Mouse Kaomoji

Mice, rats and hamsters drawn in text, from tiny tailed mice to chubby hamster cheeks. Tap one to copy.

Text mice are usually drawn from the side. In ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ the ᘛ at the left is the curl of the tail, ⁐ with two dots underneath is the body and little feet, ᕐ is a round ear and ᐷ is the pointed nose. The keyboard version <:3 )~ turns the same idea around: < is the snout, :3 is the eye and whiskered mouth, and ~ is the tail trailing behind. Hamsters are drawn face-on instead, with ᐢ ears and puffed cheeks. The syllabics mice need a font for Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, so a few older devices show boxes; the punctuation mice work everywhere. Picture versions, 🐭 🐁 🐀 🐹, are on the animal emoji page.

Side-On Mice

Side-On Mouse Kaomoji ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ

Built from Canadian syllabics, these read as a tiny mouse walking left to right.

Walking Mouse
Mouse Without Feet
Mouse Chasing a Crumb
Three Mice in a Row
Cat Stalking a Mouse
Keyboard Mice

Keyboard Mice With Tails

Typed with ordinary keys. The ~ tail gets longer the more you add.

Classic Mouse
Mouse With a Long Tail
Mouse Running Right
Mouse Running Left
Two Mice Nose to Nose
Mouse With a Pink Nose
Mouse Faces

Mouse Faces Head-On

Round ears on each side and whiskers made of = signs or a ᴥ snout.

Big-Eared Mouse
Whiskered Mouse
Mouse Peeking Over a Wall
Mouse Nibbling
Hamsters

Hamster Kaomoji

Hamsters get small ᐢ ears and the ₍ ₎ brackets read as full cheek pouches.

Hamster
Quiet Hamster
Teary Hamster
Happy Hamster
Hamster in Love
Frequently Asked Questions

Mouse Kaomoji, Answered

What does <:3 )~ mean?

It is a mouse seen from the side: < is the pointed nose, :3 is the eye and whiskery mouth, ) is the body and ~ is the tail. It is one of the oldest Western text mice and uses only keyboard characters.

What characters make up ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ?

ᘛ, ᕐ and ᐷ are Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, and ⁐ is the close-up punctuation mark U+2050 with a combining diaeresis below it for the feet. If any one of them is missing from the reader's font, the mouse shows as a box.

Is there a hamster kaomoji?

Yes. ₍ᐢ•ﻌ•ᐢ₎ is the common one: ᐢ are the small rounded ears and the subscript brackets ₍ ₎ make the face look wide, like cheeks full of food.

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