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

&#xD83D;&#xDC00;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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