Cat with wry smile Emoji
Smileys
A yellow cat face featuring a lopsided, mischievous grin and narrowed eyes. It translates the human smirk into a feline expression, suggesting a sense of secret amusement or smug satisfaction.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to for signaling sarcasm, teasing a friend, or implying that you know something others don't. It is the feline equivalent of the human 😏 and is frequently used to add a layer of playful skepticism to a text conversation.
History
Part of the expansion of cat-themed expressions in the early 2010s, this character was added to the Unicode standard to meet the massive demand for expressive animals that could convey specific human emotions. It became a staple of internet culture as users sought to express ironic detachment through animal avatars.
Details
Glyph
😼
Unicode
U+1F63C
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f63c:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Smileys
Subcategory cat-face
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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