turtle
turtle meaning
A turtle, green-shelled and plodding. It stands for slowness and patience — the tortoise who beats the hare — and for sea turtles, which are a major conservation symbol. Plastic pollution and straws in particular became a global campaign issue largely through images of injured sea turtles.
Meaning
A turtle, green-shelled and plodding. It stands for slowness and patience — the tortoise who beats the hare — and for sea turtles, which are a major conservation symbol. Plastic pollution and straws in particular became a global campaign issue largely through images of injured sea turtles. It is also a favourite for anyone moving at their own unhurried pace.
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How to use it
- Slow and steady wins the race 🐢
- Sea turtles and plastic straws, that is why the law changed 🐢
- Moving at turtle speed today 🐢
How it looks
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | waterskilpad |
| አማርኛ | ኤሊ |
| العربية | سلحفاة |
| অসমীয়া | কাছ |
| azərbaycan | tısbağa |
| башҡорт | ташбаҡа |
| беларуская | чарапаха |
| български | костенурка |
| বাংলা | কচ্ছপ |
| bosanski | kornjača |
| català | tortuga |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏓᎦᏏ |
| čeština | želva |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | тимӗр шапа |
| Cymraeg | crwban y môr |
| Deutsch | Schildkröte |
| dolnoserbšćina | nopawa |
| Ελληνικά | χελώνα |
| English | turtle |
| español | tortuga |
| eesti | kilpkonn |
| euskara | dortoka |
| فارسی | لاکپشت |
| suomi | kilpikonna |
| Filipino | pagong |
| føroyskt | skjaldbøka |
| français | tortue |
| Gaeilge | turtar |
| Gàidhlig | turtar |
| galego | tartaruga |
| ગુજરાતી | કાચબો |
| Hausa | ƙififfiya |
| עברית | צב |
| हिन्दी | कछुआ |
| hrvatski | kornjača |
| hornjoserbšćina | nopawa |
| magyar | teknős |
| հայերեն | կրիա |
| Indonesia | kura-kura |
| íslenska | skjaldbaka |
| italiano | tartaruga |
| 日本語 | カメ |
| Jawa | kura-kura |
| ქართული | კუ |
| қазақ тілі | тасбақа |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تاسباقا |
| ខ្មែរ | អណ្តើក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಆಮೆ |
| 한국어 | 거북이 |
| कोंकणी | कासव |
| кыргызча | ташбака |
| ລາວ | ເຕົ່າ |
| lietuvių | vėžlys |
| latviešu | bruņurupucis |
| македонски | желка |
| മലയാളം | ആമ |
| монгол | яст мэлхий |
| मराठी | कासव |
| Melayu | penyu |
| မြန်မာ | လိပ် |
| नेपाली | कछुवा |
| Nederlands | schildpad |
| norsk | skilpadde |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କଇଁଛ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕੱਛੂਕੁੰਮਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Tọ́tul |
| polski | żółw |
| پښتو | شمشتۍ |
| português | tartaruga |
| rumantsch | tartaruga |
| română | broască țestoasă |
| русский | черепаха |
| سنڌي | ڪمي |
| တႆး | တဝ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | ඉබ්බා |
| slovenčina | korytnačka |
| slovenščina | želva |
| Soomaali | qubo |
| shqip | breshkë |
| српски | корњача |
| srpski | kornjača |
| svenska | sköldpadda |
| Kiswahili | mzee kobe |
| தமிழ் | ஆமை |
| తెలుగు | తాబేలు |
| ไทย | เต่า |
| ትግርኛ | ጎብየ |
| türkmen dili | pyşdyl |
| lea fakatonga | fonu |
| Türkçe | kaplumbağa |
| українська | черепаха |
| اردو | کچھوا |
| o‘zbek | toshbaqa |
| Tiếng Việt | rùa |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Adaba |
| 粵語 | 海龜 |
| 粤语 | 海龟 |
| 中文 | 龟 |
| 繁體中文 | 烏龜 |
| isiZulu | ufudu |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F422
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :turtle:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the turtle emoji (🐢) mean?
- A turtle, green-shelled and plodding. It stands for slowness and patience — the tortoise who beats the hare — and for sea turtles, which are a major conservation symbol. Plastic pollution and straws in particular became a global campaign issue largely through images of injured sea turtles.
- How do you type the turtle emoji?
- Copy the turtle 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 turtle emoji in?
- The turtle emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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