⛵ Emoji meaning

I'm dreaming of a deserted island! Sun, sea, wanderlust, sailing.

Meaning

Let's sail around the world! The sailboat is run by wind power. It serves the locomotion on water. Sailing yachts also have a kitchen and living space. The emoji depicts wanderlust and thoughts of lonely islands, sun and sea.

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Commonly confused with

Intensity Variant

Sailboat

Speedboat vs sailboat; both small recreational boats, motor vs sail difference is subtle.

Same Shape

Sailboat

Anchor vs sailboat; both maritime icons used to represent the sea, harbors or ships.

Sailboat

Sailboat vs canoe; both narrow boats used for leisure on lakes or rivers.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji “Sailboat” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .

In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ sailing

In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ sailboat

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ boat + resort + sea + yacht

In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords removed

- resort - sailboat - sea - yacht

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