Cat With Tears Of Joy 😹

A grinning yellow cat with closed, crescent-shaped eyes streaming with bright tears of laughter—the feline take on the iconic laughing-cry expression. The tears flow copiously, emphasizing that this is uncontrollable, joyful laughter rather than actual distress. The face is pure, uninhibited mirth.

This is internet slang gold for "I'm laughing really hard at this." It conveys genuine hilarity, often paired with memes, jokes, or absurdly funny observations. The cat twist adds a playful, less-serious energy than its human counterpart, making it feel more casual and less formal. It's become shorthand for "LOL" in messaging, especially among younger users and in communities that lean into silly humor.

When you send this, you're signaling that something genuinely cracked you up—not a polite chuckle, but real laughter. It works across meme replies, comedy videos, and absurd conversations. The tears make it clear this isn't sarcasm; you actually found it hilarious.

Platform variations exist but maintain the core image of a laughing cat with tears. This emoji has aged remarkably well since its introduction and remains one of the most-used reactions in digital culture. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, it's one of the original cat faces and has become iconic in online humor and meme culture.