- stream usage
- Used by streamers with dark, alternative, or witchy branding. Common in Halloween streams and horror game playthroughs.
- emote mapping
- Custom black cat emotes are popular on Twitch, often used to react to streamer bad luck moments or jump scares.
- chat meaning
- Spammed in chat when a streamer experiences bad luck, referencing the superstition humorously.
- clip context
- Appears in clip titles for moments of streamer misfortune or when something unexpected and slightly ominous happens on stream.
- subscriber context
- Sometimes used in subscriber milestone art or as a channel mascot for streamers with a dark or mystical persona.