🐹 Hamster

Code Points: U+1F439

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🐹 Emoji Meaning

The 🐹 Hamster emoji typically represents:

  • Literal hamsters: Referring to the small, furry rodent often kept as pets. This can include discussions about pet care, hamster behavior, or simply sharing pictures of hamsters.
  • Cuteness and fluffiness: Hamsters are often seen as adorable and cuddly, so the emoji can be used to express affection, happiness, or appreciation for something cute.
  • Stuffing one's cheeks: Hamsters are known for storing food in their cheek pouches. The emoji can therefore represent eating, enjoying food, or feeling full. It can also be used playfully to suggest someone is hoarding something.
  • Being busy or hardworking: Hamsters are often seen running on wheels, which can be interpreted as a symbol of busyness, activity, or tireless work. This meaning can be used both positively (to express productivity) or negatively (to suggest being overworked or overwhelmed).
  • Gaming context (specifically, Overwatch): The hamster emoji is associated with the character "Wrecking Ball" (also known as Hammond) from the video game Overwatch. Fans of the game often use the emoji to refer to the character or related gameplay strategies.

Hamster Emoji Images

Here is how Hamster emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Animal-Mammal Related Emoji

Here is a list of other emojis from the Animals & Nature category, Animal-Mammal subcategory: