Emoji
(SNAIL): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji
(SNAIL), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji SNAIL
- Unicode Name
- SNAIL
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1F40C
- Category
- Animals & Nature
- Subcategory
- animal-bug
- Slug
- snail
Meaning and description of emoticon 🐌
The 🐌 emoji depicts a snail with a coiled shell. In Unicode it is classified under Animals & Nature.
🐌 is a snail with a spiral shell. In chats it conveys slowness, unhurriedness, and a nature or garden theme. Often paired with 🌿, 🍃, 🌧. Fitting when showing a calm pace, mindfulness, or joking about "snail speed." On a deeper level, the snail represents carrying your home always with you and moving without haste.
Usage Examples 🐌
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :snail: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :snail: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :snail: | |
| HTML Dec | 🐌 | |
| HTML Hex | 🐌 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F40C"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001F40C | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83D\uDC0C | |
| Perl | \x{1F40C} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F40C} | |
| Punycode | xn--3n8h | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%90%8C | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F 90 8C |