searching (Animated)

Loading spinner icon with circular segments in shades of gray.
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What does the searching emoji mean?

The universal symbol for when your brain is buffering.

This emoji features the classic loading spinner icon, instantly recognizable as the universal sign of technical difficulties or slow internet. It is a staple in Discord servers for signaling that you are thinking, waiting for a response, or that the conversation has hit a temporary lag. Use it to playfully call out someone for being slow to reply or to represent your own mental processing delay.

When to use it

  • Signaling that you are thinking about something
  • Mocking someone for their slow typing speed
  • Representing a laggy or unresponsive internet connection
  • Expressing confusion while waiting for more info

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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 searching 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 searching 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 searching image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.