Posted by u/OgScreamingCat • pinned to the front page since forever
$inkky — the screaming cat
For nearly 20 years she has been the profile picture of r/memes. The most-seen, most-reposted, most-screenshotted cat on the internet — and she has never had a proper run. Until now.
r/memes • Posted by u/inkky • the origin story
The legend
A grainy photo of a calico mid-scream. No caption needed. It escaped whatever forum it was born on, went everywhere, and then landed in the one place that made it permanent: the r/memes avatar, staring back at tens of millions of subscribers every single day.
Every meme that has ever crossed your feed passed under that face. She is not a trending sound or a two-week format — she is internet furniture. Load-bearing culture.
Proof of name
Her name is Inkky
Know Your Meme interviewed Kiana McMillian, the owner of the screaming cat, who let the proverbial cat out of the bag: the cat behind the meme is named Inkky.
Not a guess, not lore invented by a Telegram group. The ticker comes straight from the owner's own interview.
Read the Know Your Meme interview →Why now
~20 yrs
as the face of r/memes
#1
most-seen cat meme ever
0
proper runs, until now
100%
community owned, no gatekeepers
How to buy
- 01Get a Solana wallet. Phantom or Solflare. Browser extension or phone app, takes a minute.
- 02Fund it with SOL. Buy SOL on any exchange and send it to your wallet.
- 03Swap for $inkky. Paste the contract address above into your swap of choice and confirm.
- 04Scream. Hold, post the cat, and let the oldest meme on the internet cook.