Bongo Cat is a simple image of a cat playing a pair of bongos (and, later, many more instruments) that went hugely viral in 2018. The earnest meme we needed in 2018.

Back in May, the web artist @StrayRogue posted a GIF of a cat on their Twitter feed. The GIF, only two frames long, showed a cat smacking a table with deadpan intensity. It was very cute. Over DM ...

Bongo Cat is an idle game that is an extension of the player's keyboard and mouse. While open and running, a Bongo Cat with a counter appears on the player’s screen. Then, every time a key is ...

It's the same with Bongo Cat. I've now got him shuffled off into the corner so I don't even see him most of the time, but every now and then I glance over and there he sits, paws up and a big uwu ...

Bongo Cat’s Internet Dominance: Evolutionary Factors. Bongo Cat’s allure has evolutionary roots, Tucker explains. It all begins with how big cats move through the savannah, stray cats navigate ...

Many stick close to Bongo Cat’s roots, interpreting it, above all else, as a cat that drums. In this subsection, the Cat is simply a fiend for the beat and performs accordingly.

The cat-like blob's creator was surprised that their absentminded doodle became so widely shared. "I never expected it to take off this far," StrayRogue said over Twitter DM.

Bongo Cat is an adorable drawing of a cat-like figure with pointed ears, a pleasant smile, and little pink paws that pat on whatever instrument its creators add.