Cat Face 🐱

🐱 (U+1F431) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Cat Face is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: CAT FACE depicts the CAT FACE emoji. It can be used to express a playful mood, curiosity, or a feline motif in messages and interfaces. It also works as a simple object or character in diagrams or icons when a cat theme is needed. Use it in UI text, chat posts, or captions to clarify tone and avoid ambiguity. Remember that appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color, style, and detail may differ. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text clearly conveys the intended meaning so readers using screen readers grasp the emoji's purpose. Cross-platform, the emoji should still read as a cat symbol when text is reprised without color.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F431 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.