What does 🐢 Turtle mean?
A green turtle with a domed shell, walking slowly. It is the classic symbol of slowness and patience, from “slow and steady wins the race” to painfully slow internet. People also use it for being shy and retreating into their shell. Sea turtle conservation, beach holidays and fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bring it out too. It covers tortoises as well.
🐢 Turtle is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (reptiles & dinosaurs), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, terrapin and tortoise.
Example messages
🐢 Turtle on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Turtle looks on each platform.
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Turtle emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Turtle emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🐢 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :turtle:.
When was the Turtle emoji added?
🐢 Turtle was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🐢 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Turtle. The underlying code (U+1F422) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.