What does 😹 Cat with Tears of Joy mean?
A cat laughing so hard it cries, the feline twin of 😂. It means something is hilarious, usually with an extra layer of whimsy or a link to cats. Funny cat videos are the obvious match, but it works for any joke when you want a cuter, less overused version of the tears-of-joy face. Cat owners in particular love it.
😹 Cat with Tears of Joy is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (cat faces), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, face, laugh, laughing, lol and tear.
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😹 Cat with Tears of Joy on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Cat with Tears of Joy looks on each platform.
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Cat with Tears of Joy emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Cat with Tears of Joy emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 😹 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :joy_cat:.
When was the Cat with Tears of Joy emoji added?
😹 Cat with Tears of Joy was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 😹 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Cat with Tears of Joy. The underlying code (U+1F639) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.