Smiling cat with heart-eyes emoji meaning

The smiling cat with heart-eyes emoji shows the face of a yellow cat with a big smile and heart-shaped eyes. This emoji is often used to show strong feelings of love, affection, or admiration for something. It could be about a person, a place, a thing, or even an idea. It is similar to the smiling face with heart-eyes emoji, but the cat version adds a more playful or lighthearted tone. This makes it a popular choice for expressing excitement or adoration in a fun, exaggerated way.

The smiling cat with heart-eyes emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026