Get a friend online
The line gamers kept posting, and the one Epic Games used. It works for any game night or call.
Caption: *paws at you* hop online
Snow Leopard Mei Mei Meme
Your cat or dog becomes the big-eyed snow leopard from the *paws at you* meme: spotted fur, huge glossy eyes and one paw raised to the screen, all from one pet photo.
Example · Snow Leopard Mei Mei
PNG / JPG / WebP · up to 10 MB · at least 512px on the short side
0/1 photos
One cat or dog facing the camera in even light, coat and face markings clear. One animal per photo.
Video settings
Use a photo of your own pet, or one you have permission to use.
What is the Snow Leopard Mei Mei meme?
Snow Leopard Mei Mei is a meme picture of a real snow leopard pressing one paw to the glass, edited to give it the huge, round, glossy eyes of Mei Mei, a cat famous online, and posted with a line such as *paws at you* hop online.
Know Your Meme files it as Snow Leopard Paws at You; people also call it Snowmei, the snow leopard meme or Mei Mei snow leopard. A wild cat with a pet’s blank, shiny stare looks cute and a little dazed, and the reaching paw works as a reply to almost anything. On TikTok it became a character of its own, with animations, wallpapers, stickers, redraws and makeup looks.
How a 2024 zoo photo became Snow Leopard Mei Mei
X user @black03_white03 posts a photo of a snow leopard at Ishikawa Zoo in Japan raising one paw against the glass; it has about 718,000 views.
@harvest_skies posts four of the edited big-eyed pictures on X as “forming a collection”, seen about 160,000 times.
TikTok picks it up: a “snow leopard mei mei” post by @wordyomll reaches about 1.9 million views.
The biggest X posts land: @themeanaest’s “True friendship” passes 930,000 views, and a day later Epic Games posts “*paws at you* hop online” to about 1.93 million views.
Know Your Meme adds its Snow Leopard Paws at You entry, with an explainer the next day.
Sources: the X and TikTok posts named above and Know Your Meme. View counts as read on November 1, 2026.
What does *paws at you* mean?
*paws at you* is a roleplay action written in asterisks, older chat and furry slang from the same family as *nuzzles*: the leopard reaches through the screen and pats you, and the line after it asks for something. The pattern is the asterisk action plus your request. The video has no text on it, so pick a line below or write your own and add it when you post.
Name the game
Deadlock is a Valve game; swap in whatever your group plays.
Caption: *paws at you* deadlock?
Ask for attention
For the chat that went quiet, or the friend who left you on read.
Caption: *paws at you* am i annoying
Tag your person
Post it under a photo with your best friend, or send it straight to them.
Caption: *paws at you* true friendship
Cat and dog versions of the snow leopard paw meme
Each still starts from the pet photo under it and shows the look: a spotted snow leopard coat, huge glossy black eyes and one paw pressed to the glass, black pads toward you.
Pet photo
Your pet
A ragdoll pawing at the glass
The ragdoll’s dark face mask stays as soft grey shading around the eyes and nose; the rest is the meme’s snow leopard, down to the huge dark eyes and black paw pads.
Pet photo
Your pet
A Pomeranian in a snow leopard coat
The Pomeranian’s orange coat comes through as a warm cream tint under the rosettes; the face, ears and huge dark eyes are the meme’s snow leopard.
How do you turn your cat or dog into Snow Leopard Mei Mei?
Photo 1Your pet
Your photo is a reference, not the first frame. The result is the meme's snow leopard first: its broad face, rounded ears, spotted coat and huge dark eyes, with your pet's fur colour as a soft tint and its darkest face markings as faint shading. In a close-up behind glass it presses one paw to the pane, pats at you twice, then blinks slowly while its head sways.
- Face to the camera in even light, so its colours read true.
- Coat and face markings in clear view: they are what tints the leopard.
Choosing the shot
Turns out clean
A cat sitting up and facing you, whole body in frame
A dog sitting square to the camera, ears and front paws showing
Tends to go wrong
Two pets in one photo
A face filling the frame, paws out of sight
A pet curled up with its face hidden
Pet photo, snow leopard, caption
Add the photo
Tap Your pet at the top of the page and choose one cat or dog photo.
Generate
Change the length, aspect ratio or resolution if you like. The Generate button shows the exact price before you start.
Post with your line
Download the video, upload it to TikTok, Instagram or X, and add your *paws at you* caption as you post.
Photo limits, video output and credits for Snow Leopard Mei Mei
Photo limits, video output and credits for Snow Leopard Mei Mei
- Photo
- 1 photo of one cat or dog
- Photo file
- PNG / JPG / WebP, up to 10 MB, short side at least 512 px
- Length
- 5–10 seconds, 6 seconds by default
- Aspect ratio
- 9:16 by default; also 1:1 or 3:4
- Resolution
- 480p, 768p, 2K, or 4K; 768p by default
- Output
- MP4 video with a soundtrack generated for it
- Credits
- 72 credits for 6 seconds at 768p; 50–320 credits across lengths and resolutions
- Failed videos
- Credits are refunded automatically
A still Snow Leopard Mei Mei wallpaper of your pet
This page makes videos. For a still to use as a wallpaper, open the AI Image Generator, upload the same pet photo and paste the example prompt from the FAQ below. You copy the prompt over yourself; nothing carries across from this page.
16:9
A wide still for a PC desktop
Pick 16:9 for a desktop or laptop screen. The example prompt puts your pet in soft snow; change that last sentence to keep your own room instead.
Open the AI Image Generator
9:16
A tall still for a phone screen
Pick 9:16 for a lock screen or chat background. You get one still image, not a moving or live wallpaper; the video on this page is the version that moves.
More trending AI video effects
Every template works the same way: add your photos, press Generate and get a shareable video without writing a prompt.
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Questions about Mei Mei, the paw and your photo
Who is Mei Mei in the snow leopard meme?+
Mei Mei, also called Tole Tole Cat, is a cat that went viral in 2023 for huge, round, glossy eyes. The meme gave those eyes to a snow leopard, hence the name. This effect gives your own pet that look; it does not use Mei Mei’s face.
Is the snow leopard real, or was the meme made with AI?+
The snow leopard is real: the photo was taken at Ishikawa Zoo in Japan, and Know Your Meme names the leopard Himmel. It is not a Pallas’s cat, as some summaries said. The big eyes were edited in later. Know Your Meme’s entry credits an AI image tool, while its explainer says an AI tool or a simple Photoshop edit, so there is no settled answer.
Can my dog be Snow Leopard Mei Mei too?+
Yes. Dogs get the same spotted coat, glossy eyes and raised paw as cats do.
Can I use a photo of myself?+
No. This effect is made for cats and dogs only, so photos of people are not supported.
Can my two pets be in the same video?+
No. Each video has one snow leopard, so give each pet its own video.
Will the snow leopard still look like my pet?+
Partly, on purpose. The result is the meme's big-eyed snow leopard first, so the face, ears, eyes and build are a snow leopard's; your pet shows through as a tint of its fur colour and faint shading where its darkest face markings are. Your photo is a reference, not the first frame, so your room does not appear. One front paw comes up, as in the original picture, though now and then both do. If a run drifts, generate again; a sharp, front-on photo in even light holds up best.
Does the video come with the *paws at you* text?+
No. Add your caption in TikTok, Instagram or X when you post; the caption list above has lines to start from.
Is there a prompt for a still picture of my pet as Snow Leopard Mei Mei?+
Yes. Open the AI Image Generator with GPT Image 2.5 Flare, upload your pet photo, pick a ratio and paste: “Turn the pet in this photo into the big-eyed snow leopard meme: a real snow leopard's broad face, small rounded ears and whitish-grey fur with black speckles and rosettes, with a soft tint of my pet's fur colour. Huge, perfectly round, glossy dark eyes, almost all pupil. It faces the camera and raises one big fluffy front paw toward the viewer, black paw pads showing. Soft snowy pale-blue background, bright light, no text.”
Can I save it as a GIF?+
No. Downloads are MP4 videos, which TikTok, Instagram and X all take.
Does the video have sound?+
Yes. A soundtrack is generated with every video; keep it, or swap in a sound when you post.
Is Snow Leopard Mei Mei free?+
No, each video costs credits. The price changes with the length and resolution you choose, and the Generate button shows the exact amount first. New accounts get 10 credits when they sign up.
Is this an official Mei Mei filter?+
No. Oeneo AI is not affiliated with Mei Mei’s accounts, Ishikawa Zoo or anyone else behind the meme.
Snow Leopard Mei Mei
Let your pet paw at you as Snow Leopard Mei Mei
One cat or dog photo in, a snow leopard video out, ready for your *paws at you* caption.