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Black cat emoji ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›: black cat ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›
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Black cat emoji ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›

๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› is the black cat: a full-body black cat. It means black cats โ€” pets, โ€œvoid catsโ€, Halloween with ๐ŸŽƒ ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ, superstition and luck (bad in some cultures, good inโ€ฆ

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What the black cat ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› emoji means

๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› is the black cat: a full-body black cat. It means black cats โ€” pets, โ€œvoid catsโ€, Halloween with ๐ŸŽƒ ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ, superstition and luck (bad in some cultures, good in others), and a sleek dark aesthetic. It is a sequence of ๐Ÿˆ cat and โฌ› black square joined by a zero-width joiner, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020); older phones show ๐Ÿˆโฌ›. Cat set: ๐Ÿˆ cat and ๐Ÿฑ on the cat guide, ๐Ÿ˜ผ smirking cat; the season on the Halloween list; the palette on the black emoji page.

Unicode name: black cat ยท U+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B ยท Emoji 13.0 (2020) ยท group: Animals & Nature.

IN A MESSAGEadopted a void ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› her name is Bean

How people use it

  • Black cats: pets, adoption
  • Halloween: spooky season
  • Superstition: luck, witches
  • Dark aesthetic: goth, minimal

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
black catU+1F408 U+200D U+2B1BBlack cat
catU+1F408Cat, full body
cat faceU+1F431Cat face
jack-o-lanternU+1F383Halloween
woman mageU+1F9D9 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0FWitch

Questions people ask

Why does ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› show as a cat and a black square?

It is a joined sequence; phones older than 2020 cannot combine it.

What does ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› mean?

A black cat โ€” pets, Halloween, superstition.

Is a black cat emoji bad luck?

Only if you want it to be โ€” in the UK and Japan black cats are lucky.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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