What does 💤 mean?
ZZZ: sleeping, sleepiness, boredom.
Its official Unicode name is SLEEPING SYMBOL and its CLDR short name is "ZZZ" (in Hungarian: "alvás"). It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- comic
- good
- goodnight
- night
- sleep
- sleeping
- sleepy
- tired
In Hungarian: álmos, alszik, éjszaka, fáradt, jó éjszakát, képregény, zzz
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 💤 in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F4A4. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- SLEEPING SYMBOL
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- alvás
- English name (CLDR)
- ZZZ
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Smileys & Emotion · emotion
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :zzz:
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Frequently asked questions
What does the 💤 emoji mean?
ZZZ: sleeping, sleepiness, boredom.
How do I type the 💤 emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "comic".
When was the 💤 emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.