Crying Cat
๐ฟ is the crying cat emoji, part of Unicode's Smileys & Emotion group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). It reads as sad, hurt or disappointed. Unicode's keyword list links it with โanimalโ, โcryโ, โfaceโ, and โsadโ.
Tone
DownbeatIt reads as sad, hurt or disappointed.DBEmoji editorial interpretationTechnical details
Source: Unicode Consortium- Unicode name
- CRYING CAT FACE
- CLDR short name
- crying cat
- Codepoint
- U+1F63F
- Hex
- 1F63F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Unicode version
- 6.0
- First released
- 2010
- Unicode group
- Smileys & Emotion
- Unicode subgroup
- cat-face
- Status
- Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)
Data verified 2026-10-21 ยท Unicode Emoji 16.0 ยท 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.
:crying_cat_face:Keywords
Source: Unicode CLDRanimal ยท cat ยท cry ยท crying ยท face ยท sad ยท tear
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How it looks

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)
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Questions people ask
- What does the ๐ฟ crying cat emoji mean?
- ๐ฟ is the crying cat emoji, part of Unicode's Smileys & Emotion group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). It reads as sad, hurt or disappointed. Unicode's keyword list links it with โanimalโ, โcryโ, โfaceโ, and โsadโ.
- What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐ฟ?
- U+1F63F, named CRYING CAT FACE in the Unicode Standard.
- When was the ๐ฟ crying cat emoji released?
- It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
- How do I type ๐ฟ on my phone or computer?
- On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โcrying catโ. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐ฟ from this page with one click.
- What is the shortcode for ๐ฟ?
- On GitHub, type :crying_cat_face: and it turns into ๐ฟ โ 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.
