Kissing cat emoji meaning

The kissing cat emoji is a depiction of a yellow cartoon-like cat face. Its eyes are gently closed, and its lips are puckered as though preparing to give a sweet kiss. This emoji is used to express feelings of love, affection, or caring. It offers a playful and unique twist on the human kissing face emojis, replacing the human features with those of a cute cat. While it shares the same loving sentiment as its human counterparts, this specific emoji is often embraced by cat enthusiasts. It can serve as a playful way for people to share their appreciation for cats or to emphasize their love for animals in general.

The kissing cat emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026