Anchor emoji ⚓
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+2693
What ⚓ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Anchor ⚓ is tagged with these keywords: ship, tool.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing ship or tool in the emoji search brings up ⚓.
Anchor ⚓ is one of 10 emoji in the boats and ships subgroup of travel & places (221 emoji), next to 🛟 ⛵ 🛶 🚤.
Will ⚓ show on my friend's phone?
⚓ is one of the original emoji: it comes from the Japanese phone sets and is listed in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Every phone, computer and app shows it.
How to type ⚓
Any emoji picker finds ⚓ when you search for anchor.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type anchor.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type anchor in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type anchor.
Codes for developers
Anchor ⚓ is a single code point, U+2693. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 1.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2693 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⚓ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⚓ | |
| CSS | content: "\2693"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2693 | |
| URL | %E2%9A%93 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9A 93 |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ⚓ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
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All travel & places emoji →Questions people ask
What does the anchor emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⚓ "anchor" and links it with ship, tool. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the boats and ships subgroup of travel & places.
When was the anchor emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the anchor emoji?
Any emoji picker finds ⚓ when you search for anchor.