Pouting cat emoji meaning

The pouting cat emoji shows a cartoon-style cat with a furrowed brow and a small, unhappy expression. Its face clearly displays feelings of annoyance, irritation, or being upset. People often use this emoji to communicate a sense of grumpiness or frustration, but it is typically meant in a lighthearted or playful way rather than a serious one. This emoji is part of the larger family of cat-themed emoji faces, designed to add a bit of fun and personality to conversations.

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