What does 😽 Kissing Cat mean?
Eyes closed and lips puckered, this cat is leaning in for a little kiss, much like 😚. It sends affection with a cute, whimsical twist. It suits sweet goodnights, thank-yous and loving messages, especially between cat fans or when you want to sound adorable rather than romantic. It feels softer and more lighthearted than the human kissing faces.
😽 Kissing Cat is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (cat faces), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, closed, eye, eyes, face and kiss.
Example messages
😽 Kissing Cat on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Kissing Cat looks on each platform.
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Kissing Cat emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Kissing Cat 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 :kissing_cat:.
When was the Kissing Cat emoji added?
😽 Kissing Cat 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 Kissing Cat. The underlying code (U+1F63D) 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.