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🐢 Turtle Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
That classic green sea turtle swimming gracefully, symbolizing patience, longevity, and the wisdom of taking things slow. Sea turtles can live over 100 years and migrate thousands of miles across oceans using Earth's magnetic field as a GPS. People use it for ocean conservation discussions, "slow and steady" encouragement, and Hawaiian culture where turtles (honu) are sacred.
When to Use
Use for patience, taking things slow, beach/ocean content, or expressing steady progress.
Example Usage
- “Slow and steady 🐢”
- “Taking my time 🐢”
- “Ocean life 🐢”
Popular Combinations
🐢🏆
Slow and steady wins
🐢🌊
Sea turtle
🐢💚
Turtle love
How Turtle looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
Did You Know?
Samsung's 🐢 turtle emoji faced the viewer head-on until 2018, looking more like a startled green face than a turtle. It was redesigned to show a side profile.
Related Emojis
Platform Comparison
This emoji may look different depending on your device:
Microsoft
Microsoft's turtle faced right while most other vendors' turtles face left, making cross-platform conversations look inconsistent when used for directional context.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🐢 mean in a text message?▼
That classic green sea turtle swimming gracefully, symbolizing patience, longevity, and the wisdom of taking things slow. Sea turtles can live over 100 years and migrate thousands of miles across oceans using Earth's magnetic field as a GPS. People use it for ocean conservation discussions, "slow and steady" encouragement, and Hawaiian culture where turtles (honu) are sacred. Use for patience, taking things slow, beach/ocean content, or expressing steady progress. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Is 🐢 used as slang or with hidden meanings?▼
Some animal and nature emoji have picked up slang meanings on social media. For example, 🐍 can mean "sneaky person" and 🍑 has well-known double meanings. The Turtle emoji is primarily used for its literal meaning, but always consider context.
When was 🐢 added to the emoji standard?▼
Animal and nature emoji have been added across many Unicode versions. New animals are proposed to the Unicode Consortium each year, and each must go through a formal review process before being approved. Check the "Added" field above for the specific Unicode version.
What is the shortcode for 🐢?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:turtle:` to insert the Turtle emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f422
Category
Animals & Nature
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:turtle:Keywords
animalslownaturetortoise
When to Use 🐢 Turtle
Use for patience, taking things slow, beach/ocean content, or expressing steady progress.
- •Send 🐢 when you want to express or reference "turtle" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🐢 in conversations about animal or slow to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🐢 Turtle on social media posts, stories, or comments related to turtle
- •Combine 🐢 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about animal, slow, nature
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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