hamster Emoji
🐹 · U+1F439 · Emoji 0.6
What does the hamster emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Cuteness and playfulness are conveyed by the hamster emoji, which literally represents a small, furry, rodent-like mammal often kept as a pet, and is also used figuratively to express someone being adorable or silly, or slangily to describe a person who is energetic or restless, with some users employing it to represent a glutton or someone who overindulges, especially in eating.
How the hamster emoji is used
Texting and social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are where the hamster emoji is frequently used, often in captions or comments to add a lighthearted or humorous tone, with younger generations and women more likely to use it, and its tone can range from affectionate to sarcastic depending on the context, while on platforms like Twitter it may be used to express excitement or eagerness.
hamster emoji examples
- just got a new hamster and I'm obsessed 🐹
- you're such a hamster always eating snacks 🐹
How to copy the hamster emoji
To use the hamster emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F439), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
hamster emoji on different platforms
How the hamster emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
hamster Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🐹 |
| Name | hamster |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F439 |
| Shortcode | :hamster: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
hamster Emoji FAQ
Cuteness and playfulness are conveyed by the hamster emoji, which literally represents a small, furry, rodent-like mammal often kept as a pet, and is also used figuratively to express someone being adorable or silly, or slangily to describe a person who is energetic or restless, with some users employing it to represent a glutton or someone who overindulges, especially in eating.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🐹 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F439, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :hamster:.
People also search for the hamster emoji as animal, face, pet.