What does ⛴️ Ferry mean?
A ferry carrying passengers, and often cars, across water. It is used for ferry crossings, island hopping and commuting by boat. People mention it when catching the ferry, waiting at the terminal or dealing with cancellations due to bad weather. It is more practical and routine than 🛳️, which suggests a holiday cruise.
⛴️ Ferry is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (water transport), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about boat and passenger.
Example messages
⛴️ Ferry on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Ferry looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Ferry emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ⛴️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :ferry:.
When was the Ferry emoji added?
⛴️ Ferry was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ⛴️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Ferry. The underlying code (U+26F4 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.