cat with tears of joy

😹

cat with tears of joy

Used when something’s so funny you can’t stop laughing — the feline twist on 😂. It mixes humor with a bit of cuteness, often exaggerating how hard you’re laughing.

  • Your friend sends a ridiculous meme about how they failed cooking instant noodles.

    LMAOOO 😹 you’re hopeless 😂

Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F639
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E0.6
General

Sometimes used ironically when something is funny but also painful, like “my crush called me bro 😹.”

Cross-cultural

In Thai chats, 😹 can carry a teasing or lightly mocking tone, like laughing at someone’s silly mistake rather than pure amusement. It’s playful, not mean — closer to a “555” vibe (Thai net slang for “hahaha”).

Heads-up

Using 😹 repeatedly can make your message sound overly dramatic; one is cute, five look chaotic 🐈💦。

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Differences between 😹 (cat with tears of joy) and 😂 (face with tears of joy)

Both show wide mouths with streaming tears, a visual shorthand for laughter. 😹 signals a playful, cute laugh with a feline twist, mixing humor and endearment. 😂 leans more bluntly at pure hilarity, stronger and less coy. The tone of 😂 feels more universal and intense, bordering on uncontrollable mirth. The nuance is that 😹 keeps a softer, charming edge while 😂 reads as full throttle laughter, more absolute and overwhelming in emotional volume.

Usage

If you’re responding to something funny with a cute, playful twist or want to make your laughter feel more lighthearted, use 😹. If the content genuinely makes you laugh until you cry and you want to show strong, straightforward hilarity, use 😂.

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