Cat emoji ๐
Emoji 0.7 (2014) ยท U+1F408
What ๐ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ๐ are animal, animals, cats, kitten, pet. They show what people use it for.
Search for animal or animals on your emoji keyboard and ๐ is among the results.
You will find ๐ among the mammals (66 emoji), part of animals & nature with 161 emoji in all. Its neighbours include ๐โโฌ ๐ฆ ๐ฏ ๐ .
Will ๐ show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: ๐ is part of Emoji 0.7 from 2014, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type ๐
Search for cat in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ๐.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type cat.
- Mac: press Ctrl+โ+Space and type cat in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type cat.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ๐ is one code point (U+1F408), 4 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F408 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 🐈 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🐈 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F408"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F408} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%90%88 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 90 88 |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ๐ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
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What does the cat emoji mean?
Unicode calls ๐ "cat" and links it with animal, animals, cats, kitten. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the mammals subgroup of animals & nature.
When was the cat emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.7 from 2014, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the cat emoji?
Search for cat in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ๐.