hamster
hamster meaning
A hamster's round face with puffed cheeks. It stands for the pet, for cuteness, and for the hamster wheel — the metaphor of running endlessly and getting nowhere, which is one of the most-used images for pointless work and burnout. That figurative sense is genuinely common.
Meaning
A hamster's round face with puffed cheeks. It stands for the pet, for cuteness, and for the hamster wheel — the metaphor of running endlessly and getting nowhere, which is one of the most-used images for pointless work and burnout. That figurative sense is genuinely common. It is also a fixture of the internet's vast appetite for small round animals.
Trend over time
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How to use it
- On the hamster wheel again 🐹
- Cheeks full of food, no shame 🐹
- First pet, still the best 🐹
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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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | hamstergesig |
| አማርኛ | ሚጢጢ አይጥ ፊት |
| العربية | وجه حيوان الهمستر |
| অসমীয়া | হামষ্টাৰ |
| azərbaycan | dağsiçanı |
| башҡорт | алйырҙан |
| беларуская | пыска хамяка |
| български | хамстер |
| বাংলা | হ্যামস্টার |
| bosanski | hrčak |
| català | hàmster |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏎᎳᏈᏏ ᏗᎧᏃᏗᎢ |
| čeština | hlava křečka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | арлан пуҫӗ |
| Cymraeg | wyneb bochdew |
| Deutsch | Hamster |
| dolnoserbšćina | głowa zemcygarja |
| Ελληνικά | χάμστερ |
| English | hamster |
| español | hámster |
| eesti | hamster |
| euskara | hamsterra |
| فارسی | همستر |
| suomi | hamsteri |
| Filipino | hamster |
| føroyskt | hamstaraandlit |
| français | hamster |
| Gaeilge | aghaidh hamstair |
| Gàidhlig | hamstair |
| galego | hámster |
| ગુજરાતી | હેમ્સ્ટર |
| Hausa | dabbar hamster |
| עברית | אוגר |
| हिन्दी | चूहे का चेहरा |
| hrvatski | hrčak |
| hornjoserbšćina | hłowa žurka |
| magyar | hörcsögfej |
| հայերեն | գերմանամուկ |
| Indonesia | hamster |
| íslenska | hamstur |
| italiano | criceto |
| 日本語 | ハムスターの顔 |
| Jawa | hamster |
| ქართული | ზაზუნას სახე |
| қазақ тілі | алақоржынның беті |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | الاقورجىننىڭ بەتى |
| ខ្មែរ | សត្វកកេរ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ಸ್ಟರ್ |
| 한국어 | 햄스터 얼굴 |
| कोंकणी | हॅमस्टर |
| кыргызча | хомяктын башы |
| ລາວ | ໂຕແຮມສະເຕີ |
| lietuvių | žiurkėno snukutis |
| latviešu | kāmis |
| македонски | ‘рчко |
| മലയാളം | ഹാംസ്റ്റർ മുഖം |
| монгол | үхэр зусгийн толгой |
| मराठी | मोठ्या घुशीचा चेहरा |
| Melayu | hamster |
| မြန်မာ | မြီးတိုပါးတွဲကြွက်ရုပ် |
| नेपाली | ह्याम्सटर |
| Nederlands | hamster |
| norsk | hamster |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ହାମଷ୍ଟର୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਹੈਮਸਟਰ ਦਾ ਚਿਹਰਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Bíg Rat Wé Im Nem Na Hámsta |
| polski | głowa chomika |
| پښتو | موش خرما |
| português | rosto de hamster |
| rumantsch | raspun |
| română | hamster |
| русский | морда хомяка |
| سنڌي | ڪوئي مهانڊو |
| တႆး | ၼူႁႅမ်းသတႃႇ |
| සිංහල | හැම්ස්ටර් මුහුණ |
| slovenčina | škrečok |
| slovenščina | hrček |
| Soomaali | jiir booge |
| shqip | fytyrë brejtësi |
| српски | лице хрчка |
| srpski | lice hrčka |
| svenska | hamsteransikte |
| Kiswahili | uso wa buku |
| தமிழ் | வெள்ளெலி முகம் |
| తెలుగు | చిట్టెలుక ముఖం |
| ไทย | หนูแฮมสเตอร์ |
| ትግርኛ | ክሪቸቶ |
| türkmen dili | homýak |
| lea fakatonga | kumā-feti |
| Türkçe | hamster |
| українська | хомʼяк |
| اردو | ہیمسٹر |
| o‘zbek | oʻgmaxon |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt hamster |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Oju Eku Oko |
| 粵語 | 倉鼠臉 |
| 粤语 | 仓鼠脸 |
| 中文 | 仓鼠 |
| 繁體中文 | 倉鼠 |
| isiZulu | i-hamster |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F439
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :hamster: :hamster_face:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the hamster emoji (🐹) mean?
- A hamster's round face with puffed cheeks. It stands for the pet, for cuteness, and for the hamster wheel — the metaphor of running endlessly and getting nowhere, which is one of the most-used images for pointless work and burnout. That figurative sense is genuinely common.
- How do you type the hamster emoji?
- Copy the hamster 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 hamster emoji in?
- The hamster emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.