What does ๐น Hamster mean?
A round hamster face with chubby cheeks. Its biggest use is for stuffing your face, just as hamsters pack food into their cheek pouches. It is also simply adorable, perfect for cute or apologetic messages. The hamster wheel stands for an endless routine where you run hard but get nowhere, so it pops up in complaints about work weeks that never end.
๐น Hamster is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, face and pet.
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๐น Hamster on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hamster looks on each platform.
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Hamster emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Hamster emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐น is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :hamster:.
When was the Hamster emoji added?
๐น Hamster was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐น look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Hamster. The underlying code (U+1F439) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.