Emoji 13
mouse trap
Also known as bait, cheese, lure, mouse, mousetrap
A mousetrap, typically shown as a wooden base with a metal spring-loaded bar and a piece of cheese as bait.
Meaning
The mouse trap emoji depicts a snap trap used to catch mice. It is often used literally to discuss pest control or traps, and figuratively to suggest a lure, setup, or situation that catches someone by surprise.
Unicode name
Unicode defines this emoji as 'mouse trap'.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's design shows a brown wooden mousetrap with a silver metal spring bar and a wedge of yellow cheese as bait.
Google
Google's design depicts a wooden mousetrap with a metal snap bar and a yellow piece of cheese on the trigger.
Twitter
Twitter's Twemoji design shows a flat wooden mousetrap with a metal wire bar and a small yellow cheese bait.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🪤 mouse trap belong to?
🪤 mouse trap belongs to the objects category, which contains 268 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🪤 mouse trap?
🪤 mouse trap was added in Emoji 13. Its codepoint is U+1FAA4, made up of 1 code points.
