Cat Kaomoji Copy and Paste ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ Cute Cat Text Faces
Cat Kaomoji Collection
58 cat faces made of text, grouped by style. Tap or click any face to copy it, then paste it anywhere.
Classic Cat Faces
12 kaomojiCat Faces With Paws
10 kaomojiFull Body and Tiny Cats
12 kaomojiHappy Cat Faces
8 kaomojiAngry, Sad and Sleepy Cats
8 kaomojiCats With Extras
8 kaomojiWant other animals too? The cute emoticons page has bunnies, bears and more.
What Is a Cat Kaomoji?
A cat kaomoji is a cat face typed with normal characters. The best known one is (=^･ω･^=): two pointed ears, whiskers on each side and a small curved mouth. It comes from Japanese texting culture, where people built whole faces from punctuation long before emoji. The Wikipedia page on kaomoji has more on that history.
Cat faces stayed popular because they are easy to read at a glance and say more than a cat emoji does. One face can look pleased, sleepy, annoyed or ready to pounce, only by changing the eyes. That makes them handy for reactions in chat, where one small line can stand in for a whole sentence.
The Six Groups on This Page
Classic faces use the = and ^ shape most people know. Paw faces add ฅ on the sides, as if the cat is holding its paws up. Full body and tiny cats are short ones built from unusual letters, like ᓚᘏᗢ, that look like a whole cat lying down. Happy faces are for good news. Angry, sad and sleepy ones cover the other half of cat life. Cats with extras come with fish, paw prints, bows or sparkles, and work well as dividers.
How to Read a Cat Face
| Part | Characters | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Ears | ^ ^ | The two points at the top |
| Whiskers | = = | One on each side of the face |
| Mouth | ω ᴥ ﻌ | The curved cat mouth and nose |
| Paws | ฅ | A raised paw with toe beans |
| Body | ᓚᘏᗢ | A full cat, lying down |
Where to Use a Cat Kaomoji
Anywhere you would send a cat sticker, only smaller. A cat kaomoji fits inside a sentence, so it doesn't interrupt the message the way a big sticker does. Use one to soften a request, to react to something funny, or simply because you like cats.
| Place | Good choice | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Discord name | ₍^. .^₎⟆ | Short, and uses no emoji |
| Chat reply | (=^･ω･^=) | The classic. Everyone reads it as a cat |
| Instagram bio | ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ | Paws on both sides frame a line nicely |
| Goodnight | (-ω-) zzZ | Sleepy eyes and a snore |
| Game chat | (=^-ω-^=) | Only basic characters, so it rarely breaks |
More animals are on the cute emoticons page. For a face wearing a ribbon, see the bow kaomoji page. And if you want a name to match your cat, the username styler has ready-made ideas.
A small tip on tone. The eyes do most of the work. Round eyes like ･ or • look calm and friendly. Closed eyes like - or ︶ look sleepy or content. Sharp eyes like ｀ and ´ look annoyed, and wide ones like ① or ↀ look surprised. So if a face feels wrong for your message, you rarely need a different cat. Change the eyes and keep everything else.
How to Make Your Own Cat Kaomoji
Draw the head. Type ( and ) for the outline.
Add ears and whiskers. Put =^ after the first bracket and ^= before the last one.
Give it a face. Place ･ω･ in the middle for calm, or a wider mouth like ▽ for happy.
Add paws or a tail. Put ฅ on each side, or ~ at the front for a tail.
( ) → (=^ ^=) → (=^･ω･^=) → ฅ(=^･ω･^=)ฅ
Will a Cat Kaomoji Show Correctly?
Most will. Cat faces borrow letters from several writing systems, and every one of them is part of the Unicode Standard, so a cat kaomoji is still plain text. The mouth ω is a Greek letter. The paw ฅ is a Thai letter. The little dots ･ come from Japanese. Phones and computers made in the last few years carry all of these.
Trouble starts with the full body and tiny cats. Shapes like ᓚᘏᗢ and ⩊ come from rarer character sets, and an older phone may show a box in their place. The classic = and ^ faces don't have that problem, which is why they are the safest pick for usernames and game chat.
Safe everywhere
Classic faces built with =, ^ and ω.
Usually fine
Paw faces with ฅ. They show on current iPhone, Android and Windows.
Check first
Tiny cats such as ᓚᘏᗢ, and faces that use ⩊.
With emoji
Faces with 🐾 or 🐟 show in colour and may be blocked in names.
If part of the cat is replaced by a box, your device is missing that character. Pick one from the Classic group instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers about cat faces, what the parts mean and how to copy them.
What is a cat kaomoji?
It's a cat face made from text characters, such as (=^･ω･^=). The ^ marks are ears, the = marks are whiskers and the ω is the mouth. Because it's text, you can paste it into any app.
How do I copy a cat kaomoji?
Tap or click the face and it's copied. Then paste it where you want it. If tapping doesn't work on your device, press and hold the face, select the whole thing and choose Copy.
Do cat kaomoji work on Discord and Roblox?
Yes for the classic ones, because they use basic characters. Paw faces work in most places too. The tiny cats and the ones with emoji are the most likely to be blocked or shown as boxes in games.
What does ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ mean?
It's a cat holding up both paws. The ฅ on each side is a paw, and ﻌ is the nose and mouth. People use it to look cute, to say hello, or to ask for something nicely.
What does ω mean in a cat face?
It's the cat's mouth. ω is the Greek letter omega, and its shape looks like the curved lips of a cat. That's why it shows up in so many animal faces.
What is the small cat ᓚᘏᗢ?
It's a whole cat lying on its side, built from three letters of the Canadian syllabics script. It's popular in bios because it's short. Some older phones can't display it.
Can I put a cat face in my username?
Yes, in most apps. Choose a classic face like (=^･ω･^=), since it uses only basic characters. Faces with emoji or rare letters are sometimes rejected.
How do I get a cat kaomoji on my iPhone keyboard?
Open Settings, then General, then Keyboard, then Text Replacement. Tap the plus sign, paste the face into Phrase and type a short code such as catface into Shortcut. After that, typing the code brings up the face in any app.
How do I type one on a PC or Mac?
On Windows, press the Windows key and the full stop key together. The emoji panel that opens has a kaomoji tab with ready-made faces. A Mac has no kaomoji panel, so copy the face from this page and paste it.
