What does ๐ Water Wave mean?
A big ocean wave curling over. It stands for the sea, surfing, beaches and summer, and it is a favorite caption for ocean views and coastal trips. Figuratively, it means waves of emotion, making waves, or a wave of something like change, nostalgia or new fans. It can also simply set a calm, salty, by-the-water mood.
๐ Water Wave is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about nature, ocean, surf, surfer, surfing and sea.
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๐ Water Wave on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Water Wave looks on each platform.
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Water Wave emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Water Wave emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :ocean:.
When was the Water Wave emoji added?
๐ Water Wave was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Water Wave. The underlying code (U+1F30A) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.