computer mouse
computer mouse meaning
A computer mouse. It stands for pointing, clicking and the desktop era. It is one of the great naming stories in computing: it is called a mouse because of the cord, which looked like a tail — and now that almost all of them are wireless, the name has comprehensively outlived its own explanation.
Meaning
A computer mouse. It stands for pointing, clicking and the desktop era. It is one of the great naming stories in computing: it is called a mouse because of the cord, which looked like a tail — and now that almost all of them are wireless, the name has comprehensively outlived its own explanation. Nobody has renamed it, and nobody ever will.
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How to use it
- Named for the cord, which looked like a tail 🖱️
- Wireless now, so the name makes no sense 🖱️
- Click, drag, done 🖱️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | rekenaarmuis |
| አማርኛ | የኮምፒውተር መዳፊት |
| العربية | ماوس |
| অসমীয়া | কম্পিউটাৰ মাউচ |
| azərbaycan | kompüter siçanı |
| башҡорт | компьютер сысҡаны |
| беларуская | камп’ютарная мыш |
| български | компютърна мишка |
| বাংলা | কম্পিউটারের মাউস |
| bosanski | miš za računar |
| català | ratolí d’ordinador |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᏕᏥ |
| čeština | počítačová myš |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | компьютер шӑшийӗ |
| Cymraeg | llygoden gyfrifiadurol |
| Deutsch | Computermaus |
| dolnoserbšćina | muška |
| Ελληνικά | ποντίκι υπολογιστή |
| English | computer mouse |
| español | ratón de ordenador |
| eesti | arvutihiir |
| euskara | ordenagailuko sagua |
| فارسی | موشواره |
| suomi | tietokoneen hiiri |
| Filipino | computer mouse |
| føroyskt | teldumús |
| français | souris d’ordinateur |
| Gaeilge | luchóg ríomhaire |
| Gàidhlig | luchag |
| galego | rato de ordenador |
| ગુજરાતી | કમ્પ્યુટર માઉસ |
| Hausa | linzamin kwamfuta |
| עברית | עכבר למחשב |
| हिन्दी | माउस |
| hrvatski | računalni miš |
| hornjoserbšćina | myška |
| magyar | számítógépes egér |
| հայերեն | համակարգչի մկնիկ |
| Indonesia | mouse komputer |
| íslenska | tölvumús |
| italiano | mouse |
| 日本語 | マウス |
| Jawa | mouse komputer |
| ქართული | მაუსი |
| қазақ тілі | тінтуір |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءتىنتۋىر |
| ខ្មែរ | ម៉ៅ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಮೌಸ್ |
| 한국어 | 컴퓨터 마우스 |
| कोंकणी | संगणक मावस |
| кыргызча | компьютер чычканы |
| ລາວ | ເມົາສ໌ຄອມພິວເຕີ |
| lietuvių | kompiuterio pelė |
| latviešu | datorpele |
| македонски | глувче за компјутер |
| മലയാളം | കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ മൗസ് |
| монгол | компьютерийн хулгана |
| मराठी | संगणकाचा माऊस |
| Melayu | tetikus komputer |
| မြန်မာ | ကွန်ပျူတာမောက်စ် |
| नेपाली | कम्प्युटर माउस |
| Nederlands | computermuis |
| norsk | datamus |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କମ୍ପ୍ୟୁଟର୍ ମାଉସ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਮਾਊਸ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kọmpútá Maus |
| polski | mysz komputerowa |
| پښتو | د کمپیوټر موږک |
| português | mouse |
| rumantsch | mieur dal computer |
| română | maus |
| русский | мышка |
| سنڌي | ڪمپيوٽر مائوس |
| တႆး | ၼူၶွမ်း |
| සිංහල | පරිගණක මූසිකය |
| slovenčina | počítačová myš |
| slovenščina | računalniška miška |
| Soomaali | mawska koombuyuutarka |
| shqip | miu i kompjuterit |
| српски | рачунарски миш |
| srpski | računarski miš |
| svenska | datormus |
| Kiswahili | kipanya cha kompyuta |
| தமிழ் | கணினி மவுஸ் |
| తెలుగు | కంప్యూటర్ మౌస్ |
| ไทย | เมาส์ |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ኮምፒተር ማውስ |
| türkmen dili | kompýuteriň syçanjygy |
| lea fakatonga | kumā fakakomipiuta |
| Türkçe | bilgisayar faresi |
| українська | комп’ютерна миша |
| اردو | کمپیوٹر ماؤس |
| o‘zbek | kompyuter sichqonchasi |
| Tiếng Việt | chuột máy tính |
| Èdè Yorùbá | máòsì kọ̀npútà |
| 粵語 | 電腦滑鼠 |
| 粤语 | 电脑滑鼠 |
| 中文 | 电脑鼠标 |
| 繁體中文 | 滑鼠 |
| isiZulu | isilawuli sekhompyutha |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F5B1 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :computer_mouse:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the computer mouse emoji (🖱️) mean?
- A computer mouse. It stands for pointing, clicking and the desktop era. It is one of the great naming stories in computing: it is called a mouse because of the cord, which looked like a tail — and now that almost all of them are wireless, the name has comprehensively outlived its own explanation.
- How do you type the computer mouse emoji?
- Copy the computer mouse emoji 🖱️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the computer mouse emoji in?
- The computer mouse emoji belongs to the Objects category.