Downturned mouth, narrowed eyes, and brows pulled into a scowl make pouting cat read less like fury and more like a sulk. It's for petty grievances and stubborn moods — someone side-eyeing a bad take, or refusing to let a minor slight go.
What 😾 means
A yellow cat face with perky ears, angrily frowned brows, blank eyes, a tiny nose, and whiskers. The mouth here is a downward curve, adding to the overall 'pissed off cat face'.
The 😾 Pouting Cat emoji is the cat version of the 😠 Angry Face emoji. It signifies a sense of irritation, frustration, anger, contempt, and a deep feeling of resentment towards something or someone. It can also suggest being stubborn, moody, and sulky.
How and when to use it
- Send this emoji as a response to something annoying that someone said.
- This emoji can also be a reaction to something irritating that you witnessed on social media.
- You can also send this emoji while talking about something or someone frustrating.
- It can be sent along with something that's sure to raise eyebrows and punches too.
- You can also send this instead of "Back off" or "Don't push my buttons".
- If you want something and your buddies are trying to force you to agree otherwise, send this emoji once they've melted your ice and you can't take it any longer.
Other Names
- 😾 Angry
- 😾 Pissed Off
- 😾 Irritated
- 😾 Frustrated
- 😾 Resentment
- 😾 Furious
- 😾 Stubborn
- 😾 Grumpy
- 😾 Cranky
- 😾 Sulky
- 😾 Grumpy Cat
The lowdown
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion › cat-face
- Codepoints
U+1F63E- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:pouting_cat:- Keywords
- animal, cat, face, pouting
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 😾 Pouting Cat or 🪀 Yo-yo?
Runs with a crowd
😾 keeps company in angry emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.