Cat ASCII art

Q: How do I type a cat face with my keyboard?

Type =^.^= for a quick face. For a sitting cat over a few lines, copy one from the gallery above. Typing a big one by hand is slow, because every space has to be in the right place.

Q: Which cat fits in a chat without breaking?

Pick "One line" or "Up to 5 lines" in the size filter. One line cats look right in any font. Bigger cats need a code block, or the lines slide apart.

Q: Can I make the cat say something?

Yes. Press Open on any cat and type in the speech bubble box. The bubble sits above the cat, and you copy both together.

Cats made of keyboard characters, from a five character face to cats sitting on a wall. Click one to copy it.

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Fits in

     /\___/\
    (  o o  )
 ___( =   = )____
|___|ww___ww|____|
|_____|_____|____|

Cat peeking over a wall

5 lines, 18 wide

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  /\_/\
 ( -.- )
  > ~ <
 /     \
(  | |  )
 \_|_|_/

Sitting cat

6 lines, 9 wide

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```
=^.^=
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Tiny cat face
1 line, 5 wide
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   .    _  .     _____________
   |\_|/__/|    /             \
  / / \/ \  \  / Your message  \
 /__|O||O|__ \ \     here      /
|/_ \_/\_/ _\ | \  ___________/
| | (____) | ||  |/
\/\___/\__/  // _/
(_/         ||
 |          ||\
  \        //_/
   \______//
  __|| __||
 (____(____)

Stimpy holding a sign

13 lines, 32 wide

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```
(=^･ω･^=)
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Cat face, one line
1 line, 9 wide
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(=-.-=) zzz
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Sleeping cat, one line
1 line, 11 wide
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o:: o:: o:: o::
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Cat paw prints
1 line, 15 wide
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~(=^.^)
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Cat walking away
1 line, 7 wide
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 /\_/\
( o.o ) hi!
 > ^ <
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Cat saying hi
3 lines, 11 wide
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 /\_/\
( o.- )
 > ^ <
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Winking cat
3 lines, 7 wide
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 /\_/\  <3
( ^.^ )
 > ^ <
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Cat in love
3 lines, 10 wide
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 /\_/\
( >_< )
 /   \
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Grumpy cat
3 lines, 7 wide
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   /\_/\
  ( -.- )
 (")___(")
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Cat loaf
3 lines, 10 wide
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       z
     z    /\_/\
   z  ___( -.- )
     (_________)~

Cat curled up asleep

4 lines, 17 wide

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   /\_/\
  ( o.o )
 +-------+
 |       |
 |  CAT  |
 +-------+

Cat in a box

6 lines, 10 wide

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    /\_/\
   ( o.o )
    > ^ <
   /     \
  (       )
  /| | | |\
 (_|_| |_|_)  ~~
            \__/

Sitting cat with a long tail

8 lines, 16 wide

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   /\_/\
  ( o.o )      ___
   > ^ <      /@@@\
  /     \  ~~(@@@@@)
 (  | |  )~~  \@@@/
  \_|_|_/

Cat with a ball of yarn

6 lines, 20 wide

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   /\_/\
  ( o.o )    ><((((">
   > ^ <
  /     \
 (_______)

Cat and a fish

5 lines, 21 wide

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 +---------+---------+
 |  '  ,   |   ' ,   |
 |    '    |  ,    ' |
 +---------+---------+
 |   /\_/\ |         |
 |  ( o.o )|         |
 +==(")=(")=+========+

Cat at the window

7 lines, 22 wide

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  /\_/\      /\_/\
 ( ^.^ ) <3 ( ^.^ )
  > ^ <      > ^ <
 /     \    /     \
(_______)  (_______)

Two cats

5 lines, 20 wide

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    /\_/\
   ( ^.^ )
   (     )   /\/\  /\/\
   (  _  )  (o.o )(o.o )
  (__) (__)  (")(") (")(")

Mother cat and kittens

5 lines, 26 wide

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     /\
    /**\
   /\_/\
  ( ^o^ )
   > ^ <
  /     \
 (_______)

Cat with a party hat

7 lines, 10 wide

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     /\___/\
    ( O   O )
  __/  ===  \__
 (_/  /   \  \_)
     /     \
    ^^^   ^^^

Scared black cat

6 lines, 16 wide

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       __
      /  \__o
     /______\
    /\_/\
   ( o.o )
    > ^ <
   /     \
  (_______)

Cat in a Santa hat

8 lines, 13 wide

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Last checked October 30, 2026 by the TextEditor.com team

The smallest cat: =^.^=

The one line cat needs only five characters. The equals signs are the whiskers, the two carets are the eyes, and the dot is the nose. Your mind adds the round face and the ears. That is why it works even in a username or a text message.

Bigger cats use the same trick. Slashes and backslashes make pointed ears like /\_/\, and an o or a dash makes the eyes look awake or sleepy.

The other cat on your computer

If you have used a computer terminal, you may have met the cat command. It has nothing to do with cats. The name is short for "catenate", which means joining files together. It prints the contents of a file on the screen.

Cats in usernames and bios

Short cats show up in gamer tags and social media bios. Next to =^.^=, people use =^..^=, the cat with paws ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ and the round (=^･ω･^=).

Some sites allow only plain letters and numbers in a username. The paws and the ω come from other alphabets, so those sites may reject them. The plain =^.^= uses only keys on your keyboard and works almost everywhere.

In a bio, put the cat at the end of a line. The words before it stay easy to read, and the face does not break in two when the line wraps.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I type a cat face with my keyboard?

Type =^.^= for a quick face. For a sitting cat over a few lines, copy one from the gallery above. Typing a big one by hand is slow, because every space has to be in the right place.

Which cat fits in a chat without breaking?

Pick "One line" or "Up to 5 lines" in the size filter. One line cats look right in any font. Bigger cats need a code block, or the lines slide apart.

Can I make the cat say something?

Yes. Press Open on any cat and type in the speech bubble box. The bubble sits above the cat, and you copy both together.

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