Skype has some hidden emoticons not listed in the standard sub-menu of their chat window. The complete list can be seen here.
However, there are a couple more that have caused people to think they may have a virus or wonder why exactly they are seeing:
1) The disappearing cat.
How to recreate it: hold down the keys C-A-T at the same time.
What happens: a gray cat holds out its paw and eventually disappears.
Why: this indicates that the typer's cat may be stepping on the keyboard.
2) The disappearing hands.
How to recreate it: hold down any three keys at the same time.
What happens: two hands appear to wrap over the top of a line on the screen and eventually disappears.
Why: this indicates the typer is probably leaning on the keyboard.
It's somewhat a mystery that Skype wouldn't let its users know what these are supposed to mean to the user.
However, there are a couple more that have caused people to think they may have a virus or wonder why exactly they are seeing:
1) The disappearing cat.
How to recreate it: hold down the keys C-A-T at the same time.
What happens: a gray cat holds out its paw and eventually disappears.
Why: this indicates that the typer's cat may be stepping on the keyboard.
2) The disappearing hands.
How to recreate it: hold down any three keys at the same time.
What happens: two hands appear to wrap over the top of a line on the screen and eventually disappears.
Why: this indicates the typer is probably leaning on the keyboard.
It's somewhat a mystery that Skype wouldn't let its users know what these are supposed to mean to the user.
Does it work only for the Windows version of Skype? Because I can't recreate it on my Mac :(
ReplyDeleteAny* three keys in a contiguous straight line pressed simultaneously produce the hands. Any* other three keys produce the cat.
ReplyDelete* Almost any: some combos cause my kb to lock.
it did not work please tell me how does it work!!!!
ReplyDeletewin7 latest version - doesn't work
ReplyDeleteno you press c, then a then t to right like cattttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt and the cat will appear its not hard ...
Deletewhen my friend couldnt figure it out she tried to copy and paste mine but the quote said december 1899 :P
ReplyDeletei hope i get a cat soon to make it accurate ;o
ReplyDeleteS+K+L
ReplyDeleteit works!
Deleteit so does work! i think its a bit annoying that it only appears 4 a second though... :(
ReplyDeleteTried the 'CAT' one and it works!
ReplyDeletecatttttttttttttttttttt
ReplyDeletemeow
ReplyDeletehow do u do tha hand thing?????
ReplyDeletewhat the difference between hold down and type? i'm sorry, not so good in english. I do not know how to make the cat show up.
ReplyDeleteyou hold all the letters down at same time
DeleteHolding down is keeping your finger down on a particular key.
DeleteTyping is briefly pressing the keys down, often in certain order. Or something close to that anyway.
this does not work because when you delete cat gone :(
ReplyDeleteWorks - press down the keys and keep them down and a cat will appear :)
ReplyDeleteboth of them work kool!
ReplyDeleteI wish people I message could see the cat - not just me *meow*
ReplyDeleteMe, Too!
Deletethey can see it...
DeleteThey can see it. :) Thats actually how i found out about this cute cat :D
Deleteomg noobs u can see it -.- Hey ive made the pencil before but now it flashes up briefly and does not last the whole animation, its soo annoying I want to show a friend but cant get it to work properly, help!
DeleteIt seems to stay until you type another message...
ReplyDeleteI cant get it to work at all
ReplyDeleteThe cat shows up in place of the pencil animation, which shows that you are typing. It is a joke to say that your cat is walking on the keyboard instead.
ReplyDeleteThis is the only accurate response I have seen to date. I think there may be two separate cat motion icons being confused here.
DeleteOne seems to be a cat paw which indicates a cat walking on the keyboard. (Anyone with house cats has experienced this, so it works as a clever gesture.)
But there is another cat that simply replaces the pencil. It is not a paw - it is a whole walking cat with typical lifted upright tail and all. This appears every time one types, having nothing to do with typing speed or one holding multiple keys, etc.
Years back, I had this auxiliary add-on software offered right through the Skype portal which allowed me to choose this cat. But I would like to change this back to the default pencil for business matters as not to confuse people.
(People like to tell me how cool the cat is and want me to show them how to do it, but I cannot do this because I no longer see the option for that. I cannot even switch this back to the pencil for myself.) But this distracts from business.
Anyway, anyone know how to toggle between the walking cat and the default pencil?
so if your pencils is set to not show then this will not work right?
ReplyDeletelo mas gracioso es que ni me enteraba de la existencia de ese gato ... si mi gato no se paseaba por encima del teclado
ReplyDeletetype /me into skype
ReplyDeleteif u press jks the cat appears to
ReplyDeleteglr and it works!!!!! hold it there same time (IT WORKS YAY!)
ReplyDeletelove it :)
If this shit is not working for you, just go to Tools -> Options -> IM & SMS -> IM -> Check the "Show when I am typing" -> Save... Enjoy
ReplyDeleteIf this is not working after you've checked this... then you are just retarded :)
fuck you i'm retarded because skype doesn't do this
Deletefuck you dude
lol u mad kid?
Deletethis cat thing is really cool it works 4 me and my friends are like how did u do that its so cool
ReplyDeleteI totally works!!! you don't even send it! you just hold c a t down!!!
ReplyDeleteThe cat always works but the any 3 letters that you hold down doesnt work
ReplyDeleteYou have to have your "Show when I'm typing" checkbox in IM settings enabled in order to make this work.
ReplyDeleteany three many keys stocks, means cat on keyboard... ^_^
ReplyDeleteAs long as you leave type produced from three keys pressed down all at once, the cat stays. Erase them, the cat disappears. :-)
ReplyDeletedœs this work on andrøid?
ReplyDeleteThnx
Anonymous
dude I was blown by this! cause LOL im still like WOW skype WOW. My GF is sleeping atm and we have skype open and lol her cat is actually sleeping/stepping on her laptop and I had to screenshot that cat thing appear! I was like WOW. SRSLY HOW DID THEY KNOW!
ReplyDeleteMy cat did that too. After she had turned my display upside down :S LOL ... really funny
ReplyDeleteVery strange....Microsoft should mention this somewhere...I though it was some type of a virus!
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ReplyDeletethis is awesome! i have tried it just now and its there, but when you delete the letter i disappears! this is just great!!
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ReplyDeleteaber wie geht das bitte mit den Händen ??
ReplyDeletebut how does it work with those Hands?? i dont understand..(:
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if it doesn't work, try using the keys A-S-J instead
ReplyDeleteAlso, type :3 and send this to ur friend. you might have to update your skype first
It really works! hahah I love the cat now it's very cute gray pawn of a cat. well skype smileys has many hidden smileys. Now is the time to try all those hidden smileys.
ReplyDeletei dont think this works in 2015 or windoes 7 or higher ;/
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