Sloth Emoji

Animals

A cartoonish, brown-furred sloth hanging vertically from a branch, shown in profile with its long claws hooked firmly onto the wood.

Usage Context

Used to signal that someone is taking things slow, feeling sluggish, or struggling to get out of bed. It serves as a humorous contrast to the high-energy vibe of the 🏃 or ⚡ emojis, often used when admitting to a lazy weekend or a late arrival.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019, the sloth became a highly requested animal emoji as social media users sought a mascot for 'slow living' and the relatable struggle of chronic procrastination.

Details

Glyph

🦥

Unicode

U+1F9A5

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9a5:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDA5;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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