Cat emoji meaning

The cat emoji is a small, cartoon-like image of a domestic cat, depicted with its head facing forward, and often with a pair of triangular ears, whiskers, and a curled tail. It is typically used to represent a cat, or to convey a sense of cuteness or playfulness. The cat emoji is often used in combination with other emojis, such as the heart emoji, to express affection or love for cats, or in conjunction with other animal emojis, such as the mouse emoji, to represent a cat's natural prey. It is also frequently used in conjunction with words or phrases that relate to cats, such as "meow" or "purr."

The cat emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/11052