What does 😹 mean?
A cat with tears of joy: the cat version of 😂, for funny animal content.
Its official Unicode name is CAT FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY and its CLDR short name is "cat with tears of joy" (in Hungarian: "macska örömkönnyekkel"). It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- animal
- cat
- face
- joy
- laugh
- laughing
- lol
- tear
- tears
In Hungarian: állat, arc, cica, kicsordul a könnye, könny, macska, macskaarc örömkönnyekkel, mosoly, nevet, örömkönny
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 😹 in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F639. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- CAT FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- macska örömkönnyekkel
- English name (CLDR)
- cat with tears of joy
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Smileys & Emotion · cat face
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :joy_cat:
Related emojis
- Smiling cat with heart-eyes
- Grinning cat
- Grinning cat with smiling eyes
- Cat with wry smile
- Kissing cat
- Weary cat
- Crying cat
- Pouting cat
Frequently asked questions
What does the 😹 emoji mean?
A cat with tears of joy: the cat version of 😂, for funny animal content.
How do I type the 😹 emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "animal".
When was the 😹 emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.