Sloth 🦥
Usage snapshot:
- Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
- Appears in the Unicode block Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs.
History & usage: This emoji shows a sloth. It signals a slow pace, patience, or playful laziness in casual messages. In practice, you can use it in chat and social posts to convey taking it easy, delaying a plan, or light humor about busy days. It also appears in educational primers or illustrated primers about animal life, where the sloth helps readers connect a fact with a friendly image. For UI and status labels, it can accompany replies or updates about relaxed activities. Cross‑platform appearance can vary, so provide alt text like “sloth emoji.”
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F9A5 - General Category:
So - Age:
12.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A6 A5 - UTF-16:
D83E DDA5 - UTF-32:
0001F9A5 - HTML dec:
🦥 - HTML hex:
🦥 - JS escape:
\u{1F9A5} - Python \N{}:
\N{SLOTH} - Python \U:
\U0001F9A5 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A6%A5 - CSS escape:
\1F9A5
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F9A5 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🦥 (hex) or 🦥 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.