What does ⛵ Sailboat mean?
A sailboat with white sails catching the wind. It stands for sailing, yachts, regattas and relaxing days on the water. People use it for summer holidays, boat trips and coastal living. It also suggests smooth progress, as in plain sailing after a tricky start. For motorized boats, 🚤 or 🛥️ are the better match.
⛵ Sailboat is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (water transport), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about boat, resort, sailing, sea and yacht.
Example messages
⛵ Sailboat on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Sailboat looks on each platform.
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Sailboat emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Sailboat 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 :boat:.
When was the Sailboat emoji added?
⛵ Sailboat was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Sailboat. The underlying code (U+26F5) 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.