# ⚓ Anchor emoji

⚓ Anchor is an emoji in the boats set of Travel & places. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: ship and tool.

- Emoji: ⚓
- Unicode name: anchor
- Code points: U+2693
- Category: Travel & places, Boats
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :anchor:
- Keywords: anchor, ship, tool
- Page: https://emojichart.com/anchor-emoji

## What it means

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 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 (es) | ancla | ancla, barco, gancho |
| Français (fr) | ancre | ancre, bateau, outil, voyage |
| Deutsch (de) | Anker | Anker, Hafen, Meer |
| Italiano (it) | ancora | ancora, mare, marina, marinaio, nave, simbolo |
| Português (pt) | âncora | âncora, marinha, navegar, sinal |
| Nederlands (nl) | anker | anker, hulpmiddel, schip |
| Svenska (sv) | ankare | ankare, hopp |
| Polski (pl) | kotwica | kotwica, morze, ocean, okręt, przyrząd, statek |
| Türkçe (tr) | çıpa | çapa, çıpa, denizci, denizcilik, gemi, işaret, tekne |
| Русский (ru) | якорь | корабль, якорь |
| Українська (uk) | якір | дно, знаряддя, зупинка, корабель, ланцюг |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άγκυρα | άγκυρα, εργαλείο, πλοίο |
| العربية (ar) | مرساة | إشارة, اداة, سفينة, مرساة |
| עברית (he) | עוגן | אוניה, אונייה, ספינה, עוגן |
| فارسی (fa) | لنگر | ابزار, کشتی, لنگر |
| हिन्दी (hi) | एंकर, चिह्न | उपकरण, एंकर, एंकर, चिह्न, चिह्न, जहाज, लंगर |
| বাংলা (bn) | নোঙর | জাহাজ, নোঙর, সরঞ্জাম |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | jangkar | alat, jangkar, kapal |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mỏ neo | dụng cụ, mỏ neo, tàu |
| ไทย (th) | สมอเรือ | เครื่องมือ, เรือ, สมอ, สมอเรือ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 錨 | いかり, 碇, 船, 錨 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 닻 | 닻, 도구, 배, 앵커, 항해 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 锚 | 工具, 船, 锚 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 錨 | 船錨, 錨 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): anker
- Akan (ak): sɛkyɛ
- Albanian (sq): spirancë
- Amharic (am): መልህቅ
- Armenian (hy): խարիսխ
- Assamese (as): লংগৰ
- Azerbaijani (az): lövbər
- Bashkir (ba): якорь
- Basque (eu): aingura
- Belarusian (be): якар
- Bosnian (bs): sidro
- Breton (br): eor
- Bulgarian (bg): котва
- Burmese (my): ကျောက်ဆူး
- Cantonese (yue): 錨
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 锚
- Catalan (ca): àncora
- Cherokee (chr): ᎦᏅᎯᏍᏙᏗ
- Chuvash (cv): йаккӑр
- Croatian (hr): sidro
- Czech (cs): kotva
- Danish (da): anker
- Estonian (et): ankur
- Faroese (fo): akker
- Filipino (fil): angkla
- Finnish (fi): ankkuri
- Galician (gl): áncora
- Georgian (ka): ღუზა
- Gujarati (gu): એંકર
- Hausa (ha): babban karfi
- Hungarian (hu): vasmacska
- Icelandic (is): akkeri
- Igbo (ig): mkpọrọ
- Irish (ga): ancaire
- Javanese (jv): jangkar
- Kalaallisut (kl): anker
- Kannada (kn): ಲಂಗರು
- Kazakh (kk): зәкір
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): زاكىر
- Khmer (km): យុថ្កា
- Kinyarwanda (rw): inshyigikizi
- Konkani (kok): नांगर
- Kyrgyz (ky): анкер
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Jachal uwach
- Lao (lo): ສະໝໍ
- Latvian (lv): enkurs
- Lithuanian (lt): inkaras
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): kokula
- Luxembourgish (lb): Anker
- Macedonian (mk): сидро
- Malay (ms): sauh
- Malayalam (ml): നങ്കൂരം
- Maltese (mt): ankra
- Marathi (mr): नांगर
- Mongolian (mn): зангуу
- Māori (mi): punga
- Nepali (ne): एङ्कर
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hẹ́ví Áyọn Wé De Hól Ship Fọ Wọ́n Ples
- Northern Sotho (nso): ankere
- Norwegian (no): anker
- Odia (or): ଆଙ୍କର୍
- Oromo (om): sibiila dooniin ittiin dhaabbatu
- Pashto (ps): لنګر
- Punjabi (pa): ਲੰਗਰ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): لنگر
- Quechua (qu): linderuyachiq
- Romanian (ro): ancoră
- Romansh (rm): ancra
- Sardinian (sc): àncora
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): acair
- Serbian (sr): сидро
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): sidro
- Shan (shn): လဵၵ်းလၢမ်ႈႁိူဝ်း
- Sindhi (sd): لنگر
- Sinhala (si): නැංගුරම
- Slovak (sk): kotva
- Slovenian (sl): sidro
- Somali (so): baroosinka
- Swahili (sw): nanga
- Tajik (tg): лангар
- Tamil (ta): நங்கூரம்
- Telugu (te): లంగరు గుర్తు
- Tigrinya (ti): መልሕቕ
- Tongan (to): taula
- Tswana (tn): tshetledi
- Turkmen (tk): labyr
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kótwica
- Urdu (ur): اینکر
- Uyghur (ug): لەڭگەر
- Uzbek (uz): langar
- Welsh (cy): angor
- Wolof (wo): serukaayu gaal
- Xhosa (xh): i-ankile
- Yoruba (yo): Ìdákòró
- Zulu (zu): ihange

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| 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}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/anchor-emoji