😸 Grinning Cat With Smiling Eyes Emoji

Unicode data

Unicode name: grinning cat with smiling eyes
CLDR short name: grinning cat with smiling eyes
Korean name (CLDR): 미소 짓는 눈으로 활짝 웃는 고양이 얼굴
Code points: U+1F638
Group: Smileys & Emotion
Subgroup: Cat Face
Added to Unicode: 6.0
Added to Emoji: 0.6
Sequence: Single code point
Skin tones: Not defined

Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.

Search keywords

Official CLDR keywords for this emoji — these are what search matches against.

animal cat eye eyes face grin grinning smile smiling

Developer formats

Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.

Emoji character

😸

Unicode code points

U+1F638

JavaScript escape

\u{1f638}

CSS escape · For content: "…"

\1F638

HTML hexadecimal entity

😸

HTML decimal entity

😸

JSON escaped string

"\uD83D\uDE38"

Python Unicode escape

\U0001F638

Java Unicode escape · UTF-16 surrogate pairs

\uD83D\uDE38

URL encoded value

%F0%9F%98%B8

UTF-8 bytes

F0 9F 98 B8

Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, “grinning cat with smiling eyes”. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row — each repetition is read out in full.

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Related emojis

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode code point for Grinning Cat With Smiling Eyes?

Grinning Cat With Smiling Eyes is U+1F638.

Does Grinning Cat With Smiling Eyes support skin tones?

No. Unicode does not define a skin tone modifier for this emoji, so adding one would produce the base emoji followed by a stray colour swatch.

How do I use Grinning Cat With Smiling Eyes in HTML or code?

Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 😸 in HTML, \u{1f638} in JavaScript.

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