Emoji 0.6
anchor
Also known as ship, tool
The anchor emoji depicts a ship's anchor, a tool used to moor vessels, and is associated with maritime travel and nautical themes.
Meaning
The anchor emoji represents a ship's anchor and is used for topics related to boats, sailing, harbors, and the sea. It can also symbolize stability, staying grounded, or a nautical theme. People use it in travel posts, maritime content, and figurative expressions about being anchored.
Unicode name
The official Unicode name for U+2693 is ANCHOR, representing a ship's anchor.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple depicts a metallic gray ship's anchor with a ring, shank, and curved flukes.
Google
Google Noto depicts a simple dark anchor with a ring, shank, stock, and curved flukes.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji shows a flat blue-gray ship's anchor with a ring and two pointed flukes.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ⚓ anchor belong to?
⚓ anchor belongs to the travel & places category, which contains 221 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ⚓ anchor?
⚓ anchor was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+2693, made up of 1 code points.
