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Represents a turtle or tortoise
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Turtle
The Turtle emoji 🐢 depicts a turtle, a reptile characterized by its shell. Typically shown as a green turtle facing left, often with a patterned shell, it's used to represent turtles and tortoises in...
Meaning & Usage
The Turtle emoji 🐢 depicts a turtle, a reptile characterized by its shell. Typically shown as a green turtle facing left, often with a patterned shell, it's used to represent turtles and tortoises in general. Beyond the literal representation of the animal, the turtle emoji commonly symbolizes slowness, patience, longevity, and perseverance. It can also allude to environmental conservation efforts, particularly related to marine life. The turtle emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Usage Contexts
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Symbolizes slowness or taking things slow
I'm working on this project at a 🐢's pace.
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Represents longevity and wisdom
May your life be long and prosperous like a 🐢.
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Expresses support for environmental conservation
Let's protect our oceans and the 🐢s that live there!
Platform Appearances
Noto Animated
Apache 2.0
ℹ️ All images shown are from open-licensed sources (Apache 2.0, MIT, CC-BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0) and are free to use.
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Usage Tips
Pair with other nature emojis
Use the turtle emoji with other nature-related emojis like 🌊 (water wave) or 🌿 (herb) to emphasize its connection to the environment.
Use for patience
If you are waiting for something or someone, use the turtle emoji to express your need for patience.
Contrast with faster animals
Use the turtle emoji in contrast with emojis like 🐇 (rabbit) or 🐆 (leopard) to highlight the concept of speed versus slowness.
Developer Codes
U+1F422
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