⚓U+2693
Anchor emoji
Dropped overboard on a chain, this heavy metal hook holds a boat in place. People use it for boats, sailing and the navy, for nautical style, and as a symbol of stability, security and staying grounded.
- Unicode name
- anchor
- Category
- Travel & places, Boats
- Added
- Emoji 0.6 in 2010
- Code points
- U+2693
- Shortcode
:anchor:- Keywords
- anchor, ship, tool
How it looks
How to type ⚓
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “anchor”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “anchor”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “anchor”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “anchor”.
- GitHub
- Type :anchor: in an issue, pull request or comment.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | ancla | ancla, barco, gancho |
| Français | ancre | ancre, bateau, outil, voyage |
| Deutsch | Anker | Anker, Hafen, Meer |
| Italiano | ancora | ancora, mare, marina, marinaio, nave, simbolo |
| Português | âncora | âncora, marinha, navegar, sinal |
| Nederlands | anker | anker, hulpmiddel, schip |
| Svenska | ankare | ankare, hopp |
| Polski | kotwica | kotwica, morze, ocean, okręt, przyrząd, statek |
| Türkçe | çıpa | çapa, çıpa, denizci, denizcilik, gemi, işaret, tekne |
| Русский | якорь | корабль, якорь |
| Українська | якір | дно, знаряддя, зупинка, корабель, ланцюг |
| Ελληνικά | άγκυρα | άγκυρα, εργαλείο, πλοίο |
| العربية | مرساة | إشارة, اداة, سفينة, مرساة |
| עברית | עוגן | אוניה, אונייה, ספינה, עוגן |
| فارسی | لنگر | ابزار, کشتی, لنگر |
| हिन्दी | एंकर, चिह्न | उपकरण, एंकर, एंकर, चिह्न, चिह्न, जहाज, लंगर |
| বাংলা | নোঙর | জাহাজ, নোঙর, সরঞ্জাম |
| Bahasa Indonesia | jangkar | alat, jangkar, kapal |
| Tiếng Việt | mỏ neo | dụng cụ, mỏ neo, tàu |
| ไทย | สมอเรือ | เครื่องมือ, เรือ, สมอ, สมอเรือ |
| 日本語 | 錨 | いかり, 碇, 船, 錨 |
| 한국어 | 닻 | 닻, 도구, 배, 앵커, 항해 |
| 中文（简体） | 锚 | 工具, 船, 锚 |
| 中文（繁體） | 錨 | 船錨, 錨 |
Names in 95 more languages
| Afrikaans | anker |
|---|---|
| Akan | sɛkyɛ |
| Albanian | spirancë |
| Amharic | መልህቅ |
| Armenian | խարիսխ |
| Assamese | লংগৰ |
| Azerbaijani | lövbər |
| Bashkir | якорь |
| Basque | aingura |
| Belarusian | якар |
| Bosnian | sidro |
| Breton | eor |
| Bulgarian | котва |
| Burmese | ကျောက်ဆူး |
| Cantonese | 錨 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 锚 |
| Catalan | àncora |
| Cherokee | ᎦᏅᎯᏍᏙᏗ |
| Chuvash | йаккӑр |
| Croatian | sidro |
| Czech | kotva |
| Danish | anker |
| Estonian | ankur |
| Faroese | akker |
| Filipino | angkla |
| Finnish | ankkuri |
| Galician | áncora |
| Georgian | ღუზა |
| Gujarati | એંકર |
| Hausa | babban karfi |
| Hungarian | vasmacska |
| Icelandic | akkeri |
| Igbo | mkpọrọ |
| Irish | ancaire |
| Javanese | jangkar |
| Kalaallisut | anker |
| Kannada | ಲಂಗರು |
| Kazakh | зәкір |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | زاكىر |
| Khmer | យុថ្កា |
| Kinyarwanda | inshyigikizi |
| Konkani | नांगर |
| Kyrgyz | анкер |
| Kʼicheʼ | Jachal uwach |
| Lao | ສະໝໍ |
| Latvian | enkurs |
| Lithuanian | inkaras |
| Lower Sorbian | kokula |
| Luxembourgish | Anker |
| Macedonian | сидро |
| Malay | sauh |
| Malayalam | നങ്കൂരം |
| Maltese | ankra |
| Marathi | नांगर |
| Mongolian | зангуу |
| Māori | punga |
| Nepali | एङ्कर |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Hẹ́ví Áyọn Wé De Hól Ship Fọ Wọ́n Ples |
| Northern Sotho | ankere |
| Norwegian | anker |
| Odia | ଆଙ୍କର୍ |
| Oromo | sibiila dooniin ittiin dhaabbatu |
| Pashto | لنګر |
| Punjabi | ਲੰਗਰ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | لنگر |
| Quechua | linderuyachiq |
| Romanian | ancoră |
| Romansh | ancra |
| Sardinian | àncora |
| Scottish Gaelic | acair |
| Serbian | сидро |
| Serbian (Latin) | sidro |
| Shan | လဵၵ်းလၢမ်ႈႁိူဝ်း |
| Sindhi | لنگر |
| Sinhala | නැංගුරම |
| Slovak | kotva |
| Slovenian | sidro |
| Somali | baroosinka |
| Swahili | nanga |
| Tajik | лангар |
| Tamil | நங்கூரம் |
| Telugu | లంగరు గుర్తు |
| Tigrinya | መልሕቕ |
| Tongan | taula |
| Tswana | tshetledi |
| Turkmen | labyr |
| Upper Sorbian | kótwica |
| Urdu | اینکر |
| Uyghur | لەڭگەر |
| Uzbek | langar |
| Welsh | angor |
| Wolof | serukaayu gaal |
| Xhosa | i-ankile |
| Yoruba | Ìdákòró |
| Zulu | ihange |
Codes
- Code points
U+2693- HTML
⚓- CSS
\2693- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{2693}- Python
\u2693- UTF-8 bytes
E2 9A 93- UTF-16
2693- URL encoded
%E2%9A%93
Questions
What does the ⚓ anchor emoji mean?
Dropped overboard on a chain, this heavy metal hook holds a boat in place. People use it for boats, sailing and the navy, for nautical style, and as a symbol of stability, security and staying grounded.
How do I type the ⚓ emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “anchor”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :anchor:.
When was the ⚓ emoji added?
⚓ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.
What is the Unicode code point for ⚓?
U+2693. In HTML you can write ⚓, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{2693}.