sloth Emoji
๐ฆฅ ยท U+1F9A5 ยท Emoji 12.0
What does the sloth emoji mean?
Laid-back and relaxed, the sloth emoji conveys a sense of sluggishness and leisure, literally representing a slow-moving arboreal mammal native to Central and South America, often used figuratively to express laziness or a carefree attitude, and in slang to describe someone who is sluggish or unmotivated, with its meaning also extending to a state of calmness and tranquility, inviting others to slow down and unwind.
sloth emoji examples
- just woke up and i'm already exhausted ๐ฆฅ
- no plans for the weekend except eating pizza and watching netflix ๐ฆฅ
How to copy the sloth emoji
To use the sloth emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9A5), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
sloth emoji on different platforms
How the sloth emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



sloth Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ฆฅ |
| Name | sloth |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F9A5 |
| Shortcode | :sloth: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 12.0 (2019) |
sloth Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F9A5, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :sloth:.
People also search for the sloth emoji as lazy, slow.