Sloth Emoji

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

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What does Sloth 🦥 mean?

Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Sloth emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include lazy, slow.

Like the rest of the Animals & Nature category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. It's flexible enough to appear in casual texts, captions, or comments without feeling out of place. It's frequently used near emojis like Monkey Face and Monkey, which cover similar ground.

💡 Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 12 (2019).

How to use Sloth 🦥 in a sentence

The kids wouldn't stop talking about the sloth they saw 🦥
Used 🦥 as my profile picture for a week straight.
This documentary about the sloth was oddly fascinating 🦥
Saw a 🦥 at the zoo this weekend.
My favorite animal has always been the sloth 🦥

Sloth 🦥 in other languages

French

paresseux

Mandarin

树懒

German

Faultier

Hindi

आलस्य

Japanese

ナマケモノ

Korean

나무늘보

Portuguese

preguiça

Spanish

perezoso

Russian

ленивец

Arabic

كسلان

Frequently asked questions

What does the Sloth 🦥 emoji mean?

Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Sloth emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include lazy, slow.

How do people use the Sloth 🦥 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "The kids wouldn't stop talking about the sloth they saw 🦥" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Can I download the Sloth 🦥 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Sloth as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.

Is there anything notable about the history of the Sloth 🦥 emoji?

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 12 (2019).