Cat ASCII Art

Q: How do I paste cats ASCII art without it breaking?

Paste it inside a code block (three backticks before and after) or anywhere that uses a monospace font. Proportional fonts squash the spaces and shear the picture.

Q: Can I use these in my project?

Yes, small ASCII pieces like these are shared freely. If a piece carries artist initials, keep them when you repost it.

Sitting, sleeping and stretching cats drawn in plain ASCII characters. One tap copies any cat for chats, READMEs or code comments.

7 pieces · tap Copy, then paste inside a code block (```) so it stays aligned

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

Sitting cat

  /\_/\
 ( -.- )
 (")_(")

Cat loaf

      |\      _,,,---,,_
ZZZzz /,`.-'`'    -.  ;-;;,_
     |,4-  ) )-,_. ,\ (  `'-'
    '---''(_/--'  `-'\_)

Sleeping cat

  /\_/\  
 ( ^.^ ) 
  )   (  
 (__|__)

Curious cat

=^..^=

Cat face, one line

  /\___/\
 (  o o  )
 /   *   \
 \__\_/__/  meow
   /   \
  / ___ \
  \/___\/

Stretching cat

   /\_/\
  ( o o )
 +--U-U--+
 |  BOX  |
 +-------+

Cat in a box

One-line cats

Single-line versions that paste cleanly into chats and usernames. More on the one-line ASCII art page.

More ASCII art

Want your own? Type a name into the ASCII art generator or convert a photo with image to ASCII.

Questions people ask

How do you type a cat in ASCII?

The shortest cat is =^..^=. The best-known small cat is three lines: /\_/\ for the ears, ( o.o ) for the face and > ^ < for the whiskers and nose.

How do I paste cats ASCII art without it breaking?

Paste it inside a code block (three backticks before and after) or anywhere that uses a monospace font. Proportional fonts squash the spaces and shear the picture.

Can I use these in my project?

Yes, small ASCII pieces like these are shared freely. If a piece carries artist initials, keep them when you repost it.