Rat Emoji
Animals
A side-profile depiction of a grey rat facing left, characterized by its long, thin tail, pointed snout, and rounded ears. It accurately captures the features of the common brown rat often found in urban environments.
Usage Context
Used to describe rodents, laboratory test subjects, or as a slang term for someone who is untrustworthy or a 'snitch.' It is frequently used in discussions about city life or paired with 🧀 when referencing classic cartoons.
History
The rat was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the Emoji 6.0 set. It was initially included to broaden the variety of animal icons available to users, following the established popularity of the smaller 🐭 which had been in digital circulation since the late 90s.
Details
Glyph
🐀
Unicode
U+1F400
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f400:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Animals
Subcategory animal-mammal
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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