Hamster Emoji

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

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What does Hamster 🐹 mean?

Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Hamster emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include animal, face, pet.

Like the rest of the Animals & Nature category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. It's flexible enough to appear in casual texts, captions, or comments without feeling out of place. It's frequently used near emojis like Monkey Face and Monkey, which cover similar ground.

How to use Hamster 🐹 in a sentence

My favorite animal has always been the hamster 🐹
Spotted a hamster on our hike today 🐹
Sent my sister a random 🐹 for no reason and she loved it.
The kids wouldn't stop talking about the hamster they saw 🐹
Used 🐹🐶 as my profile picture for a week straight.

Hamster 🐹 in other languages

French

hamster

Mandarin

仓鼠

German

Hamster

Hindi

चूहे का चेहरा

Japanese

ハムスターの顔

Korean

햄스터 얼굴

Portuguese

rosto de hamster

Spanish

hámster

Russian

морда хомяка

Arabic

وجه حيوان الهمستر

Frequently asked questions

What does the Hamster 🐹 emoji mean?

Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Hamster emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include animal, face, pet.

How do people use the Hamster 🐹 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "My favorite animal has always been the hamster 🐹" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Can I download the Hamster 🐹 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Hamster as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.