๐Ÿน

๐Ÿน Emoji meaning

Pet, inner peace, hard work, endless routine, rodents.

๐Ÿน Meaning

I like you! This hamster face ๐Ÿน emoji represents the popular nocturnal rodent that is often kept as a pet for children. Usually symbolizing inner peace and contentment, it is often used in an affectionate tone. It expresses the ability to handle difficult situations and adapt to change. Sometimes it is used to describe someone who works hard or puts in a lot of effort, similar to a hamster running tirelessly in a wheel. Alternatively, it can represent someone who is stuck in an endless routine or feels like they are treading water. Besides hamsters, the emoji also symbolizes other rodents such as guinea pigs, chinchillas or similar animals. It is important to note that there is no full equivalent to the hamster emoji.

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Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji โ€œHamsterโ€ was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .

In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ animal

In the release of Emoji 12.0 and Unicode 12.0 in 2019 there was 1 change.

Emoji title renamed

Emoji title before

hamster face

Emoji title after

hamster

In the release of Emoji 11.0 and Unicode 11.0 in 2018 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords removed

- hamster face

In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ hamster face

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ face + hamster + pet

In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords removed

- hamster

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