U+2693 "⚓" Anchor Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⚓
U+2693 "⚓" Anchor is a pictographic representation of a traditional maritime anchor, a heavy device used to moor vessels to the sea floor to prevent drifting. It is widely utilized in digital communication as a symbol for nautical themes, stability, and hope, and it appears in various contexts such as transportation signage, weather maps, and social media posts to indicate harbors, boating, or a sense of grounding. The character has been part of the Unicode Standard since version 4.1 in 2005 and is also recognized in emoji form across many platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2693 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Anchor |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⚓ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⚓ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9A 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2693 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002693 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2693 |