Crying cat Emoji
Smileys
A cartoon-style cat face featuring a frowning mouth and a single blue tear streaming down its cheek. It mimics the classic expression of sadness found in human-faced emojis but applies it to a feline character.
Usage Context
Used to express genuine sadness, frustration, or a sense of being overwhelmed, particularly among cat lovers or in casual internet conversations. It serves as a more specific, animal-themed alternative to the standard 😢 or 😭, often used to signal that someone is 'crying' over something cute or pathetic.
History
The crying cat was introduced in 2010 as part of the Unicode 6.0 expansion. It was part of a larger set of feline variants added to provide more expressive, character-driven options for social media users who had already embraced the cultural dominance of cat memes and internet pet trends.
Details
Glyph
😿
Unicode
U+1F63F
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f63f:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory cat-face
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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