A friendly, cartoon-styled face of a hamster—a small rodent often kept as a pet—looking straight ahead. Generally depicted as a brown-and-white faced hamster with whiskers, a pink nose, puffy cheeks, and large, round, pink ears, sometimes with a buck tooth.
Often used with an affectionate tone. May be used to represent a gerbil, guinea pig, chinchilla, or related animals. Does not have a full-bodied hamster emoji counterpart.
Not to be confused with 🐭 Mouse Face.
Microsoft’s hamster was previously gray.
Hamster was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name “Hamster Face” and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
The "🐹" emote or "Hamster" emote is a small image of a hamster, often used in online communication to express cuteness, playfulness, or affection. It can be used alone or as part of a larger message or conversation.
- Silliness & Playfulness:
"Sometimes I make silly faces at my hamster just to see its reaction. 🐹" - Admiration & Amazement:
"Wow, this hamster can run so fast on its wheel! 🐹" - Trust & Loyalty:
"My hamster trusts me to take care of it, and I am loyal to it in return. 🐹"
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