sloth
sloth meaning
A sloth, added in Emoji 12. 0. It represents slowness, laziness and taking things very gently — and it has been embraced enthusiastically as a mood, the patron animal of doing nothing at all. It is one of the most affectionately used animal emoji.
Meaning
A sloth, added in Emoji 12.0. It represents slowness, laziness and taking things very gently — and it has been embraced enthusiastically as a mood, the patron animal of doing nothing at all. It is one of the most affectionately used animal emoji. Sloths move slowly to conserve energy on a low-nutrition diet, which their fans point out in their defence.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Sloth
How to use it
- Weekend energy 🦥
- Moving at exactly one speed today 🦥
- Doing nothing, doing it well 🦥
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | luidier |
| አማርኛ | ስንፍና |
| العربية | كسلان |
| অসমীয়া | শ্ল’থ |
| azərbaycan | tənbəl |
| башҡорт | ялҡау маймыл |
| беларуская | лянівец |
| български | ленивец |
| বাংলা | স্লথ |
| bosanski | ljenivac |
| català | peresós |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵ ᎦᎴᎩ |
| čeština | lenochod |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кахал |
| Cymraeg | diogyn |
| Deutsch | Faultier |
| dolnoserbšćina | gnilawa |
| Ελληνικά | βραδύπους |
| English | sloth |
| español | perezoso |
| eesti | laiskloom |
| euskara | nagia |
| فارسی | تنبل |
| suomi | laiskiainen |
| Filipino | Sloth |
| føroyskt | letidýr |
| français | paresseux |
| Gaeilge | spadán |
| Gàidhlig | lunndaire-craoibhe |
| galego | preguiceiro |
| ગુજરાતી | સ્લૉથ |
| Hausa | dabba mai kasala |
| עברית | עצלן |
| हिन्दी | आलस्य |
| hrvatski | ljenjivac |
| hornjoserbšćina | lěniwc |
| magyar | lajhár |
| հայերեն | համրուկ |
| Indonesia | kungkang |
| íslenska | letidýr |
| italiano | bradipo |
| 日本語 | ナマケモノ |
| Jawa | sloth |
| ქართული | ზარმაცა |
| қазақ тілі | жалқау аң |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | جالقاۋ اڭ |
| ខ្មែរ | ស្លុដ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸೋಮಾರಿ |
| 한국어 | 나무늘보 |
| कोंकणी | स्लोथ |
| кыргызча | жалкоо айбан |
| ລາວ | ໂຕສະລັອດ |
| lietuvių | tinginys |
| latviešu | sliņķis |
| македонски | мрзливец |
| മലയാളം | തേവാങ്ക് |
| монгол | залхууч |
| मराठी | स्लॉथ |
| Melayu | sloth |
| မြန်မာ | မျောက်မောင်းမ |
| नेपाली | स्लथ |
| Nederlands | luiaard |
| norsk | dovendyr |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସ୍ଲୋଥ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸਲੌਥ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Lézí Animọl Wé Im Nem Na Slot |
| polski | leniwiec |
| پښتو | دجنوبي امريکا ژوى |
| português | preguiça |
| rumantsch | smarschun |
| română | leneș |
| русский | ленивец |
| سنڌي | سلوٿ |
| တႆး | သလွတ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | අලස |
| slovenčina | leňoch |
| slovenščina | lenivec |
| Soomaali | wahsi |
| shqip | majmun i Bengalit |
| српски | лењивац |
| srpski | lenjivac |
| svenska | sengångare |
| Kiswahili | slothi |
| தமிழ் | அசையாக்கரடி |
| తెలుగు | దేవాంగిపిల్లి |
| ไทย | สลอธ |
| ትግርኛ | ስሎዝ |
| türkmen dili | leniwes |
| lea fakatonga | pea-fakapikopiko |
| Türkçe | tembel hayvan |
| українська | лінивець |
| اردو | سلاتھ |
| o‘zbek | yalqov |
| Tiếng Việt | con lười |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àsẹ́wó |
| 粵語 | 樹獺 |
| 粤语 | 树獭 |
| 中文 | 树懒 |
| 繁體中文 | 樹懶 |
| isiZulu | i-sloth |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9A5
- Emoji version
- 12
- Shortcodes
- :sloth:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the sloth emoji (🦥) mean?
- A sloth, added in Emoji 12. 0. It represents slowness, laziness and taking things very gently — and it has been embraced enthusiastically as a mood, the patron animal of doing nothing at all. It is one of the most affectionately used animal emoji.
- How do you type the sloth emoji?
- Copy the sloth emoji 🦥 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the sloth emoji in?
- The sloth emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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