Rat 🐀

Meaning

The Rat emoji 🐀 features a long-tailed, gray or brown rodent shown in full profile. It is often distinguished from the mouse emoji by its larger size, more prominent snout, and longer tail, representing the common urban or wild rat.

People use this emoji to discuss wildlife, pets, or laboratory science, but it is also frequently used metaphorically to label someone as a snitch, a traitor, or a "rat." It also appears in discussions about the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Rat or to describe messy or crowded city environments.

Keywords

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• Category: Animals - Nature
• Added: Oct 26, 2025