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Black Cat

🐈‍⬛ is the black cat emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Unicode's keyword list links it with “animal”, “feline”, “halloween”, and “meow”.

Where animal-mammal emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

  • Pet photos, wildlife posts, and zoo trips
  • Standing in for the animal itself in a caption

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
CLDR short name
black cat
Codepoint
U+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B
Hex
1F408 200D 2B1B
Emoji version
13.0
Unicode version
13.0
First released
2020
Unicode group
Animals & Nature
Unicode subgroup
animal-mammal
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:black_cat:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

animal · black · cat · feline · halloween · meow · unlucky

Tags

animalcathalloweenblack

How it looks

Black Cat — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Black Cat — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Black Cat — Fluent Flat
Fluent Flat
Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders 🐈‍⬛ with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🐈‍⬛. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🐈‍⬛ black cat emoji mean?
🐈‍⬛ is the black cat emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Unicode's keyword list links it with “animal”, “feline”, “halloween”, and “meow”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🐈‍⬛?
U+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B.
When was the 🐈‍⬛ black cat emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 13.0, published in 2020, alongside Unicode 13.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🐈‍⬛ on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “black cat”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🐈‍⬛ from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🐈‍⬛?
On GitHub, type :black_cat: and it turns into 🐈‍⬛ — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.