What is the Unicode code point for 🐱💻?

Hacker Cat is not a single character. It is written as U+1F431 U+200D U+1F4BB — a sequence of 3 code points that displays as one emoji.

When was 🐱💻 added to Unicode?

🐱💻 was approved as part of Emoji 0.0, under Unicode 0.0.

Why does 🐱💻 look different on my phone?

Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point, so 🐱💻 changes depending on where you see it. This page compares 17 renderings, including Microsoft and OpenMoji.

What category is 🐱💻 in?

🐱💻 belongs to Unicode's Historic & Non-Standard group, in the non standard sequence subgroup.

🐱‍💻

U+1F431 U+200D U+1F4BB

Hacker Cat

Emoji 0.0

About

Hacker Cat is a zero-width-joiner sequence combining 🐱 cat face and 💻 laptop. Part of the Historic & Non-Standard group, non standard sequence subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 0.0.

Platform renderings

Microsoft
Windows 11
System font — artwork not licensed for redistribution
OpenMoji
17.0

1 platform shown using your device's own emoji font. Their artwork is proprietary and this site does not redistribute it.

Timeline

2016 — 2026

20162026

Showing 17 of 17 events through 2026

2016First render
First appeared on Microsoft
Release date Windows 10 build 1607.
2017Redesign
Microsoft Windows 10 Creators Update
Release date Windows 10 build 1703.
2017Redesign
Microsoft Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Release date Windows 10 build 1709.
2018Redesign
Microsoft Windows 10 April 2018 Update
Release date Windows 10 build 1803.
2018Redesign
Microsoft Windows 10 October 2018 Update
Release date Windows 10 build 1809.
2019Redesign
Microsoft Windows 10 May 2019 Update
Release date Windows 10 build 1903.
2020First render
First appeared on OpenMoji
Release date from the upstream project.
2020Redesign
OpenMoji 12.3
Release date from the upstream project.
2020Redesign
OpenMoji 13.0
Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.
2021Redesign
OpenMoji 13.1
Release date from the upstream project.
2021Redesign
Microsoft Windows 11 November 2021 Update
Release date Windows 11 build 21h2.
2021Redesign
Microsoft Windows 11
General availability. Fluent Emoji, MIT licensed.
2022Redesign
OpenMoji 14.0
Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.
2023Redesign
OpenMoji 15.0
Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.
2024Redesign
OpenMoji 15.1
Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.
2025Redesign
OpenMoji 16.0
Release date from the upstream project.
2026Redesign
OpenMoji 17.0
Release date from the upstream project.

Encodings

UTF-8: F0 9F 90 B1 E2 80 8D F0 9F 92 BB
UTF-8 escaped: \xF0\x9F\x90\xB1\xE2\x80\x8D\xF0\x9F\x92\xBB
UTF-16: D83D DC31 200D D83D DCBB
UTF-32: 0001F431 0000200D 0001F4BB
HTML decimal: 🐱‍💻
HTML hex: 🐱‍💻
CSS: \01F431\00200D\01F4BB
JavaScript: \u{1F431}\u{200D}\u{1F4BB}
JS surrogateFor pre-ES2015 targets: \uD83D\uDC31\u200D\uD83D\uDCBB
Python: \U0001F431\u200D\U0001F4BB
URL encoded: %F0%9F%90%B1%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%92%BB
Base64: 8J+QseKAjfCfkrs=

Frequently asked questions

What does 🐱‍💻 mean?: Hacker Cat is a zero-width-joiner sequence combining 🐱 cat face and 💻 laptop. Part of the Historic & Non-Standard group, non standard sequence subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 0.0.
What is the Unicode code point for 🐱‍💻?: Hacker Cat is not a single character. It is written as U+1F431 U+200D U+1F4BB — a sequence of 3 code points that displays as one emoji.
When was 🐱‍💻 added to Unicode?: 🐱‍💻 was approved as part of Emoji 0.0, under Unicode 0.0.
Why does 🐱‍💻 look different on my phone?: Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point, so 🐱‍💻 changes depending on where you see it. This page compares 17 renderings, including Microsoft and OpenMoji.
What category is 🐱‍💻 in?: 🐱‍💻 belongs to Unicode's Historic & Non-Standard group, in the non standard sequence subgroup.