Ferry Emoji

Travel

A side-view illustration of a large passenger ferry floating on water, usually depicted with multiple decks, windows, and a chimney stack. It is painted in neutral tones to represent the standard appearance of commercial maritime transport.

Usage Context

Used to discuss travel, water-based commutes, or vacations that involve crossing a body of water. It is a popular choice for mentioning island hopping or the experience of being on a boat, often paired with ⚓ or 🌊 to set the scene.

History

Added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the ferry was part of an expansion of transportation icons designed to help users describe their daily commute or travel plans. It reflects the global importance of short-range water transit, which has been a staple of public transport long before modern transit apps.

Details

Glyph

⛴

Unicode

U+26F4

Shortcode

:emoji_u26f4:

HTML Entity

⛴

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Travel

Subcategory transport-water

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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