Mouse trap emoji meaning

The mouse trap emoji shows a simple mousetrap design, often with a piece of cheese as bait. This emoji may depict a traditional snap-style trap, commonly used to catch mice. Beyond its literal meaning, the mouse trap emoji can also represent the idea of traps in general, such as being cautious of problems, schemes, or challenges in life. It serves as a reminder of both the practical task of catching rodents and the figurative concept of avoiding tricky or dangerous situations.

The mouse trap emoji was approved in Unicode 13.0 and added in Emoji 13.0, see related proposal L2/19144