Where it comes from
The paws are ฅ, a Thai letter that looks like a little paw. ^ are the ears, • are the eyes, and ﻌ is a form of the Arabic letter ain used as the cat's nose and mouth.
When to use it
Use it to be cute, to beg playfully, or when talking about cats. It is very sweet, so it can feel childish in formal messages.
Examples
- Can I have the last piece of cake ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
- My cat just woke me up ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
Variants to copy
What it is made of
Every character in the face with its Unicode code point — handy if one shows up as a box on a friend's phone.
ฅ
U+0E05thai character kho khon^
U+005Ecircumflex accent•
U+2022bulletﻌ
U+FECCarabic letter ain medial form