Black cat Emoji

Animals

A silhouette of a cat facing to the left, rendered in solid black. The design captures the classic shape of a feline with alert ears and a curved tail, appearing as a dark shadow or a recognizable figure against a background.

Usage Context

Frequently used during the Halloween season to represent spooky themes or witchcraft. Beyond the holiday, it is often used by cat owners to describe their pets or to playfully reference the idea of bad luck. It is frequently paired with 🎃 or 🌕 when discussing night-time settings.

History

The black cat was added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0. Its inclusion came after years of user requests to fill the gap left by the standard 🐈, allowing for more specific representation of cat coat colors and common cultural associations with felines.

Details

Glyph

🐈‍⬛

Unicode

U+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f408_200d_2b1b:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC08;‍⬛

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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