U+1F6D9
Lighthouse emoji
Standing tall on a coast or rocky point, a tower with a bright light at the top guides ships and warns them of hazards. Beyond the sea and coastal travel, it symbolizes guidance, hope and finding your way.
- Unicode name
- lighthouse
- Category
- Travel & places, Boats
- Added
- Emoji 18.0 in 2026
- Code points
- U+1F6D9
- Keywords
- beacon, enlightenment, guidance, hope, light, maritime, navigation, sea, signal
How it looks
How to type
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “lighthouse”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “lighthouse”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “lighthouse”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “lighthouse”.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | faro | baliza, esperanza, guía, iluminación, luz, mar, marítimo, navegación, señal |
| Français | phare | lumière, mer, navigation, repère, signal, tour |
| Deutsch | Leuchtturm | Hoffnung, Leuchtfeuer, Licht, Meer, Orientierung, Schiffe, Seefahrt, Wegweiser |
| Italiano | faro | faro, guida, illuminazione, luce, mare, marittimo, navigazione, segnale, speranza |
| Português | farol | esperança, iluminação, luz, mar, marítimo, navegação, orientação, sinal |
| Nederlands | vuurtoren | baken, gids, hoop, licht, maritiem, navigatie, signaal, verlichting, zee |
| Svenska | fyr | hopp, navigering, signal, upplysning, vägledning |
| Polski | latarnia morska | kierować, latarnia morska, morska, morze, nadzieja, nawigacja, oświecenie, światło, sygnał |
| Türkçe | deniz feneri | aydınlanma, deniz, denizcilik, fener, ışık, navigasyon, rehberlik, sinyal, umut |
| Русский | маяк | башня, море, навигация, надежда, ориентир, свет, сигнал |
| Українська | маяк | курс, маяк, море, навігація, надія, просвітництво, світло, сигнал |
| Ελληνικά | φάρος | διαφώτιση, ελπίδα, θάλασσα, καθοδήγηση, ναυτιλιακός, πλοήγηση, σήμα, φάρος, φως |
| العربية | منارة | أمل, إرشاد, إشارة, إضاءة, بحر, بحري, بحرية, تنبيه, تنقل, ضوء, فنار, محيط, ملاحة |
| עברית | מגדלור | אור, איתות, הנחיה, ים, ימאות, משואה, ניווט, תקווה |
| فارسی | فانوس دریایی | امید, چراغ راهنما, دریا, دریایی, روشنایی, سیگنال, ناوبری, نور, هدایت |
| हिन्दी | प्रकाश स्तंभ | आशा, नौवहन, प्रकाश, प्रकाश स्तंभ, प्रबोधन, मार्गदर्शन, संकेत, समुद्र, समुद्री |
| বাংলা | লাইটহাউস | আলো, আলোক, আশা, জাহাজ, নৌপথ, পথনির্দেশ, বাতিঘর, সংকেত, সমুদ্র |
| Bahasa Indonesia | mercusuar | bimbingan, cahaya, harapan, laut, maritim, navigasi, pencerahan, sinyal, suar |
| Tiếng Việt | hải đăng | ánh sáng, biển, đèn biển, điều hướng, giác ngộ, hàng hải, hướng dẫn, hy vọng, tín hiệu |
| ไทย | ประภาคาร | การเดินเรือ, ความหวัง, ทะเล, นำทาง, ไฟ, สัญญาณ, แสงสว่าง |
| 日本語 | 灯台 | ビーコン, 信号, 光, 導き, 希望, 海, 灯り, 灯台, 航海, 船 |
| 한국어 | 등대 | 깨달음, 등대, 바다, 빛, 신호, 안내, 항해, 해양, 희망 |
| 中文（简体） | 灯塔 | 信号, 信标, 大海, 导航, 希望, 引路, 指引, 海事, 灯光, 灯标, 航海 |
| 中文（繁體） | 燈塔 | 光明, 導航, 希望, 指引, 啟蒙, 海事, 海洋, 燈塔, 訊號 |
Names in 75 more languages
| Afrikaans | lugtoring |
|---|---|
| Akan | kaneadua |
| Albanian | far |
| Amharic | የመብራት ቤት |
| Armenian | փարոս |
| Assamese | লাইটহাউছ |
| Azerbaijani | mayak |
| Basque | itsasargia |
| Belarusian | маяк |
| Bosnian | svjetionik |
| Bulgarian | фар |
| Burmese | မီးပြတိုက် |
| Cantonese | 燈塔 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 灯塔 |
| Catalan | far |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏨᏍᏗ ᎢᎾᎢᎦᏘ ᎠᏁᏍᎨᏓ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ |
| Chuvash | маяк |
| Croatian | svjetionik |
| Czech | maják |
| Danish | fyrtårn |
| Estonian | tuletorn |
| Filipino | parola |
| Finnish | majakka |
| Galician | faro |
| Georgian | შუქურა |
| Gujarati | લાઇટહાઉસ |
| Hausa | gidan haske |
| Hungarian | világítótorony |
| Icelandic | viti |
| Igbo | ụlọ nduzi ndị ọrụ ụgbọ mmiri |
| Irish | teach solais |
| Javanese | mercusuar |
| Kannada | ಲೈಟ್ಹೌಸ್ |
| Kazakh | шамшырақ |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | شامشىراق |
| Khmer | ប៉មភ្លើងនាំផ្លូវ |
| Konkani | दीपगृह |
| Kyrgyz | маяк |
| Lao | ປະພາຄານ |
| Latvian | bāka |
| Lithuanian | švyturys |
| Lower Sorbian | swěśak |
| Macedonian | светилник |
| Malay | rumah api |
| Malayalam | ലൈറ്റ്ഹൗസ് |
| Marathi | दीपगृह |
| Mongolian | гэрэлт цамхаг |
| Nepali | लाइटहाउस |
| Nigerian Pidgin | láitháus |
| Norwegian | fyrtårn |
| Odia | ବତୀଘର |
| Pashto | د څراغ ټاور |
| Punjabi | ਬੱਤੀਘਰ |
| Quechua | faro |
| Romanian | far |
| Romansh | far |
| Scottish Gaelic | taigh-solais |
| Serbian | светионик |
| Serbian (Latin) | svetionik |
| Sindhi | روشني جو مينار |
| Sinhala | ප්රදීපාගාරය |
| Slovak | maják |
| Slovenian | svetilnik |
| Somali | munaaradda hagidda maraakiibta |
| Swahili | mnara wa taa |
| Tamil | கலங்கரை விளக்கம் |
| Telugu | లైట్హౌస్ |
| Turkmen | maýak |
| Upper Sorbian | swětłownja |
| Urdu | لائٹ ہاؤس |
| Uzbek | mayoq |
| Welsh | goleudy |
| Yoruba | ilé atọ́nà ọkọ̀ òkun |
| Yoruba (Benin) | ilé atɔ́nà ɔkɔ̀ òkun |
| Zulu | indlu yesibani |
Codes
- Code points
U+1F6D9- HTML
🛙- CSS
\1F6D9- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F6D9}- Python
\U0001F6D9- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 9B 99- UTF-16
D83D DED9- URL encoded
%F0%9F%9B%99
Questions
What does the lighthouse emoji mean?
Standing tall on a coast or rocky point, a tower with a bright light at the top guides ships and warns them of hazards. Beyond the sea and coastal travel, it symbolizes guidance, hope and finding your way.
How do I type the emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “lighthouse”. 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.
When was the emoji added?
was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.
What is the Unicode code point for ?
U+1F6D9. In HTML you can write 🛙, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F6D9}.
Why can't I see the emoji?
is new in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026. Phones and computers get new emoji through system updates, so until yours updates it may show a box. The pictures on this page show how it's meant to look.