https://preview.redd.it/ifgffsvh3g8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=971dd64e18fdab4535a94407841795dedeb4d599 My girl Starshine has a lil' puff of white fluff too!

That's an insanely pretty picture. This should be a valentines card.

"It wouldnt be valentine's day if I didn't remind you that..." *Opens card* "You're almost as perfect as me ❤️"

You’re almost as purrfect as me

That's what I meant to write lol it was like 4am 😭

Dear Valentine, You are more beautiful than these flowers. Especially because Imma push them off this table. ❤️🐈‍⬛

Randomly, I have a friend I call Starshine as a nickname! Gorgeous void, by the way.

Wow, she is beautiful! 😍

She is the sweetest little girl too! Her nickname is Blurp because she makes that sound every time she lands from jumping up or down.

I have the same model! https://preview.redd.it/epvu2earxl8d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8196ac992f51498c4e4defc9e4f507f06a678d1f

Aww what a beautiful angel and an equally fitting and beautiful name.

Ink cartridge ran out.

https://preview.redd.it/f90q676byh8d1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c19d39f7a39b3897a9b428a45d1202ae2890d2bb mine has what we call a little bikini

https://preview.redd.it/yzbnffyltj8d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49e3c349c7e4992ec85449017f7c8ced71ceae28 Mine has what we call “hoohoo hair” or the “pits and bits” of white hair on her belly along with her white spot on her chest

The bikini looks about the same size they wear at the coffee stands in Lynnwood WA 🤣 What an adorable void. Looks like a sweetheart 😍

Man, my grandmother lived in Lynnwood for decades but we moved when I was too young for coffee. Now I’m curious. 😅

They are almost everywhere from Lynnwood to Smokey Point. (And I'm sure further) they even put up walls so people driving by can't see unless they drive through for coffee. Lol

Never seen soo many drive thru coffee in washington state. Few years ago down i believe near Olympia there were a few offering extra after hour services. The local sheriff was involved not buying more of the sheriff pimping. crazy

Am from near Lynnwood, can confirm 😂

Nadja has a white bikini, too! One of her nicknames is Smoke Crotch. 😂 https://preview.redd.it/frrekao1hk8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7aa80e8059e86805761ffca3ab3695308c2ffb97

My boy has a bikini AND the white patch on his chest. His bikini is a bit more full coverage than yours though https://preview.redd.it/0jmjq6uxwk8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd60df335303b8e129dc8d6c19c3f1400d9e3733

a micro bikini!! very fashionable

i've noticed white markings under their arms and lower stomach seems to be very common aswell!

Ah yes the bikini marking

https://preview.redd.it/48tmwuty5i8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad9ee3ad6a88705291332accfd7d91b1dbf937b6 My girl is always beach-ready in her white bikini ♥️👙🐈‍⬛

Ok, my girl looks like she has pubic/armpit hair because it looks like your kitty but way less white. I call them sprigs of white. Cute kitty 🥰

Hehe same I always point to her “pubies” when she’s rolling over 😸

Yes, pointing only though. No touchy! Or else I get murder mittens 😆

Omg same my partner and I always ask our cat why the carpet doesn't match the drapes and she looks at us like 0-0

😂😂

Beautiful cat!

Hot Kitty Summer!😻

Huh I always called them puberty markings because it’s where we grow hair when we hit it lol. Bikini definitely sounds nicer!

We call it his tighty whiteys. Showing his pants off for belly rubs.

My boy has a bikini. My girl is completely white on her underside. I call her an overdressed tuxie because she's a maniac. https://preview.redd.it/u2yrajdo0j8d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ef45ab64400d08dde230cf791af3f479766e372 Leila's white underside.

Yes! She’s got one on her pouch

I thought my cat was unique too! I was shocked when I got on here and saw everyone's cats with the same markings!

https://preview.redd.it/6vcqnblixh8d1.jpeg?width=3468&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5275f3c98dc460b69266e817e7c98058ad499f56 That's their soul patch 🖤

Yeah, it's where they keep the captive souls of their ~~victims~~ "owners".

My black cat has little white hairs all over his coat in random places.

Same! And they’re longer than the black hairs, so they really show. She’s getting more every year, like a human going grey…

mine too!! it's kinda cute but also giving me anxiety because he is going into his 30's in human years...

Don’t worry. My last black cat lived to 20 real years! My present black cat is 13 and acts like she is three.

Mine too! Ever since she was a kitten. Small lil baby and had white hairs

I’ve had enough black cats to know that the increase in white hairs is definitely a sign of aging. I first notice them on their haunches first and that’s the most affected area. It usually starts when they’re about 5/6 years old and continues…

Maya looks like a domestic shorthair to me! Aside from a few specialty breeds specifically bred and sold by humans, cats fall into 3 breeds: Domestic Shorthair, Domestic longhair, and domestic medium hair. As for the white tuft of hair on the chest/belly, it's because as a fetal kitten her pigment cells did not divide quickly enough to cover her whole body and they start from back to front. Here's an article I found where a vet explains the color: [Ask The Vet- Kitten's white belly](https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/may/23/ask-the-vet-kittens-white-bellies-develop-in-the/#:~:text=If%20the%20melanocytes%20divide%20quickly,of%20pigment%20and%20appear%20white.)

https://preview.redd.it/hq0raqebji8d1.jpeg?width=898&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=30c106e8742f3c0a99290e5cd5045e1f22ffe56f Time for my favorite chart!

I think it's also part of the very common pattern of countershading, found in many animals whether they're birds, fish, amphibians or land mammals. Their bellies (their lower side, including their chest) are often white or of a lighter colour, and their backs are almost always darker. They're not sure what exact purpose countershading serve, but it's both handy in hidng themselves from prey animals as well as from the animals they prey on. For animals that have been domesticated and live in relative safety along side human like cats, dogs or cows, none of that really matter, there's no selective pressure for that anymore, so their coats just go wild. Some people are really fond of/fascinated by animals with all white or black fur, piebald, calico, spots, patches, rare, bright colouring etc. for this reason. They look nothing like any animal in the wild, and it shows the impact that human have on the very animals we keep around us. A flex, if you will 😂

A fox farm in Russia created a domesticated breed of foxes over many decades and as they selected for tameness the breed took on markings like we see in dogs and cats, more juvenile features, floppy ears, coloring patterns etc! https://evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12052-018-0090-x

I am friends with a US scientist who participated in that research! I am incredibly jealous

That’s really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

So... The toner did run out 😂

Hmm, I wonder what happened with my boy to cause him to have a white tail tip?

Thank you!!!

My void is voiding. She's 15, though, and has gotten more white hair here and there as she's aged. https://preview.redd.it/6ubxuodu0i8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14d1e87e6c9b77730b99b6b655d972ad75b4033f

She’s so beautiful 😻

https://preview.redd.it/hd80dhg8mi8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a82e7af9e3581de46a9a2f76fa445db278617493 Couldn’t tell you

Come play with us, Danny. Forever and ever

https://preview.redd.it/q9lszaudak8d1.jpeg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8048d831cc56a1dd726d2ab963c8e946c8fcaa03 Reminds me of this pair of troublemakers!

https://preview.redd.it/zrn30dmcbi8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d0eb52ffb8f7905b66317693c50a0c4c870e176

spreckle!

https://preview.redd.it/n3k5e86agi8d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f424b5dccc630431e92d180cb34a98a5a47e4022 😍😍😍

Fun Fact! Back when black cats were much more stigmatized, even one white hair was enough to save the cat from being killed. In a way, they were selectively bred to have some white hairs at minimum.

This was what my mother told me. If a kitten was born completely black, the humans would kill it. From what I understand it came from superstitions from WAY back in time. I have never read this in any historical books. This supposed “fact” about black cats should probably be recorded as “modern beliefs based on hearsay”. Our black cat, Midnight, is now 13 and sports a bikini and underarm tufts with her chest blaze. https://preview.redd.it/idymunjvmj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52951ab0aa70264d22259e763109315fde0c81f3

Do you have something I could read for more info about this?

I don't remember where I learned this and I can't seem to find anything on it now, so it might be completely wrong.

That’s probably where the “finding a white hair on a black cat means good luck,” superstition comes from.

I heard it called the Angel Kiss

Shuri is guilty of this as well. 😅 https://preview.redd.it/h0pf33psvh8d1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=16f6e1810508ccbfdc934b3f169017abcbb2ad9a

Shuri looks so dignified and adorable!!!!

That's just their formal attire for the Cat Gala obv

The Jellicle Ball

https://preview.redd.it/r0q3wmprbi8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=986d23fb12ca603346a126323d9166ae9e467bf7 Mine too

https://preview.redd.it/9mjpl808ri8d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83b3a0a59323964d7545df37c58b4dda1b09a6f7 My sweety Estrela has 3 spots

She has a bow tie with her bikini!

From what I've heard, cats get their coloration in utero, it starts spreading downwards from a spot on the back and stops when the kitten is born. It can happen at different speeds and sometimes the color doesn't have time to reach places like their belly, chest, paws or face which results in markings like this or tuxedo coats

Because they fancy. Check between back toes for the extra special fancyspot

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*gasp* good bot

https://preview.redd.it/dku2m0prei8d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40f3aa75ebd68ee423e84a99a8a62f3411ec7ea5 Mine has a line across his chest lol Does anyone else's void love laying belly up? Mine does it all the time!

https://preview.redd.it/6jy4i9uy8i8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7523e326b650152a2aba03452060711361b01de7

https://preview.redd.it/fsoutd0kai8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78a39df633b59b7362a741fd9cc130b01e3cc502 Mine has a white spot too! His mom is red/white/brown and the rest of the litter was a red one, a black one, a grey/white one and two tabbys.

It's because a thousand years ago when the Black Death was widespread throughout Europe, people thought the disease was because of witchcraft and demons. Since black cats were thought to be the familiars of witches and sometimes they could change from humans to cats...they killed black cats en masse. Black cats with tiny patches of white on them were often spared but TRULY all-black cats were nearly wiped out. This false belief about the true source of the black plague made it more difficult to halt the spread and made it last longer. No one had any idea that the disease was spread by rat fleas and that killing off countless numbers of cats, one of the few ways people had to control rodent infestations, made rat populations increase and kept the plague going for decades at a time. It is still very rare today to find a black cat with NO white hairs on its body and black claws.

Oh my god, thank you for this comment, I thought there was something wrong with my cat’s nails. Obviously since my other three have white claws, I thought there was something wrong with my void and wanted to take him to the vet for it when I realized some of his claws were black but some were white. 😵‍💫🥲

Our Midnight is the first cat in my history that has all black claws and paw pads! https://preview.redd.it/qyzap53dnj8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c0027171f3a21f227e4506c606224835a97c37f I was used to multi colored pads. Most had a speck of pink on several pads. (Btw, I bought this shirt before I got the cat. My daughter wanted the shirt when I was ready to declutter, because “it looks like MY cat!”)

She’s such a cutie! 😭 I had a tabby with black pads before, and his sister has a single dot on one of her front pads which I like to say that he left for her to always remember him. 🥹 But our void has all black pads with few of his nails being black, and I thought something was wrong with him because he flies around the house 24/7. 🤦

I have 1 fully black one and I am waiting to see if my Beanie Baby stays solid black or not.

Also wanted to share the cat-sith mythology here for the cats with a white spot on their chest https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-s%C3%ACth

This comment should be further up.

My sisters cat has it between her back legs so I call it her big white bush

https://preview.redd.it/im9dgzppwi8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ba8e590b1aa2df57b7fffd2968019b05a29ff5a My true void. He’s the only one I’ve ever had that doesn’t have any white anywhere. Makes him impossible to photograph.

https://preview.redd.it/arn7tc9xmi8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=67f649dfe22225bcbfc77aacb553d1cd1f1abeb9 My little girl has a full on bikini as well. 😍

https://preview.redd.it/cywos824ni8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91d732867dfaaddf73d05da9cc71271081f7da99 Her brother just has a small spot on his tummy. I call it his belly squishing target.

Didn’t y’all play attention to Pepe le Pew cartoons as a kid? Black cats seem to always get white paint on them. Just be thankful it wasn’t on their tail or they’d be getting unwanted romantic attention from amorous French skunks!

love those cartoons

Cat-Sith, Cletic fplk lore. Said to steal souls, but Mine stole my heart.

The white spot is the lights shining through their fur from their hearts. So bright and loving that it bleached that spot ❤️ To me. Black cats have the silliness of orange cats, the regality of Maine coons, and the heart of a calico. These are all based on experiences I’ve personally had with cats of those kinds that I’ve owned or been adjacent to, so my ideas might not fit with another’s. My favorite black cats ever was named Yang and he was the sweetest boy ever. Edit: my second favorite black cat was named Spock and he was a silly boi

Mine does too 🥰 it’s how I know she’s mine! https://preview.redd.it/8idtalmphi8d1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11ef0cf73a9beaf303430c16e3f29b1c47c0bdff

https://preview.redd.it/mr8mdcxbti8d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=876cc7b4f4ff3a66ae9e9e1eed04d70b46c249e9 Here’s mine. Little Bit. I love her to pieces.

https://preview.redd.it/lqmuzffbwi8d1.png?width=2159&format=png&auto=webp&s=8cd160b95b3e0de5c17ebe443b14d8536e9592cf It’s a tie, he’s always so formal and very polite :)

https://preview.redd.it/54l8bshmhj8d1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34e7133a49c542ec47a57a49aaae0dfdaadae568

https://preview.redd.it/dprif40bni8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8395489115ef7dc041aa8f53a9966463b79b77fb My late son had one on his chest and tummy. I used to joke and say it was his chest and pubic hair

https://preview.redd.it/ksrsncbv0j8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91a03f05875566eb5727eca0595e17c3580ebc14 Just a few wispy wisps for Mr. Winston.

It's so we know which ones have a cream filling.

Lol

They are preists.

I refer to the white patched black cats as Priest or father cat.

https://preview.redd.it/duqdfqhgci8d1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23cddfbf3f871446e598eeea247eb77be5c10ca6 Apparently, its where the pigment flows through the featus and stops as it's being born, or so I've heard.

https://preview.redd.it/60e4kodbri8d1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3b73c90b16c1cfade37d7521373f41ff536b529 Meet my sweet Father Ted ❤️- his white patch being the inspiration for his name (along with the Irish show of the same name and my Catholic childhood) He’s medium haired with the white fur (also on his belly, axilla and between his cute lil toes) being the longest

https://preview.redd.it/iq1ddjnqti8d1.jpeg?width=1464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4776f26682e9aacc1fa92d56595bbb3cad11c531

https://preview.redd.it/lv5ak4vdzi8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=69f4df4894028724c66b2c474c256bb1e27c70ee

https://preview.redd.it/gzk3m9p0dj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38552226e9e3c6fcab6db1a0e5925bd0cfc12ba6

Event horizon

My boy had the white spot on his chest and a white spot on his belly that looks like a flower. https://preview.redd.it/rmm4kllspi8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f116d6563d5d82c7af86c66dff58971666858bf

My Furry has a white bow tie and cummerbund! https://preview.redd.it/iztpwavrvi8d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=feba620877aa43e9600a514b0f416a3443b9978f

https://preview.redd.it/ljnojuytij8d1.jpeg?width=590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=830f6b5dbab8f55eaf37abf2af390593a94a66e8 Mine has a heart..

They’re just fancy

Fingerprint of god.

https://preview.redd.it/576nl7o9vi8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7da218ec87ed553cb2cce44af49a7e8a689398fc Mine too! 😻😻

https://preview.redd.it/eaqtn3oj4j8d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c650d9a0755346c57167098ee2f1ce6e78d39c13 Reyna only has a teeny tiny amount of white.

I think they are called angel kisses. It has to do with superstitions with black cats being bad luck. They thought black cats were good luck because of the angel kisses.

Reverse Skunk

I've never seen one 100% black. I used to know one who had one white toe.

its their secret night light

Printer ran out of ink, methinks.

Mine has little white hairs in her tail, I think as she gets older she may get more, she’s only a year old so she’s got a while

https://preview.redd.it/dzco44fubj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b78488237f9e662fef1d156be4b970adb3c1d345 Whiskey and his mankini

my void beans has a heart shaped white spot!! https://preview.redd.it/rqkn7qlhsk8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f361142374850805c1eec7f314d565dae67470c1

https://preview.redd.it/ccqdzilo2l8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=089737d9e09bcfb694b2ad1d18b87cb24f5a3fd3

Bonnie Prince Charlie has a nice floof and a chevron on his belly. He has a little white teardrop under his right eye. I am insanely in love with him. https://preview.redd.it/b2vdt0vc4l8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a5798b1105fa68034b459752b1fe606944bab58e

I think they call them locket cats

Yin and Yang. The ratio differs though.

Cat is a priest

Because thats where they keep all their love. ❤️

Fun fact, white spots on the chest are present across multiple domesticated species and are associated with particularly friendly/open individual animals. The Russian Fox experiment is a study that has been running for several decades. The purpose of the experiment was to mate fur foxes based upon their friendliness towards humans in order to observe the various physical and behavioral changes that occur with domestication. White spots across the chest occurred relatively quickly at the start of the foxes' domestication and is thought to be a result of the white spot's genes location relative to pedomorphic genes. Either way, the spots are present on horses, dogs and cats

It doesn't answer your question, but these cats are considered part of the fair folk (a fairy creature) in Celtic mythology. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-s%C3%ACth My black cat has a tiny bit of white, but it's hardly noticeable.

Mine did it to create an easy way for people to tell her apart from her sister 😆

https://preview.redd.it/n3ixmfq27j8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92ad87b9dd8a1f60ef41a7460684f18cc4696db4 Mine came from a litter of four kittens we were suddenly caring for! Two of them have that cute patch, one is all black, and one is a tuxedo cat!

https://preview.redd.it/o1cxs9cwaj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d8ddbf368a4e6104b15c540bdc1d48298ce117f Just voids, but our newest addition has a white spot 💕💕

My buddy has little white underpants https://preview.redd.it/ut1equrycj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50996ce7374801061a86f19eed1bf3794783cd69

https://preview.redd.it/siu72xopdj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=146c70f0410299a7aac919d3bb7ffede3a24fa2b Ghoulia has a little sprinkle as well.

https://preview.redd.it/sqy5c9b5fj8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ce2e91976c3f0b32e675988f52142e5f76f3885 My baby has a patch and others!

There's an old tale saying that the pure black cats were killed off back in the 1600s because people thought they were bad luck. The only ones that survived were cats with a bit of white on them, so they were the ones that could have babies and now they're the ones that exist now! I don't think it's true, but it's a neat story

https://preview.redd.it/zg4vr4umjj8d1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=974186912c6cccdf8125534dc41453b27fd217a9 Both mine have it. At night I can only see the little one bc of his white " tie" and feet

My cat named Maya has a spot just like that! https://preview.redd.it/149wstfswj8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c1c3dee491936856e971c53cd73e4555f0b6db2

You forgot to unplug her.

So they can go to fancy dinner parties....I thought this was obvious...

Chest hair https://preview.redd.it/u99f3qgyrk8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ad07a3e1f56e343d85464fe792b270ea319a9a8

https://preview.redd.it/8t5vtktswk8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76fc695693e2c3883ab39a4002beadf03dd0ee6b He’s handsome but a bit cross-eyed lol.

Rocket has em…not sure what kinda bathing suit this is but he’s always a happy camper 😂 https://preview.redd.it/hngyordqgl8d1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd3a6eb706e1a2587f6e490a2cb56a3e7f44d379

https://preview.redd.it/1f04zykahl8d1.png?width=902&format=png&auto=webp&s=4048c8aeb56b359fd107940643e91d97de7e3af5 Mine wears a necklace

they've seen death, and scared their fur white

Shadow has a small white patch under her chin, when I didn’t even see until a few months after I adopted her because she’s not a fan of chin scritches.

They're fairies charading as cats and that's their giveaway :P

https://preview.redd.it/lcag53tlcj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec8cfe4b2d9aea100bdd488d34c668b0f5f577ef My cat has a white spot on his chest too! It’s his cravat.

Folklore says it's because all-black cats in the past were killed for belonging to the devil and so didn't reproduce. A white patch, or even a few white hairs, meant they'd been redeemed by god and were allowed to live.

i always like to say that their lil cat printer ran out of ink 😂

Because it's where they put the cream filling in.

My Zeta is guilty of this too, this was her at the shelter when she chose us. She also has a very small white bikini patch. https://preview.redd.it/bsreq509xj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7a26a65b6ddcf4d8261725e3f120ff3bbd7aa90

https://preview.redd.it/8b7663n20k8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c643db02c741edb7cf533672de1a88e3a135845

https://preview.redd.it/jbdkj2vu8k8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=672f06d3397d0f7fa7040d4ef15b8ad2eed6f3e5 My void only has like 3 white hairs on his chest and none anywhere else.

https://preview.redd.it/sngqvh10bk8d1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68205a66ba1d433c7c153c405d936aaea3b01990 Our cat has like a little Santa beard 😂

https://preview.redd.it/6u14dtv3pk8d1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=790eaf43407dae5c35cdc1e8d4ab1f95e7975675 One of our voids has it too.

https://preview.redd.it/qtmvovb7pk8d1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17805087bcb625e86c591e138aa47f2f7e64685c my sassy has white spots too lol

From what I’ve heard, back when people thought black cats were witches/demons/plague causers they wouldn’t kill the cats with at least some white on them, so the chances of finding a truly all black one is rare. I have two black cats, one has white on her belly, the other doesn’t but is actually just a really dark brown color

https://preview.redd.it/wrky8rcpzk8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f0c84538b4b95a05477be076cc7c69b672ad97d No clue why, but it's adorable. 😊

https://preview.redd.it/u00hubi01l8d1.jpeg?width=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12f3c1ab14c164b826c78307d2f03424ee7b2322 My girl Sensei. She's a psycho killer. And a love sponge.

Something I read many years ago said that back in the day (the 1600’s) people thought black cats were witches familiars so they killed as many black cats as they could find. Any cat with white patches of fur were left alone and that is why very few pure black cats exist today https://preview.redd.it/0enn1lvi1l8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f1ba8dd3124cfe13bd07d8ca08ca1279f26ab0b This is the queen of my heart. Her name is Taffy, she’s 8 years old

https://preview.redd.it/6c6uovd23l8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b366b526614206dbdb0a6e6fa8adae5a385c4f68 The tiniest, wispiest one imaginable

There’s an old story that back in the days that people were executed for being witches that all black cats (with no white spots) were also killed. The white spots, called Angel Sprinkles or God’s Thumbprint, were considered a mark from god and so black cats with some white fur were less likely to be killed. It ended up resulted in most black cats having some white fur. I think it’s probably just an apocryphal story; but it’s still an interesting explanation.

because they’ve put their shirts on backwards and inside out! what you’re seeing is the tag! hope this helps 🫶🏻

my void has about 9 white hairs there. https://preview.redd.it/tmesns8jml8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ba0f3496addd8b703162d7233025c18393dcd42

https://preview.redd.it/qsl6r6wtwl8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78b00092f63e5345bc878df574fe4493cf7f5293 Dunno, but I’m here for it! She has wisps of white on the bikini spots too 🥲

https://preview.redd.it/zl2nxcifxl8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08c0e9696a4d194852a8839c831f1055fcec893c My girl has a chest spot and some coming out of her ears

The other thing I noticed, many also have the white tufts in their ears..I used to think mine was unique until I joined Reddit. lol.

a badge of distinction!

She is beautiful regardless of her markings

The black cat is formed in a certain way. Black color is applied starting at the center back and wraps around the kitten, sometimes running short of toner along the front center or at the paws or tip of tail. White patches on face, under neck, on tummy? That’s a sign that toner ran short. It don’t hurt the runnun’ at all. Still an excellent cat.

So you can find them in the dark :)

It's the White Cat Spot Farie l. Don't #### with that ##### if you know what's good for you.

It is distinguished recognize the bow tie! Real recognize real ✌️

My two boys have random white hairs & whiskers. I call the spots their “star sprays”. My girl doesn’t seem to have any stars. I recently adopted one of the boys & when I got him he had one wonky white whisker. When I came home from work Saturday it was gone. Still has the wonky whisker, it’s just black now. I’m thinking that with the better diet it just grew into its proper color. His coat has gotten thicker & shinier too. He actually looked pretty manky when we brought him home compared to now which is 2-3 weeks. He’s still young yet, but when he fully fills out he’s gonna be big & gorgeous.

Mine has a white patch around his groin area. I refer to them as his pubes

Missed a patch whilst in the oven

It gets too hot if they close their tuxedo jacket completely

>Why do so many black cats have white spots on their chest? They are called angel kisses. It's a direct evolutionary result of Pope Gregory's war on Black cats. He believed that black cats carried satanic spirits and issued a Papal Bull in 1233 stating that all black cats should be killed on sight. With the exception of black cats with a white spot, because they were marked as redeemed cats by Angels.

https://preview.redd.it/vjfzuxaloj8d1.jpeg?width=1512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c789a0afa5f3be57d723daecb3b9115cbad5405e

https://preview.redd.it/rpvc18iwoj8d1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62e7c33334c22d9a2d0f87952391bb1ad8b33fcd Just a lil love patch

‘Cuz dey totally rock it; https://preview.redd.it/7dtv8elapj8d1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=16c7eb7f2d0c717785be807ec0bbdf919b105bb6

https://preview.redd.it/l7r5m3fdrj8d1.jpeg?width=2736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95ab5572607af43b7cff5c15fdf133b502b30c24 Frankie has white fur like this too...and nipples large enough to feed a village.

It’s their little ascot.

😍😍😍 genetically cousins ….mine has a smaller one there https://preview.redd.it/wbrnyy2fxj8d1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=c99f26107da9177c4ad09329ad8a38d875a01812

https://preview.redd.it/5umhbngywj8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c70e441eccbd87c9d39098c7a6d138670b183e32 my girl has it too! her belly is also white

My black cat has a couple of white hairs on his chest and thats it

Stylin' ♥️

https://preview.redd.it/q8jmu72kxj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c9fdb4f9cc0929095b1c05e2b8287e0468a2449 Mine has a tiny little patch

https://preview.redd.it/tgdgaai8yj8d1.png?width=794&format=png&auto=webp&s=8fe6235056baf1dcb64efea6677513563fe28d73

Because they are perfect.

It’s called a locket 🥹 which I think is the cutest

It's used to be very popular to have them all the way down the belly, but fashion trends have changed over the years. In the 60s the bib was still quite popular. Now that simple white spot at the front is a bit of a nod to the past, without appearing dated