Mouse trap emoji 🪤
🪤 is the mouse trap: a wooden snap trap with cheese. It means traps — “it’s a trap!”, bait, a setup you saw coming — and pest problems at home.
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What the mouse trap 🪤 emoji means
🪤 is the mouse trap: a wooden snap trap with cheese. It means traps — “it’s a trap!”, bait, a setup you saw coming — and pest problems at home. In some music scenes it is a nod to trap music. Added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Related: 🐭 mouse, 🐀 rat, 🧀 cheese, ⚠️ on the hazard symbols page, 🪝 hook.
Unicode name: mouse trap · U+1FAA4 · Emoji 13.0 (2020) · group: Objects.
How people use it
- It’s a trap: bait, setups
- Pests: mice at home
- Trap music: genre nods
- Cartoons: Tom and Jerry
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| mouse trapU+1FAA4 | Trap | |
| mouse faceU+1F42D | Mouse | |
| cheese wedgeU+1F9C0 | Bait | |
| warningU+26A0 U+FE0F | Caution | |
| hookU+1FA9D | Hooked |
Questions people ask
What does 🪤 mean?
A trap — bait, a setup, or an actual mouse problem.
When was 🪤 added?
2020, Emoji 13.0.
What does 🪤 mean from a guy?
He smells a setup, or a trap music reference.
What does the mouse trap emoji mean?
The mouse trap emoji 🪤 usually shows a wooden trap with a metal bar. People use it to say they feel caught, cornered, or stuck in a situation. It can also mean you suspect someone is setting you up.
What is the trapped emoji?
The mouse trap emoji 🪤 can mean being trapped in a situation, feeling stuck, or warning someone about a trap they are about to walk into.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
