snail
snail meaning
A brown snail with a spiral shell. It represents slowness above all — snail mail, snail's pace — and that figurative use dominates. It also stands for the animal itself, for gardens where it is a pest, and for escargot.
Meaning
A brown snail with a spiral shell. It represents slowness above all — snail mail, snail's pace — and that figurative use dominates. It also stands for the animal itself, for gardens where it is a pest, and for escargot. It is used to complain about anything slow, from broadband to bureaucracy, and it does that job better than any other emoji.
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How to use it
- Broadband at an absolute snail's pace 🐌
- Snail mail, but at least it arrived 🐌
- They have eaten every single seedling 🐌
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
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | slak |
| አማርኛ | ቀንድ አውጣ |
| العربية | حلزون |
| অসমীয়া | শামুক |
| azərbaycan | ilbiz |
| башҡорт | ҡусҡар |
| беларуская | смоўж |
| български | охлюв |
| বাংলা | শামুক |
| bosanski | puž |
| català | cargol |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎡᎳᏆ |
| čeština | hlemýžď |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | улитка |
| Cymraeg | malwoden |
| Deutsch | Schnecke |
| dolnoserbšćina | slinik |
| Ελληνικά | σαλιγκάρι |
| English | snail |
| español | caracol |
| eesti | tigu |
| euskara | barraskiloa |
| فارسی | حلزون |
| suomi | etana |
| Filipino | kuhol |
| føroyskt | snigil |
| français | escargot |
| Gaeilge | seilide |
| Gàidhlig | seilcheag |
| galego | caracol |
| ગુજરાતી | ગોકળગાય |
| Hausa | dodon koɗi |
| עברית | חלזון |
| हिन्दी | घोंघा |
| hrvatski | puž |
| hornjoserbšćina | šlink |
| magyar | csiga |
| հայերեն | խխունջ |
| Indonesia | siput |
| íslenska | snigill |
| italiano | lumaca |
| 日本語 | かたつむり |
| Jawa | bekicot |
| ქართული | ლოკოკინა |
| қазақ тілі | ұлу |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ۇلۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | ខ្យង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬಸವನ ಹುಳು |
| 한국어 | 달팽이 |
| कोंकणी | गोगलगाय |
| кыргызча | үлүл |
| ລາວ | ຫອຍທາກ |
| lietuvių | sraigė |
| latviešu | gliemezis |
| македонски | полжав |
| മലയാളം | ഒച്ച് |
| монгол | эмгэн хумс |
| मराठी | गोगलगाय |
| Melayu | siput |
| မြန်မာ | ခရု |
| नेपाली | चिप्लेकिरा |
| Nederlands | slak |
| norsk | snegle |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଗେଣ୍ଡା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਘੋਗਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Snel |
| polski | ślimak |
| پښتو | شاپېټی |
| português | caracol |
| rumantsch | lindorna |
| română | melc |
| русский | улитка |
| سنڌي | سيپي |
| တႆး | ႁွႆတၢၵ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | ගොළුබෙල්ලා |
| slovenčina | slimák |
| slovenščina | polž |
| Soomaali | dixiri qolof leh |
| shqip | kërmill |
| српски | пуж |
| srpski | puž |
| svenska | snigel |
| Kiswahili | konokono |
| தமிழ் | நத்தை |
| తెలుగు | నత్త |
| ไทย | หอยทาก |
| ትግርኛ | ኣረነ |
| türkmen dili | ulitka |
| lea fakatonga | ʻelili |
| Türkçe | salyangoz |
| українська | равлик |
| اردو | گھونگھا |
| o‘zbek | shilliqqurt |
| Tiếng Việt | ốc sên |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ìgbín |
| 粵語 | 蝸牛 |
| 粤语 | 蜗牛 |
| 中文 | 蜗牛 |
| 繁體中文 | 蝸牛 |
| isiZulu | umnenke |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F40C
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :snail:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the snail emoji (🐌) mean?
- A brown snail with a spiral shell. It represents slowness above all — snail mail, snail's pace — and that figurative use dominates. It also stands for the animal itself, for gardens where it is a pest, and for escargot.
- How do you type the snail emoji?
- Copy the snail 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 snail emoji in?
- The snail emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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