat dubh |
| Gàidhlig | cat dubh |
| galego | gato negro |
| ગુજરાતી | કાળી બિલાડી |
| Hausa | Bakin kyanwa |
| עברית | חתול שחור |
| हिन्दी | काली बिल्ली |
| hrvatski | crna mačka |
| hornjoserbšćina | čorna kóčka |
| magyar | fekete macska |
| հայերեն | սև կատու |
| Indonesia | kucing hitam |
| íslenska | svartur köttur |
| italiano | gatto nero |
| 日本語 | 黒猫 |
| Jawa | kucing ireng |
| ქართული | შავი კატა |
| қазақ тілі | қара мысық |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قارا مىسىق |
| ខ្មែរ | ឆ្មារខ្មៅ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕಪ್ಪು ಬೆಕ್ಕು |
| 한국어 | 검은 고양이 |
| कोंकणी | काळें माजर |
| кыргызча | кара мышык |
| ລາວ | ແມວດຳ |
| lietuvių | juoda katė |
| latviešu | melns kaķis |
| македонски | црна мачка |
| മലയാളം | കറുത്ത പൂച്ച |
| монгол | хар муур |
| मराठी | काळी मांजर |
| Melayu | kucing hitam |
| မြန်မာ | ကြောင်နက် |
| नेपाली | कालो बिरालो |
| Nederlands | zwarte kat |
| norsk | svart katt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କଳା ବିରାଡି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਾਲੀ ਬਿੱਲੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Blák Kat |
| polski | czarny kot |
| پښتو | توره پیشو |
| português | gato preto |
| rumantsch | giat nair |
| română | pisică neagră |
| русский | черная кошка |
| سنڌي | ڪاري ٻليءَ |
| တႆး | မႅဝ်းလမ် |
| සිංහල | කළු බළලා |
| slovenčina | čierna mačka |
| slovenščina | črna mačka |
| Soomaali | bisadda madoow |
| shqip | mace e zezë |
| српски | црна мачка |
| srpski | crna mačka |
| svenska | svart katt |
| Kiswahili | paka mweusi |
| தமிழ் | கருப்புப் பூனை |
| తెలుగు | నల్ల పిల్లి |
| ไทย | แมวดำ |
| ትግርኛ | ጸሊም ድሙ |
| türkmen dili | Gara pişik |
| Türkçe | kara kedi |
| українська | чорний кіт |
| اردو | کالی بلی |
| o‘zbek | qora mushuk |
| Tiếng Việt | mèo đen |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ológbò dúdú |
| 粵語 | 黑貓 |
| 粤语 | 黑猫 |
| 中文 | 黑猫 |
| 繁體中文 | 黑貓 |
| isiZulu | ikati elimnyama |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B
- Emoji version
- 13
- Shortcodes
- :black_cat:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the black cat emoji (🐈⬛) mean?
- A black cat, added in Emoji 13. 0. It represents the animal and the enormous superstition attached to it: bad luck in much of Europe and North America, good luck in Britain and Japan — the belief flips depending on where you are. It is a fixture of Halloween, and of witchy and gothic aesthetics.
- How do you type the black cat emoji?
- Copy the black cat emoji 🐈⬛ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the black cat emoji in?
- The black cat emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.