'If I fits, I meme': 24 cats that squeeze into your heart and empty boxes

Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor

Jul 27, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

There are a few universal cat truths: they fear cucumbers, they knock things off tables for sport - and if they fits, they sits. Doesn't matter if it's a cardboard box, a salad bowl, a shoe, or the lid of a pot that hasn't been seen since 2011. If the space looks vaguely cat-sized (or not even close), a feline will attempt entry with the confidence of a seasoned contortionist and the chaos of a gremlin.

This strange, squishy behavior has gifted us one of the most beloved cat meme genres of all time: cats in boxes. But not just boxes - this phenomenon transcends container type. Laundry baskets? Absolutely. Fruit bowls? Even better. Puzzle boxes full of actual puzzle pieces? Irresistible.

And that's why "If I fits, I sits" isn't just a meme - it's a lifestyle. A mindset. A purrfession of faith in the absurd flexibility of cats and their ability to make the least logical space into a throne.

So here it is: 24 of the fittest, funniest feline memes that squeeze into your heart (and absolutely ruin that empty Amazon box).

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via @CatMemes
“If it doesn't fit, I still try. Because when I try, I fits. So if it doesn't fit, I sits, and then I fits. Cat can only fits, so I sits.”
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via ICANHASCHEEZBURGER.COM
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via @hometoursandotherstuff
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via ICANHASCHEEZBURGER.COM
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via MODERNCAT.COM
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via ICANHASCHEEZBURGER.COM
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via @CatMemes
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via @CatMemes
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via MODERNCAT.COM
Cats will truly fit everywhere. Are they liquid? They might be. But does it make them leak right into our hearts? Definitely yes. We don't care where cats fit or not, because they always fit into our hearts.
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via knowyourmeme.com
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via www.iLikeitFunny.com
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via @peachismose
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via knowyourmeme.com
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via @happycatlovers
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via ICANHASCHEEZBURGER.COM
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via ICANHASCHEEZBURGER.COM
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via @Britneydortiz
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via @simplydalektable
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via @ShouldHaveCat
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via @CATBRAINCELL
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via @nocontextscats
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via @SpaceCatMemes
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via @WholesomeMeme
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via knowyourmeme.com

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'If I fits, I meme': 24 cats that squeeze into your heart and empty boxes

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