ASCII Art
Cat ASCII Art
The classic three-line cat face — the most copied ASCII animal on the internet.
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Try Cat ASCII Art
Edit it here, then change the font and size.
About this entry
What it is
The classic three-line cat face — the most copied ASCII animal on the internet.
Drop it into a chat, a commit message or a code comment when a plain 🐱 feels too ordinary.
Copy & use
How to copy and use cat ascii art
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Copy the complete value
Use the copy button above so the value is captured without its label, description or surrounding page text.
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Paste it where you need it
Drop it into a chat, a commit message or a code comment when a plain 🐱 feels too ordinary.
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Check the final result
Monospace fonts preserve the intended spacing. Use fenced code blocks or preformatted text in apps that collapse repeated spaces, and check backslashes when pasting into source code.
Read the drawing
How this cat ascii art works
The ears and cheeks use slashes, underscores and parentheses, while the full stops become eyes. The greater-than sign, caret and less-than sign form two paws around a small nose, so the drawing stays readable at only three lines tall.
Copy it without breaking the spacing
Paste it into a monospace text area and keep all three line breaks. If the face looks uneven, disable smart punctuation and make sure the app has not converted the spaces at the start of a line.
Practical ideas
Where to use cat ascii art
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Chat messages and status updates
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README files and code comments
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Small terminal welcome messages
Make your own variation
Change the eyes from o.o to -.- for a sleepy cat, ^.^ for a cheerful cat or x.x for a cartoonishly exhausted cat. Keep both eye characters the same width so the face remains centred.
Common questions
Using cat ascii art
What is cat ascii art?
The classic three-line cat face — the most copied ASCII animal on the internet. Drop it into a chat, a commit message or a code comment when a plain 🐱 feels too ordinary.
How do I copy cat ascii art without breaking it?
Use the copy button so the whole value is captured, including the spaces, line breaks and less common characters that hold its shape together. Paste it as plain text: editors and chat apps that read Markdown can treat backslashes, underscores and asterisks as formatting and remove them, and auto-correct may replace straight quotes or collapse repeated spaces.
Will cat ascii art work everywhere?
Monospace fonts preserve the intended spacing. Use fenced code blocks or preformatted text in apps that collapse repeated spaces, and check backslashes when pasting into source code.
Can I customise cat ascii art after copying?
You can add a short label, repeat compatible symbols or trim the design to fit. Keep important spaces, line breaks and uncommon Unicode characters intact while editing.
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