Crying cat emoji 😿 (sad cat)
😿 is the crying cat: a yellow cat face with a single tear and a downturned mouth, the cat-face version of 😢 crying face.
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What the crying cat 😿 (sad cat) emoji means
😿 is the crying cat: a yellow cat face with a single tear and a downturned mouth, the cat-face version of 😢 crying face. It means sad, disappointed, sorry for yourself, and because cats make sadness look a little comic it is usually gentle rather than heavy — the “gato llorando” reaction under a small misfortune. The nine cat faces are compared on the cat emoji guide; for full sobbing use 😭 on the crying emoji guide, and for a scared cat 🙀 weary cat.
Unicode name: crying cat · U+1F63F · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Smileys & Emotion.
How people use it
- Sad: minor disappointments
- Self-pity: playful “poor me”
- Cat content: sad cat photos and memes
- Sympathy: a soft reaction to a friend’s bad day
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| crying catU+1F63F | Sad cat, one tear | |
| crying faceU+1F622 | Sad human | |
| loudly crying faceU+1F62D | Sobbing | |
| pouting catU+1F63E | Grumpy cat | |
| weary catU+1F640 | Scared, shocked cat |
The crying cat meme and cute variations
The Spanish phrase gato llorando means “crying cat”. The 😿 emoji works well in reaction posts on TikTok and Instagram, next to a photo or video of a cat looking quietly dismayed, with a caption about a small failure like dropping a snack or getting caught in the rain. The restrained design — a single tear on a yellow cartoon cat — softens the misfortune into something endearing.
To create a cute version, try pairing 😿 with pastel colours, sparkles ✨, or an exaggerated tear. Some creators replace the yellow face with a real cat photo and overlay the emoji’s tear and frown to make custom sad-cat stickers. The effect is gentle self-pity rather than deep distress.
Questions people ask
What does 😿 mean?
Sadness with a cat face — a single tear, usually about something small.
What is the gato llorando emoji?
😿 crying cat. “Gato llorando” is Spanish for crying cat and the name of the meme reaction.
Which cat emoji is scared?
🙀 weary cat, with wide eyes and open mouth — the cat version of 😱.
What is the gato llorando meme?
The Spanish phrase means “crying cat”. It is used in Spanish-language posts to caption teary-eyed cat pictures or the 😿 emoji, usually as a reaction to something sad or disappointing.
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.
