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Sailboat

⛵ is the sailboat emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “boat”, “resort”, “sailing”, and “sea”.

Where transport-water emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

  • Boats, cruises, ports, and sea travel

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
SAILBOAT
CLDR short name
sailboat
Codepoint
U+26F5
Hex
26F5
Emoji version
0.6
Unicode version
6.0
First released
2010
Unicode group
Travel & Places
Unicode subgroup
transport-water
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:boat::sailboat:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

boat · resort · sailboat · sailing · sea · yacht

Tags

transportboatsea

How it looks

Sailboat — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Sailboat — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Sailboat — Fluent Flat
Fluent Flat
Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders ⛵ with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of ⛵. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the ⛵ sailboat emoji mean?
⛵ is the sailboat emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “boat”, “resort”, “sailing”, and “sea”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ⛵?
U+26F5, named SAILBOAT in the Unicode Standard.
When was the ⛵ sailboat emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type ⛵ on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “sailboat”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ⛵ from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for ⛵?
On GitHub, type :boat: or :sailboat: and it turns into ⛵ — those codes come from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.