ship Emoji
π’ Β· U+1F6A2 Β· Emoji 0.6
What does the ship emoji mean?
Sailing and cruise vacations are often represented by the ship emoji, symbolizing travel and leisure activities on the water, while its literal definition refers to a large vessel designed for navigation on the ocean or other bodies of water, used for transporting goods, people, or providing recreational activities. Figuratively, the ship emoji can represent a journey or a path in life, and in slang, it is sometimes used to express being "ships passing in the night," or having a brief, often romantic encounter with someone. The ship emoji can also be used to talk about maritime trade, naval forces, or historical events involving ships.
ship emoji examples
- just boarded the π’ and we're setting sail for the caribbean
- you two are meant to be π’
How to copy the ship emoji
To use the ship emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F6A2), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
ship emoji on different platforms
How the ship emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



ship Emoji Details
| Emoji | π’ |
| Name | ship |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Codepoints | U+1F6A2 |
| Shortcode | :ship: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list Β· codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
ship Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F6A2, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :ship:.
People also search for the ship emoji as boat, passenger, travel.