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Clock icon representing a loading spinner with a yellow face and black hands.
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What does the loading emoji mean?

The universal symbol for when your internet decides to take a nap.

This emoji represents the classic loading spinner, a staple of digital frustration and anticipation. It is frequently used in Discord and Slack to signal that a user is buffering, lagging, or waiting for a response in a conversation.

When to use it

  • Indicating that your internet is currently lagging
  • Expressing frustration with slow website loading speeds
  • Joking about your brain needing time to process
  • Waiting patiently for a slow file upload

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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.