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🐌 Snail Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Presenting the slow-moving snail with spiral shell, representing patience and taking things slowly.
When to Use
Use for expressing slowness, patience, or 'snail mail' references.
Example Usage
- “Taking it slow 🐌”
- “Snail mail 🐌”
- “No rush 🐌”
Popular Combinations
🐌📬
Snail mail
🐌🏠
Home on back
🐌🌧️
Rainy day snail
How Snail looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🐌 mean in a text message?▼
Presenting the slow-moving snail with spiral shell, representing patience and taking things slowly. Use for expressing slowness, patience, or 'snail mail' references. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Is 🐌 used as slang or with hidden meanings?▼
Some animal and nature emoji have picked up slang meanings on social media. For example, 🐍 can mean "sneaky person" and 🍑 has well-known double meanings. The Snail emoji is primarily used for its literal meaning, but always consider context.
When was 🐌 added to the emoji standard?▼
Animal and nature emoji have been added across many Unicode versions. New animals are proposed to the Unicode Consortium each year, and each must go through a formal review process before being approved. Check the "Added" field above for the specific Unicode version.
What is the shortcode for 🐌?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:snail:` to insert the Snail emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f40c
Category
Animals & Nature
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:snail:Keywords
slowanimalshell
When to Use 🐌 Snail
Use for expressing slowness, patience, or 'snail mail' references.
- •Send 🐌 when you want to express or reference "snail" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🐌 in conversations about slow or animal to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🐌 Snail on social media posts, stories, or comments related to snail
- •Combine 🐌 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about slow, animal, shell
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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