What does 🚢 Ship mean?
A large ship, like an ocean liner or a cargo vessel. It is used for voyages, cruises, shipping and maritime topics. In fandom slang, “shipping” means wanting two characters or people to be a couple, so 🚢 is a fun way to say you support a pairing. It also appears in the phrase “that ship has sailed” for a missed chance.
🚢 Ship is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (water transport), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about boat, passenger and travel.
Example messages
🚢 Ship on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Ship looks on each platform.
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Ship emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Ship 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 :ship:.
When was the Ship emoji added?
🚢 Ship 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 Ship. The underlying code (U+1F6A2) 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.