Every cat kaomoji here has whiskers, a paw, tall ears or a whole body: 117 in nine groups. Tap one and it is copied. Eleven need only a keyboard, =^.^= among them.
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Pick a cat, tap it
Tap a tile and that cat is copied. Groups go by the part that makes it a cat: whiskers and caret ears, cat eyes, paws and claws, tall ears. Then come moods, tails, things held, pairs, and 19 with a word. Search reads the labels: sleeping finds three, angry seven, fish two, box one.
What a kaomoji cat is made of
Two carets for ears and two equals signs for whiskers, all on a keyboard: 96 of the 117 have an equals sign. The mouth is usually ω, Greek small letter omega, and slit pupils are Φ, Greek capital letter phi. The claws ଲ are Oriya letter la; the tall ears ᐠ and ᐟ are two Canadian syllabics finals. Everyday characters hides the 36 that borrow.
🐱 is Cat face, U+1F431, an emoji by default, so it is not here. Cat symbols has the emoji.
ᓚᘏᗢ is the shortest entry at 3 code points: three Canadian syllabics read as haunch, back and head.
For the cat that clears tables, search knock. (=ΦωΦ=)ﾉ⌒旦 sends a cup over the edge.
Questions and answers
What is the ฅ in a cat kaomoji?
Thai character kho khon, U+0E05, borrowed as a raised paw. Wikipedia's article on Thai script says the letter has left written Thai but still appears on many keyboards and in character sets. Thirteen faces hold one, and searching thai finds them.
How do you type a cat face on a keyboard?
Equals, caret, full stop, caret, equals: =^.^= is five characters. Put brackets round it and an underscore in the middle for (=^_^=), or add zzz for a sleeping one. The Keyboard only chip shows all eleven that need nothing else.
Is :3 a cat kaomoji?
Not quite. Wikipedia's article on emoticons says the 3 in :3 and X3 represents a cat's mouth, but it is read with your head on one side, and kaomoji are read upright. The only :3 on this page is the mouse in (=ΦωΦ=) <:3)~.
What does nyan mean in Japanese?
Wiktionary gives にゃん, nyan, as meow, the cry of a cat, and にゃんこ, nyanko, as a child's word for a kitty-cat. Sixteen faces here carry a Japanese word, among them 肉球, nikukyū, the pads under a paw, and 招き猫, manekineko, the beckoning cat.
All 117 cat kaomoji
Whiskers and caret ears 15
(=^-ω-^=)Ears up, eyes shut
(=^_^=)Keyboard only, underscore mouth
(=^ω^=)Caret eyes over an omega mouth
(=^•ﻌ•^=)Arabic letter ain for a muzzle. Borrows ﻌ from Arabic.
(=^‥^=)Two dot leader for a nose
(=^▽^=)Mouth open, mid meow
(=^･^=)Carets for eyes, one dot for a nose
(=^･ω･^=)Caret ears, an equals sign for each whisker
(=^･ᆺ･^=)Hangul sios for a small mouth. Borrows ᆺ from Hangul.
(=^･ｪ･^=)Small katakana e for the muzzle
=^..^=Keyboard only, two full stops for a nose
=^.^=Five keyboard characters, no brackets
>^.^<Angle brackets for whiskers
(=^o^=)Keyboard only, a small o mid meow
(=^･x･^=)Letter x for a nose and mouth
Cat eyes 8
(=ʘᆽʘ=)Click letter eyes, Hangul cieuc mouth. Borrows ʘ from IPA Extensions and ᆽ from Hangul.
(=ΦωΦ=)Greek phi for slit pupils
(=ΦｴΦ=)Slit pupils over a katakana muzzle
(=ↀωↀ=)A Roman numeral thousand for each wide eye. Borrows ↀ from Number Forms.
(=ⓛωⓛ=)Circled l for narrow pupils. Borrows ⓛ from Enclosed Alphanumerics.
(=◉ω◉=)Round pupils blown wide, mid zoomies
(=◕ω◕=)Big glossy eyes, wants something
(=✧ω✧=)Four pointed stars, eyes lit up
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Paws and claws 16
(=^.^=)/Keyboard only, a slash for a raised paw
(=^･ω･^=)ฅOne pad held up for a high five. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
(=^･ω･^=)っOne paw reaching for it
(=^･ω･^=)ﾉOne paw raised in hello
(っ=^･ω･^=)っBoth paws out for a hug
ଲ(=｀ω´=)ଲClaws out, brows down. Borrows ଲ from Oriya.
ଲ(ⓛ ω ⓛ)ଲOriya la for a set of claws. Borrows ଲ from Oriya and ⓛ from Enclosed Alphanumerics.
ฅ(=^･ω･^=)ฅWhiskers, ears and both paws. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
ฅ(=˘ω˘=)ฅEyes closed, kneading. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
ฅ(=≧ω≦=)ฅEyes squeezed shut, paws in the air. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
ฅ(=｀ω´=)ฅBrows down, ready to pounce. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
ฅ^._.^ฅKeyboard face, borrowed paws. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
ฅ^>ω<^ฅScrunched eyes, paws up. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
ฅ^•ω•^ฅOmega mouth between two paws. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅThai kho khon for each paw, ain muzzle. Borrows ฅ from Thai and ﻌ from Arabic.
ヽ(=^･ω･^=)ﾉBoth arms thrown up
Tall ears, curly whiskers 11
/ᐠ - ˕ -マAsleep, katakana ma for an ear and a tail. Borrows ᐠ from Canadian Aboriginal.
/ᐠ > ˕ < ᐟ\Tall ears, scrunched eyes, down tack nose. Borrows ᐠ ᐟ from Canadian Aboriginal.
/ᐠ _ ꞈ _ ᐟ\Tall ears, underscore eyes, unimpressed. Borrows ᐠ ᐟ from Canadian Aboriginal and ꞈ from Latin Extended-D.
/ᐠ •ヮ• ᐟ\ﾉTall ears, mouth open, one paw up. Borrows ᐠ ᐟ from Canadian Aboriginal.
/ᐠ ◉ ꞈ ◉ ᐟ\Tall ears, round pupils, staring. Borrows ᐠ ᐟ from Canadian Aboriginal and ꞈ from Latin Extended-D.
/ᐠ˵• ω •˵ᐟ\Tall ears, double accents for a blush. Borrows ᐠ ᐟ from Canadian Aboriginal.
/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\Tall ears from two Canadian syllabics finals. Borrows ᐠ ᐟ from Canadian Aboriginal and ꞈ from Latin Extended-D.
ฅ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄₎ฅArrowhead ears, a Tibetan sign for a mouth. Borrows ฅ from Thai, ◌͈ from Combining Diacritical Marks and ༝ from Tibetan.
≽^-⩊-^≼Curly whiskers, eyes shut. Borrows ⩊ from Supplemental Mathematical Operators.
≽^>⩊<^≼Curly whiskers, eyes scrunched. Borrows ⩊ from Supplemental Mathematical Operators.
≽^•⩊•^≼Curly whiskers from two maths signs. Borrows ⩊ from Supplemental Mathematical Operators.
Moods 24
(= ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°=)The Lenny face with whiskers. Borrows ◌͡ ◌͜ from Combining Diacritical Marks and ʖ from IPA Extensions.
(=//ω//=)Slashes across the cheeks, blushing
(=;ω;=)A semicolon tear in each eye
(=>.<=)Keyboard only, eyes scrunched
(=>ω<=)Scrunched eyes, delighted
(=^･ω･^=)?Ears up at a question mark
(=^･ω･^=;)A semicolon sweat drop by the ear
(=¬ω¬=)Not signs for a sideways look
(=°Д°=)Round eyes, mouth open, startled
(=´･ω･`=)Brows tilted up, sorry
(=×ω×=)Multiplication signs for eyes, done for
(=˘ω˘=)Eyes closed, purring
(=ಠωಠ=)Kannada ttha eyes, judging you. Borrows ಠ from Kannada.
(=⊙ω⊙=)Circled dots, caught in the act
(=⌐■ω■=)Dark glasses
(=♡ω♡=)Outline hearts for eyes
(=ＴェＴ=)Fullwidth T for streaming eyes
(=｀Д´=)Yowling, Cyrillic de for the mouth
(=｀ェ´=)Brows down over a katakana muzzle
(=｀皿´=)Teeth bared, hissing
(=O.O=)Keyboard only, capital O eyes, startled
(=T.T=)Keyboard only, capital T tears
(=-.-=) zzzKeyboard only, asleep
(=-ω-=) zzZAsleep, the last z bigger
Tails and whole cats 9
(=^･ω･^=)∫Tail straight up, pleased to see you
(=ʘᆽʘ=)∫An integral sign for an upright tail. Borrows ʘ from IPA Extensions and ᆽ from Hangul.
(^._.^)~Keyboard only, small face, tilde tail
(^‥^=)~Facing left, tail to the right
[=^･ω･^=]Square brackets: sitting in a box
|ω･^=)One ear and one eye past a wall
~(=^‥^)Walking off to the right, tilde tail behind
ᓚᘏᗢSide view: haunch, back and head. Borrows ᓚ ᘏ ᗢ from Canadian Aboriginal.
₍^. .^₎⟆Subscript brackets, a bag delimiter tail. Borrows ⟆ from Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A.
Fish, wool and a cup 9
(=^･ω･^=)ฅ @~Batting a ball of wool on its thread. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
(=^･ω･^=)♪Humming, one eighth note
(=^･ω･^=)っ<><A fish, carried off
(=^･ω･^=)っ♡Holding out an outline heart
(=^･ω･^=)っ✿A flower in one paw
(=^･ω･^=)っ旦A cup of tea, held out
(=ΦωΦ=)っ>°)))彡Slit pupils and a bigger fish
(=ΦωΦ=)ﾉ⌒旦Knocking a cup off the edge
(=ΦωΦ=) <:3)~Watching a keyboard mouse
Two cats or more 6
(=^･ω･)(･ω･^=)Two cats touching noses
(=^･ω･^=)(=^･ｪ･^=)(=^‥^=)Three of them, waiting for dinner
(=^･ω･^=)=^.^=Cat and a smaller keyboard kitten
(=^･ω･^=)人(=^･ω･^=)Two cats, paws together
(っ=˘ω˘=)っ(=^ω^=)One cat leaning on another
(=｀ω´=) U・ᴥ・UFacing a dog, brows down. Borrows ᴥ from Phonetic Extensions.
With a word 19
(=-ω-=) 日向ぼっこHinatabokko, basking in the sun
(=>ω<=)っ旦 猫舌Nekojita, a tongue too tender for hot tea
(=^‥^=) 猫Neko, cat, as one kanji
(=^･ω･^=) にゃあNyā, meow
(=^･ω･^=) にゃんこNyanko, kitty-cat, a child's word
(=^･ω･^=) 三毛猫Mikeneko, a calico cat
(=^･ω･^=)ﾉ にゃんNyan, the cry of a cat
(=^･ω･^=)ﾉ 招き猫Manekineko, the beckoning cat
(=^･ｪ･^=) 子猫Koneko, kitten
(=˘ω˘=) ごろごろGorogoro, with a purr
(=˘ω˘=) 香箱座りKōbakozuwari, sitting like a loaf
(=ΦωΦ=) 猫じゃらしNekojarashi, a cat teaser toy
(=ΦωΦ=) 黒猫Kuroneko, a black cat
=^.^= ねこNeko spelled out in hiragana
ฅ(=^･ω･^=)ฅ 猫の手も借りたいSo busy you would borrow a cat's paw. Borrows ฅ from Thai.
ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ 肉球Nikukyū, the pads under a paw. Borrows ฅ from Thai and ﻌ from Arabic.