# 🐈‍⬛ Black cat emoji

🐈‍⬛ Black cat is an emoji in the mammals set of Animals & nature. It was added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. Related words: animal, feline, halloween, meow and unlucky.

- Emoji: 🐈‍⬛
- Unicode name: black cat
- Code points: U+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B
- Category: Animals & nature, Mammals
- Added: Emoji 13.0 (2020)
- GitHub shortcode: :black_cat:
- Keywords: animal, black, cat, feline, halloween, meow, unlucky
- Page: https://emojichart.com/black-cat-emoji

## What it means

All-black fur sets this cat apart. It is tied to Halloween and witches, and to the old superstition that a black cat crossing your path brings bad luck, but it is also used simply for pets and cats.

## What it's made of

🐈‍⬛ is 3 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🐈 [Cat](https://emojichart.com/cat-emoji.md) (U+1F408)
2. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
3. ⬛ [Black large square](https://emojichart.com/black-large-square-emoji.md) (U+2B1B)

## How to type 🐈‍⬛

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “black cat”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “black cat”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “black cat”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “black cat”.
- GitHub: Type :black_cat: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | gato negro | gato, mala suerte, negro |
| Français (fr) | chat noir | animal, chat, chaton, félin, halloween, malchanceux, matou, miaou, noir, superstition |
| Deutsch (de) | schwarze Katze | Kater, Katze, miau, Pech, schwarz, schwarze Katze, schwarzer Kater, Tier, Unglück |
| Italiano (it) | gatto nero | animale, felino, gatto, halloween, miao, micio, nero, sfiga, sfortuna |
| Português (pt) | gato preto | animal, azar, dia das bruxas, felino, gata, gato, halloween, miado, miau, preto |
| Nederlands (nl) | zwarte kat | dier, halloween, kat, katachtig, miauw, pech, zwart |
| Svenska (sv) | svart katt | djur, halloween, katt, mjau, otur, skrock, svart |
| Polski (pl) | czarny kot | czarny, kot, nieszczęście, pech, przesąd, zabobon, zwierzę |
| Türkçe (tr) | kara kedi | cadılar bayramı, halloween, hayvan, kara, kedi, miyav, uğursuz |
| Русский (ru) | черная кошка | кот, кошка, мяу, несчастье, неудача, плохая, примета, черная, черный |
| Українська (uk) | чорний кіт | кіт, кішка, мяу, невдаха, невдача, нещастя, погана прикмета, тварина, чорний |
| Ελληνικά (el) | μαύρη γάτα | γάτα, ζώο, κακή τύχη, κακοτυχία, μαύρη, νιάου |
| العربية (ar) | هرّ أسود | أسود, أليف, حيوان, سوداء, سيئ الحظ, شؤم, طبيعة, فأل سيء, قطة, مياو, هر, هرّ أسود |
| עברית (he) | חתול שחור | חתול, חתלתול, מיאו, שחור |
| فارسی (fa) | گربه سیاه | بدشانس, جاندار, جانور, حیوان, سیاه, گربه, گربه سان, گربه‌سان, میو, هالووین |
| हिन्दी (hi) | काली बिल्ली | अशुभ, काली, जानवर, डरावना, पालतू, बिल्ली, म्याऊं, हेलोवीन |
| বাংলা (bn) | কালো বেড়াল | কালো, কালো বিড়াল, দুর্ভাগ্য, পশু, প্রাণী, বেড়াল, মিউ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | kucing hitam | binatang, hewan, hitam, kesialan, kucing, meong, mitos, nasib buruk, sial, takhayul |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mèo đen | đen, động vật, meo, mèo, vận đen |
| ไทย (th) | แมวดำ | โชคร้าย, ดำ, แมว, สัตว์, เหมียว, ฮาโลวีน |
| 日本語 (ja) | 黒猫 | ネコ, 不吉, 動物, 猫, 黒, 黒猫 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 검은 고양이 | 검은, 고양이, 고양이 같은, 동물, 불길한, 불행, 야옹, 할로윈, 핼러윈 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 黑猫 | 万圣节, 不吉利, 动物, 喵, 喵星人, 猫, 猫科, 黑猫, 黑色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 黑貓 | 不幸, 動物, 喵, 萬聖節, 貓, 貓咪, 黑, 黑色, 黑貓 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): swart kat
- Akan (ak): ͻkra tuntum
- Albanian (sq): mace e zezë
- Amharic (am): ጥቁር ድመት
- Anii (blo): ganyaʊ gaɖono
- Armenian (hy): սև կատու
- Assamese (as): ক’লা মেকুৰী
- Azerbaijani (az): qara pişik
- Bashkir (ba): ҡара бесәй
- Basque (eu): katu beltza
- Belarusian (be): чорны кот
- Bosnian (bs): crna mačka
- Breton (br): kazh du
- Bulgarian (bg): черна котка
- Burmese (my): ကြောင်နက်
- Cantonese (yue): 黑貓
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 黑猫
- Catalan (ca): gat negre
- Cherokee (chr): ᎬᎿᎨ ᏪᏌ
- Chuvash (cv): хура кушак
- Croatian (hr): crna mačka
- Czech (cs): černá kočka
- Danish (da): sort kat
- Estonian (et): must kass
- Faroese (fo): svørt ketta
- Filipino (fil): itim na pusa
- Finnish (fi): musta kissa
- Galician (gl): gato negro
- Georgian (ka): შავი კატა
- Gujarati (gu): કાળી બિલાડી
- Hausa (ha): Bakin kyanwa
- Hungarian (hu): fekete macska
- Icelandic (is): svartur köttur
- Igbo (ig): nwamba ojii
- Irish (ga): cat dubh
- Javanese (jv): kucing ireng
- Kannada (kn): ಕಪ್ಪು ಬೆಕ್ಕು
- Kazakh (kk): қара мысық
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قارا مىسىق
- Khmer (km): ឆ្មារខ្មៅ
- Konkani (kok): काळें माजर
- Kyrgyz (ky): кара мышык
- Lao (lo): ແມວ​ດຳ
- Latvian (lv): melns kaķis
- Lithuanian (lt): juoda katė
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): carna kócka
- Macedonian (mk): црна мачка
- Malay (ms): kucing hitam
- Malayalam (ml): കറുത്ത പൂച്ച
- Marathi (mr): काळी मांजर
- Mongolian (mn): хар муур
- Nepali (ne): कालो बिरालो
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Blák Kat
- Norwegian (no): svart katt
- Odia (or): କଳା ବିରାଡି
- Oromo (om): adurree gurraattii
- Pashto (ps): توره پیشو
- Punjabi (pa): ਕਾਲੀ ਬਿੱਲੀ
- Quechua (qu): yana misi
- Romanian (ro): pisică neagră
- Romansh (rm): giat nair
- Sardinian (sc): gatu nieddu
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): cat dubh
- Serbian (sr): црна мачка
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): crna mačka
- Shan (shn): မႅဝ်းလမ်
- Sindhi (sd): ڪاري ٻليءَ
- Sinhala (si): කළු බළලා
- Slovak (sk): čierna mačka
- Slovenian (sl): črna mačka
- Somali (so): bisadda madoow
- Swahili (sw): paka mweusi
- Tamil (ta): கருப்புப் பூனை
- Telugu (te): నల్ల పిల్లి
- Tigrinya (ti): ጸሊም ድሙ
- Turkmen (tk): gara pişik
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): čorna kóčka
- Urdu (ur): کالی بلی
- Uzbek (uz): qora mushuk
- Welsh (cy): cath ddu
- Yoruba (yo): ológbò dúdú
- Zulu (zu): ikati elimnyama

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B` |
| HTML | `🐈‍⬛` |
| CSS | `\1F408\200D\2B1B` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F408}\u{200D}\u{2B1B}` |
| Python | `\U0001F408\u200D\u2B1B` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 90 88 E2 80 8D E2 AC 9B` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC08 200D 2B1B` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%90%88%E2%80%8D%E2%AC%9B` |

## Questions

### What does the 🐈‍⬛ black cat emoji mean?

All-black fur sets this cat apart. It is tied to Halloween and witches, and to the old superstition that a black cat crossing your path brings bad luck, but it is also used simply for pets and cats.

### How do I type the 🐈‍⬛ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “black cat”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :black_cat:.

### When was the 🐈‍⬛ emoji added?

🐈‍⬛ was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🐈‍⬛?

U+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B. In HTML you can write 🐈‍⬛, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F408}\u{200D}\u{2B1B}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/black-cat-emoji