😸️ Grinning cat with smiling eyes emoji

What is 😸️ called?

😸️ is called the Grinning cat with smiling eyes emoji.

What does 😸️ mean?

😸 shows a grinning cat whose curved, closed eyes make the happiness look warm and wholehearted. It expresses delight, contentment, friendliness, or a cheerful feline mood.

It parallels 😄 Grinning face with smiling eyes in cat form. Compared with 😺 Grinning cat, the smiling eyes add a softer sense of pleasure rather than wide-eyed excitement.

Other meanings

A contented pet, cheerful affection, wholesome happiness, satisfaction, playfulness, or a friendly response from a cat lover.

Example Usage

She found the warmest patch of sunlight 😸

Everything worked exactly as planned 😸

More details

Officially named grinning cat with smiling eyes. Its code point is U+1F638, and this project records it from Emoji 1.0. The eyes are the clearest way to distinguish it from the adjacent grinning-cat design.

Related emoji

Cat faces emojis

• 😺️ Grinning cat
• 😹️ Cat with tears of joy
• 😻️ Smiling cat with heart-eyes
• 😼️ Cat with wry smile

Visual description

A yellow or orange cat face with pointed ears, whiskers, a broad grin, and two crescent-shaped closed eyes.

The smiling eye curves are its defining feature. Platform artwork varies in fur markings and whether teeth show, but the joyful closed-eye expression remains.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.