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âsending cat kisses đŊâ
Friend kissing-cat share. Mirror with another đŊ or đē so the cat chain reads back.
Unicode: U+1F63D
Shortcodes: :kissing-cat:
Sweet kiss (cat version) or affectionate cat lover.
The đŊ Kissing Cat emoji was added in Unicode 6 (2010) and is drawn as an orange cat face with closed eyes and a small kiss-shaped mouth puckered out. The visual cue reads instantly as kissing-cat, cat-coded affection, or the visible 'cat mwah' tag. By 2026 đŊ has become the go-to emoji for the kissing-cat reaction, the visible 'cat is sending love' default, and the cat-affection coded reaction in close-friends and family chats.
In modern chat đŊ does very specific work. People send it as a literal kissing-cat reaction, as the visible 'cat mwah' tag, or as the cat-affection default. The orange cat face with closed eyes and puckered mouth is the visual cue that the read is kissing-cat-coded. Writers should pick đŊ when the read is cat-affection or visible 'cat sending kisses' energy, and avoid it when the read is human-only kiss â đ fits better there.
đŊ lands on a friend's cute-pet message, in a work channel where someone is signaling cat-affection energy, and in a dating-app DM where the sender is reacting with cute cat-kiss. The orange cat face and puckered mouth anchor the read.
In close-friends chats đŊ reads as the universal kissing-cat default and the visible 'cat mwah' tag. On X the emoji punctuates cat-affection-coded and cute-pet tweets. The emoji pairs with đē for the layered cat-smile pair stack and with đģ for the layered cat-heart pair stack.
Skip đŊ in any context where the read is human-only kiss. The cat face implies feline-coded affection. Avoid đŊ in formal contexts where the cat-coded read lands as unprofessional.
If a friend sends đŊ on a kissing-cat-coded message, mirror with another đŊ or đē to match the energy. The cat chain reads as solidarity.
If đŊ lands as the cat-affection default, reply with another đŊ or đģ. And if you want to send đŊ yourself, pair it with the moment so the kissing-cat read is clear.
đŊ means kissing-cat, visible 'cat mwah' energy, or the cat-affection reaction. The orange cat face with closed eyes and puckered mouth is the visual cue that the read is kissing-cat-coded.
Sometimes. đŊ reads as cute-coded flirty in a dating thread combined with 'sending you cat kisses' content.
From a girl or anyone, đŊ carries the same cat-affection-coded read. There is no gendered meaning; the emoji works the same regardless.
On Instagram, đŊ is the default sticker on pet-aesthetic captions and cute-coded cat story overlays.
Giving kisses to or from cats.
Example: âGoodnight little fluffball đŊâ
Cat lover's way of sending affection.
Example: âThanks for the help! đŊâ
Cute, playful affection.
Example: âSweet dreams đŊâ
Sarcastically sweet.
Example: âThanks for nothing đŊâ
Used for sweet messages among cat lovers.
Common in pet-related affectionate comments.
Used in wholesome cat content. Comment-section reaction to visual-cue-coded clips; pairs with adult-coded clip reactions and aesthetic-coded overlays.
Group-chat reaction to cat-coded content; the orange cat face with closed eyes and puckered mouth is the default 'cat mwah' tag among close-friends groups.
Used for cute, innocent affection.
Cat lover's kiss emoji.
May use for general affection.
âsending cat kisses đŊâ
Friend kissing-cat share. Mirror with another đŊ or đē so the cat chain reads back.
âcat tax incoming đŊâ
Work-coded pet share. Mirror with a clarifying sentence â đŊ can land as off-topic in work channels.
âmy cat says hi đŊâ
Dating-coded cute-coded share. Mirror with đŊ or đĨ° so the warm chain reads back.
âkitty is being adorable đŊâ
Family-coded cat share. Mirror with đŊ or đģ so the family-coded chain reads back.
âcat content era đŊâ
Public adult-coded cat share. Mirror with another đŊ or đ¸ so the solidarity chain reads back.
Video games, retro gaming, or nerdy interests.
Distressed, anguished, or horrified.
Beaming, cheerful, or 'love it'.
Anxious, nervous, or in a cold sweat.
Cat-coded sorrow, 'sad cat' register, or tear-coded pet mood.
Dizzy, overwhelmed, knocked out, or mind-blown.
Meh, skeptical, or unimpressed.
Feeling invisible, fading away, or dissociating.