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A chibi character with brown hair and glasses has a circular loading icon spinning on their forehead.
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What does the loading emoji mean?

When your brain just stops working and needs a reboot.

This emoji features a chibi-style character with a loading icon superimposed on their forehead, perfectly capturing the universal feeling of mental buffering. It is a staple in Discord servers for moments of confusion, slow processing, or when someone says something so absurd that you need a second to compute it.

When to use it

  • Expressing confusion during a complex conversation
  • Signaling that you are currently thinking hard
  • Responding to an incredibly slow or dumb take
  • Indicating that your brain has temporarily crashed

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Download PNG above to save the loading image.
  2. Open Discord and go to Server Settings โ†’ Emoji.
  3. Click Upload Emoji and choose the downloaded file.
  4. Give it a name and save. You need the Manage Emojis and Stickers 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 โ†’ 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 โ†’ Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.