⚓️ Anchor

The ⚓️ Anchor emoji belongs to the watercraft, filed by Unicode under Travel & Places. In practice it comes up around ship and tool.

⚓️ works in messages, comments, captions and profile names. On SmileyZone it is filed under Vehicles and Transport. The character has been part of the standard since 2010 (Emoji 0.6). Its code point is U+2693.

• ⚓️ works as a one-character reply when ship is the subject.
• Fits messages about ship and tool.
• Often seen near 🛟 Ring Buoy, 🛶 Canoe and ⛵️ Sailboat.

• ⚓️🚢 – Anchor and Ship
• ⚓️🛟 – Anchor with Ring Buoy
• ⚓️🚤 – Anchor plus Speedboat
• ⚓️🛶 – Anchor and Canoe
• ⚓️⛵️ – Anchor with Sailboat
• ⚓️🛥️ – Anchor plus Motor Boat
• ⚓️🛳️ – Anchor and Passenger Ship
• ⚓️⛴️ – Anchor with Ferry

Easy to mix up with 🛟 Ring Buoy, 🛶 Canoe or ⛵️ Sailboat. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.