Snail Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Snail ๐ mean?
Represents slowness โ literally or figuratively describing a slow process.
On most keyboards you'll find it grouped with the rest of the Animals & Nature emojis under Bugs, which makes it easy to browse similar options. It tends to read differently in a casual group chat than it would in a work message, so it's worth considering the audience before sending it. It's frequently used near emojis like Butterfly and Bug, which cover similar ground.
๐ก Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 0.6 (2010).
How to use Snail ๐ in a sentence
- My favorite animal has always been the snail ๐
- Spotted a snail on our hike today ๐
- Sent my sister a random ๐ for no reason and she loved it.
- The kids wouldn't stop talking about the snail they saw ๐
- Used ๐๐ as my profile picture for a week straight.
Snail ๐ in other languages
French
escargot
Mandarin
่็
German
Schnecke
Hindi
เคเฅเคเคเคพ
Japanese
ใใใคใใ
Korean
๋ฌํฝ์ด
Portuguese
caracol
Spanish
caracol
Russian
ัะปะธัะบะฐ
Arabic
ุญูุฒูู
Frequently asked questions
What does the Snail ๐ emoji mean?
Represents slowness โ literally or figuratively describing a slow process.
How do people use the Snail ๐ emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "My favorite animal has always been the snail ๐" 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 Snail ๐ emoji as an image?
Yes โ this page has buttons to download Snail 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 Snail ๐ emoji?
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 0.6 (2010).
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Cross-platform view of Snail ๐
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Snail looks across the most common platforms.
