What does 💤 ZZZ mean?
A string of letter Zs, the cartoon symbol for snoring and sleep. It means going to bed, napping, feeling tired or being bored. It is common in goodnight messages and signals that you are off to rest. Unlike 😴, which shows a sleeping face, it is a simple, clear sleep symbol that fits any context.
💤 ZZZ is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (emotion symbols), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about comic, good, goodnight, night, sleep and sleeping.
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💤 ZZZ on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how ZZZ looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the ZZZ 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 :zzz:.
When was the ZZZ emoji added?
💤 ZZZ 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 ZZZ. The underlying code (U+1F4A4) 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.