Hamster Emoji

Animals

A cartoonish, circular face of a hamster. It features small round ears, pink cheeks, and two prominent front teeth, capturing the look of the popular, palm-sized rodent.

Usage Context

Widely used to discuss pet care, emphasize something small and cute, or denote a sense of busyness, like a hamster running on a wheel. It often appears in conversations about animal lovers or when sharing photos of domestic pets alongside 🐱 or 🐰.

History

The hamster was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0. Its inclusion reflects the global popularity of keeping hamsters as small, low-maintenance pets, a trend that saw a major rise in urban households during the late 20th century.

Details

Glyph

🐹

Unicode

U+1F439

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f439:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC39;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

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