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⚓ Anchor
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⚓ Emoji meaning
I need stability! Sailing, hope, loyalty, and security.
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⚓ Meaning
The anchor is a marine object and prevents a boat from drifting due to wind, currents or waves. Symbolizes hope, faithfulness, security and stability.
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Commonly confused with
Same Shape
Anchor vs sailboat; both maritime icons used to represent the sea, harbors or ships.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Anchor” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
Keywords changed
Keywords added
+ anchor
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
Keywords changed
Keywords added
+ ship + tool
