What does ๐ Rat mean?
A grey rat with a long pink tail. In slang it points to a snitch or traitor, someone who rats out their friends. It also fits gym rats, mall rats and city life where rats are part of the scenery. Pet rat owners use it with real affection, and the Rat is the first animal of the Chinese zodiac, so it features in Lunar New Year greetings.
๐ Rat is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Example messages
๐ Rat on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Rat looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Rat emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :rat:.
When was the Rat emoji added?
๐ Rat was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Rat. The underlying code (U+1F400) 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.