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Loading spinner icon with a white and gray circular progress bar.
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What does the Loading emoji mean?

The universal symbol for your internet connection giving up on you.

This classic loading spinner icon has become a staple of digital communication, representing the frustration of buffering videos or slow-loading pages. In Discord and Slack, it is frequently used ironically to mock someone's slow response time or to signal that you are 'thinking' about a difficult question. It captures the shared human experience of staring at a screen while waiting for something to happen.

When to use it

  • Signaling that you are ignoring a message
  • Mocking someone for having a slow connection
  • Expressing that your brain is currently buffering
  • Waiting impatiently for a friend to reply

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Add to my server above and pick a Discord server you manage (CommunityOne must be installed).
  2. Or download the file: open Discord → Server Settings → Emoji → Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the Loading image.
  2. Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
  3. Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
  1. Download the Loading image.
  2. Open Server Settings → Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the Loading image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.