The ZZZ emoji is the classic cartoon snore made digital—your tiny, blue sleep cloud drifting off the screen. On Apple/iOS, it’s three glossy, stylized blue Zs arranged diagonally, getting smaller as they float up and right, with a soft gradient that screams bedtime comic-book vibes. No face, no pillow—just pure snooze energy. It’s different from the sleeping face; ZZZ is the vibe, not the person.
Online, ZZZ does double duty: bedtime sign-off and savage boredom rating. Drop it when the meeting hits hour two, when that “hot take” is lukewarm, or when you’re “sleeping on” an underrated artist (ironically, of course). It’s meme fuel for “this album? zzz,” post-workout “KO,” and dramatic “I’m unbothered—asleep.” Paired with 😴, 🛌, 🌙, or ✨, it becomes a whole lullaby scene; add a heart and it turns into a flirty goodnight. It also shows up as a gentle ghosting hint—replying with ZZZ is the digital equivalent of rolling over and snoozing the drama.
Definition
It is the ZZZ icon. Great icon if you're woken up by your phone just send this icon and that's case in point.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:zzz:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Sleeping Symbol Zzz ZZZ
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Comic Style Symbols
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Names & Annotations
SLEEPING SYMBOL Old name: SLEEPING SIGN Temporary Notes: Sleepy ("zzz")