Snail 🐌
Quick answer
A snail. Slowness, patience, and slow internet.
Tap the emoji to copy it, then paste it anywhere.
Key facts
- Category
- Animals & nature
- Subgroup
- Bugs
- Unicode
- U+1F40C
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Year added
- 2010
- Shortcode
:snail:
Snail 🐌: Meaning
A snail.
Slowness, patience, and slow internet.
🐌 Snail is an emoji in the Animals & nature category, under “Bugs”. It became part of the emoji standard with Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
People also find it by searching animal, escargot, garden, nature, slug.
How to use 🐌 Snail
Bug emojis show insects and small creatures. Bees and butterflies are cute; spiders and cockroaches signal “yikes”.
Example messages
- First butterfly of the season 🐌
- There’s a spider in the bathroom 🐌
🐌 compared with similar emojis
Codes for developers
| Copy emoji | 🐌 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F40C | |
| HTML (hex) | 🐌 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🐌 | |
| CSS | \1F40C | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F40C} | |
| JavaScript (UTF-16) | \uD83D\uDC0C | |
| Python | \U0001F40C | |
| URL | %F0%9F%90%8C | |
| GitHub | :snail: | |
| Slack / Discord | :snail: |
Technical details
- Type
- Single character
- Code points
- 1
- UTF-16
- 2
- UTF-8
- 4 bytes
| 🐌 | U+1F40C | Snail |
History and device support
🐌 was added to the emoji standard in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original set from Japanese mobile carriers, added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It includes the classic faces, hearts, weather, food, and objects that made emoji popular.
It is supported on practically every phone, tablet, and computer in use today, including iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac. Each platform draws it in its own style, so it can look slightly different on Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and WhatsApp.
How to type it
- WindowsPress Windows + . (period) and search “snail”.
- MacPress Control + Command + Space and search “snail”.
- iPhone · AndroidOpen the emoji keyboard and search “snail”.
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Name in other languages
- EnglishSnail
- EspañolCaracol
- PortuguêsCaracol
- FrançaisEscargot
- DeutschSchnecke
- ItalianoLumaca
- NederlandsSlak
- РусскийУлитка
- УкраїнськаРавлик
- PolskiŚlimak
- TürkçeSalyangoz
- العربيةحلزون
- فارسیحلزون
- اردوگھونگھا
- עבריתחלזון
- हिन्दीघोंघा
- বাংলাশামুক
- தமிழ்நத்தை
- తెలుగునత్త
- मराठीगोगलगाय
- Bahasa IndonesiaSiput
- Bahasa MelayuSiput
- Tiếng ViệtỐc sên
- ไทยหอยทาก
- FilipinoKuhol
- 日本語かたつむり
- 한국어달팽이
- 简体中文蜗牛
- 繁體中文蝸牛
- KiswahiliKonokono
Questions and answers
What does the 🐌 Snail emoji mean?
A snail. Slowness, patience, and slow internet.
How do I copy and paste the Snail emoji?
Tap or click the large 🐌 at the top of this page to copy it, then paste it with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V, or a long press.
How do I type the Snail emoji on a computer?
Press Windows + . (period) and search “snail”. Press Control + Command + Space and search “snail”. Open the emoji keyboard and search “snail”.
When was the Snail emoji added?
The Snail emoji was added with Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
What is the Unicode for 🐌?
The Snail emoji is U+1F40C in Unicode. In HTML, write 🐌.
Which category is the Snail emoji in?
🐌 Snail is in the Animals & nature category, in the “Bugs” subgroup, together with 16 other emojis.
Which emojis are similar to 🐌?
Emojis similar to 🐌 Snail include 🦋 Butterfly, Monarch butterfly, 🐛 Bug, 🐜 Ant.
What is the Snail emoji called in other languages?
In other languages it is called Caracol (Español), Escargot (Français), Schnecke (Deutsch), घोंघा (हिन्दी), حلزون (العربية), かたつむり (日本語).
How many characters is the 🐌 emoji?
🐌 is made of 1 Unicode code point(s). It counts as 2 characters in X (Twitter) and JavaScript, and takes 4 bytes in UTF-8.
What is the official name of 🐌?
Its official Unicode CLDR short name is “snail”. Screen readers read this name aloud, and emoji keyboards use it for search.
What words are associated with 🐌?
Its official keywords are animal, escargot, garden, nature, slug. Typing any of them in an emoji keyboard search usually finds 🐌.
Can I use 🐌 on Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok?
Yes. 🐌 is a standard Unicode emoji, so it works in posts, comments, bios, and messages on Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, X, Snapchat, and Discord.
What is the difference between 🐌 and 🦋?
🐌 Snail: A snail. 🦋 Butterfly: A butterfly.
Does 🐌 look the same on every phone?
No. It is the same character with the same meaning, but Apple and Google draw it differently, so it may look a little different to the person you send it to.
What is the shortcode for Snail?
In apps like Slack, Discord, and GitHub, type :snail: to insert 🐌.
Does 🐌 work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. It has been part of the emoji standard since Emoji 0.6 (2010), so all current iPhones, Android phones, Windows, and Mac computers support it.
Can I download the Snail emoji as PNG or SVG?
Yes. Use the download box on this page to save 🐌 in Twemoji, Noto, or OpenMoji style as PNG, WebP, or SVG, from 32 to 1024 pixels.