The 50 Cutest Kittens Of 2023: Closing The Year With The Smollest, Most Awwdorable, Spiciest Criminals

2023 is almost over, and boy, it has been a difficult year. So much has happened - good and bad. But one thing that has consistently kept us happy, sane and busy was… the itty bitty kitty committee. Yes, this committee gathers every single week here on ICanHasCheezburger, and yes, they have kept us busy. If you are one of our readers, then there is one thing that you know already, and that is the tiny awwdorable kittens only look powerless when, in fact, they are the biggest criminals in the animal kingdom.

Tiny kitties like you are about to see today have an ability that no other animal has, and that is the ability to steal our hearts right out of our chests - to make us do anything that they want us to do. They are too cute for us to handle, but we continue to do so, because the least we can do for them, considering how much happiness and sanity they bring into our lives, is to celebrate them. So, here you have it: a collection of the cutest kittens of the year. Continue at your own risk.

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Posted by Marielru

1
"Visited my parents this weekend to break these guys out of jail"

Via u/kalatix
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2
"2 month update from the Kittens I found in the bush!"

"They are in their forever home now. So happy to have apprehended these criminals… They were adopted together I wouldn't have split them up. They are for sure bonded and have never been apart."

Via u/Old_Hold_50
3
"Poor little guy is all eyes (and belly)"

"New foster kitten I picked up today, along with his three sisters, who are all around a pound heavier than him. Shelter said he's had multiple health issues including an abscess in his leg that had to be drained three separate times.
He seems to be past the worst of it now, and just needs to concentrate on getting cuddles and food in his belly (he's actually pretty good at that second one already)."

Via u/Nearby_Airline_3353
4
"My wife stopped traffic on I-285 to apprehend this fugitive cowering against the median wall. Meet Kiki!"

Via u/Skydogsguitar
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5
"A nice treat while babysitting tonight was meeting this little fella!"

Via u/djn3vacat
6
"Just picked up this moustacheod criminal."

Via u/whats_inaname
7
"LOCAL CRIMINAL APRICOT ESCAPES CONFINEMENT"

Via u/GreenBrownies
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8
"His 1st night off the streets. We learned the next day he was approximately 4 weeks old."

Via u/Percyear
9
"The tweeniest widdle baby of my 20 year career in vet med!"

Via u/blabgasm
10
"Meet Opal and her precious stones! The little gems were born yesterday."

Via u/MsGhost117
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11
"She is no longer illegally smol!"

Via u/hyenacry
12
"Tiny loafs"

Via u/FastFox_
13
"Photosynthesizing"

Via u/rickjameson6969
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14
"You’ve got a friend in me"

Via u/mrskariii
15
"This is Gouda. Gouda's ears are too big for her illegally smol head"

Via u/ftmgremlin
16
"I am a property manager. A tenant of mine abandoned their rental property and left three 4-week old kittens behind. Couldn’t find the mother so I am mother now."

Via u/doinggensyou
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17
"my new 9 week old kitten named Esme!!!!"

Via u/praise_c*caine_jesus
18
"Carl when he was a bottle baby"

Via u/Lbooch24
19
"Queen size"

Via u/kitty_o_shea
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20
"Runt rejected by mother for being born without one foot. Name ideas?"

Via u/in2diep
21
"Looked all over the house. Found Lil Potat among the potatoes."

Via u/Sala-kokoo
22
"Itty bitty baby spotted in Greece"

Via u/littleoliviah
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23
"same size as the poop of my big cat"

Via u/grannyshuman
24
"My mom got a cat on Craigslist. Cat was pregnant"

Via u/rosecoloredgasmask
25
"Baby Dasher’s coat says 'NO'"

Via u/Fun_Understanding968
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26
"I have found these criminals right next to the doorway of the apartment I live in. I am considering calling the police."

Via u/UgurcanAnil
27
"She didnt open her eyes for almost a week after i found her"

Via u/ericissuperman
28
"Cheddar"

Via u/janybooboo
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29
"This seems like a reasonable perch"

Via u/SquishedPinkyToes
30
"I thought you all might like our current mama cat (Victoria) and her 8 little criminals!"

Via u/CatSeesEverything
31
"One of our ginger fosters!"

Via u/wanderingexmo
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32
"Criminally smol kitty just woke up."

Via u/netphilia
33
"Had to throw these criminals in a temporary holding cell while I cleaned out their playpen"

Via u/Vanityandwrath
34
"Hi! It me!"

Via u/barista-chan
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35
"PLEASE LOOK AT HIM"

Via u/hannalii
36
"I have a smol problem with my laptop..."

Via u/nuclear_herring
37
"Papaya’s crime is being half the size of the siblings in the orange foster litter but she makes up by being the smartest!"

Via u/cultureShocked5
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38
"My boss brought her litter of British Shorthair kittens to work yesterday"

Via u/rainbowcatnip
39
"Holly; my foster squish."

Via u/bleujeanbebe
40
"In prison for tiny crimes (actually just a vaccination appointment, but Beans let her thoughts be known.)"

Via u/seomke
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41
"I didn't realise my house was that cold"

Via u/angelacann
42
"Someone threw away this smol kitty so I took her in. Welcome to the family"

Via u/everysummertime_
43
"Apricot Feels Shame About Her Criminal Past"

Via u/GreenBrownies
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44
"Seatbelt was too big,so we improvised!"

Via u/Cats_are_happiness_2
45
"My SIL’s kitten, Pancake"

Via u/Oshinoke
46
"This is cinnamon, he is seven years old yet only 2 kilograms"

Via u/Upbeat-Country6150
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47
'"The same thing we do every night, Pinky."'

Via u/DangerousCake7993
48
"UPDATE: Baby"

Via u/hannalii
49
"my friend told me he’d fit very well in here."

Via u/mosassaur
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50
"Everyone needs to see baby Salem"

Via u/shelbyzieke