cat
cat meaning
A full-bodied cat, as distinct from the cat face 🐱. It reads as a real animal rather than a cartoon, so it appears in posts about actual cats — vets, adoptions, breeds, and the endless documentation of what a cat has done now.
Meaning
A full-bodied cat, as distinct from the cat face 🐱. It reads as a real animal rather than a cartoon, so it appears in posts about actual cats — vets, adoptions, breeds, and the endless documentation of what a cat has done now. Cats are, with dogs, the internet's foundational subject matter, and this emoji carries all of it.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Cat
How to use it
- She has claimed the entire sofa 🐈️
- Adopted from the shelter last week 🐈️
- Knocked another glass off the table 🐈️
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 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kat |
| አማርኛ | ድመት |
| العربية | قطة |
| অসমীয়া | মেকুৰী |
| azərbaycan | pişik |
| башҡорт | бесәй |
| беларуская | кот |
| български | котка |
| বাংলা | বিড়াল |
| bosanski | mačka |
| català | gat |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏪᏌ |
| čeština | kočka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кушак |
| Cymraeg | cath |
| Deutsch | Katze |
| dolnoserbšćina | kócka |
| Ελληνικά | γάτα |
| English | cat |
| español | gato |
| eesti | kass |
| euskara | katua |
| فارسی | گربه |
| suomi | kissa |
| Filipino | pusa |
| føroyskt | ketta |
| français | chat |
| Gaeilge | cat |
| Gàidhlig | cat |
| galego | gato |
| ગુજરાતી | બિલાડી |
| Hausa | kyanwa |
| עברית | חתול |
| हिन्दी | बिल्ली |
| hrvatski | mačka |
| hornjoserbšćina | kóčka |
| magyar | macska |
| հայերեն | կատու |
| Indonesia | kucing |
| íslenska | köttur |
| italiano | gatto |
| 日本語 | ネコ |
| Jawa | kucing |
| ქართული | კატა |
| қазақ тілі | мысық |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | مىسىق |
| ខ្មែរ | ឆ្មា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬೆಕ್ಕು |
| 한국어 | 고양이 |
| कोंकणी | माजर |
| кыргызча | мышык |
| ລາວ | ແມວ |
| lietuvių | katė |
| latviešu | kaķis |
| македонски | мачка |
| മലയാളം | പൂച്ച |
| монгол | муур |
| मराठी | मांजर |
| Melayu | kucing |
| မြန်မာ | ကြောင် |
| नेपाली | बिरालो |
| Nederlands | kat |
| norsk | katt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବିରାଡ଼ି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬਿੱਲੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kat |
| polski | kot |
| پښتو | پيشو |
| português | gato |
| rumantsch | giat |
| română | pisică |
| русский | кошка |
| سنڌي | ٻلي |
| တႆး | မႅဝ်း |
| සිංහල | බළලා |
| slovenčina | mačka |
| slovenščina | mačka |
| Soomaali | bisad |
| shqip | mace |
| српски | мачка |
| srpski | mačka |
| svenska | katt |
| Kiswahili | paka |
| தமிழ் | பூனை |
| తెలుగు | పిల్లి |
| ไทย | แมว |
| ትግርኛ | ድሙ |
| türkmen dili | pişik |
| lea fakatonga | pusi |
| Türkçe | kedi |
| українська | кіт |
| اردو | بلی |
| o‘zbek | mushuk |
| Tiếng Việt | mèo |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Olóńgbò |
| 粵語 | 貓 |
| 粤语 | 猫 |
| 中文 | 猫 |
| 繁體中文 | 貓 |
| isiZulu | ikati |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F408 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :cat:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the cat emoji (🐈️) mean?
- A full-bodied cat, as distinct from the cat face 🐱. It reads as a real animal rather than a cartoon, so it appears in posts about actual cats — vets, adoptions, breeds, and the endless documentation of what a cat has done now.
- How do you type the cat emoji?
- Copy the 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 cat emoji in?
- The cat emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.