catHUG

catHUG is a wholesome, affectionate emote used to express virtual hugs, comfort, support, or love in Twitch chat. It conveys warmth, friendliness, and emotional support toward other chatters or the streamer. The emote represents a gesture of care and solidarity within the community, making it one of the more positive and heartwarming emotes available. It's used to spread good vibes and show appreciation or sympathy.

The catHUG emote originated from the popular cat meme format featuring a cat with its paws extended outward in a hugging gesture. This particular emote appears to be a custom emote used across various Twitch channels, likely created around 2018-2020 when wholesome cat emotes became increasingly popular on the platform. The emote is part of the broader 'cat' emote family that includes variations like catJAM, catPls, and others. It's commonly found on 7TV, BetterTTV (BTTV), and FrankerFaceZ (FFZ) as a third-party emote that streamers can add to their channels.

catHUG is typically used in several contexts: when viewers want to show support to the streamer during difficult moments or after a loss in competitive games; when chatters want to comfort each other or celebrate wholesome moments; during emotional or heartfelt conversations in chat; as a greeting or farewell to show affection; when something cute or heartwarming happens on stream; or simply to spread positivity and good vibes in the community. It's often spammed in chains (catHUG catHUG catHUG) to amplify the supportive message.