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Anchor

  • tool
  • ship
  • anchor
U+2693

The anchor emoji, officially named “anchor”, is listed under Travel & Places in the EmojiAll dictionary. In everyday chat it usually comes up in messages about tool, ship and anchor. The positivity score for this emoji is 63 out of 100, inside the Neutral range.

Copied as text rather than as an image, Anchor keeps its exact code point through any emoji copy and paste round trip.

1. Anchor emoji attributes

Symbol
⚓
Name
Anchor
English name
anchor
Unicode code point
U+2693
HTML entity
⚓
Decimal
⚓
Keywords
tool, ship, anchor
Download image
Size
Background
512 × 512 PNG · transparent background

2. Anchor emoji meaning

The ⚓ anchor emoji is one of the ships and water transport, a frequently used type in the emoji collection. It refers to boats or expresses long journeys and a slower pace, with a direct, highly recognizable picture. It fits in group chats and private messages alike, and the meaning stays the same in both.

In everyday chat, the anchor (⚓) usually appears alongside words about tool, ship and anchor. A few words of text make the intent clearer than the symbol on its own.

3. Anchor emoji sentiment

Neutral
63 / 100

Scored 63 out of 100, this emoji sits in the Neutral range. The score sits in the middle because the symbol itself is neither warm nor cold.

A higher score means a more positive feeling; scores near 50 are neutral.

4. Anchor emoji examples

  • 1Exploring the old town ⚓
  • 2City lights from the hill ⚓
  • 3Road trip starts at six ⚓

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