🛶 Canoe Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🛶 Canoe emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, it just means someone wants to talk about boats or being on the water. It’s often used to express a feeling of calm or a desire for outdoor activities. 🛶 sits in travel emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in green emojis.

Where it comes from

The 🛶 emoji is a canoe. It represents going out on the water. People use it when they’re talking about boating, kayaking, or just relaxing by a lake or river. It can also signify a sense of adventure or a peaceful, calm moment.

Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

boat emoji

02 — Platforms

Canoe emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1F6F6 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your canoe looks like to the person on the other side.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Canoe emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :canoe:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1F6F6.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🛶 Canoe emoji

No picker to hand? The canoe can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “canoe”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “canoe”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :canoe: and it converts to 🛶 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🛶, in CSS \1F6F6, in JavaScript \u{1F6F6}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Canoe emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the canoe as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Canoe emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around canoe for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →

Aesthetic canoe combos

Cool canoe combos

Cute canoe combos

Dark canoe combos

Party canoe combos

Love canoe combos

Mood canoe combos

Flex canoe combos

Unhinged canoe combos

Soft canoe combos

Late night canoe combos

Summer canoe combos

Gaming canoe combos

Y2K canoe combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with 🛶, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — Emoji Kitchen

Canoe Emoji Kitchen stickers

Google's sticker mixer has drawn 322 mixes with this one. Here are 12 of them. Tap any to open it full size.

Mix it yourself →

Canoe mixed with Face with Tears of Joy — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 😂

Canoe mixed with Rolling on the Floor Laughing — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 🤣

Canoe mixed with Thumbs Up — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 👍

Canoe mixed with Loudly Crying Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 😭

Canoe mixed with Folded Hands — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 🙏

Canoe mixed with Face Blowing a Kiss — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 😘

Canoe mixed with Smiling Face with Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 🥰

Canoe mixed with Smiling Face with Heart-eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 😍

Canoe mixed with Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 😊

Canoe mixed with Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 😁

Canoe mixed with Two Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 💕

Canoe mixed with Pleading Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🛶 + 🥺

08 — In conversation

What 🛶 means from a girl or a guy

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl

If a girl sends you the 🛶 emoji, she might be expressing a desire for a relaxing day out. It could also be a playful way of suggesting a water-related activity or simply a cute, relevant image. Don’t overthink it!

From a guy

If a guy sends you the 🛶 emoji, he could be talking about his hobbies like fishing or paddling. It's also a pretty straightforward way of saying he’s thinking about water or wants to do something outdoors.

How to reply

You could reply with: “Sounds awesome 🛶🌊”, “Let’s go 🛶😎”, “Need a canoe buddy 🛶🤝”, or “Paddle time! 🛶☀️”.

Used in a sentence

09 — Apps

What 🛶 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, it just means someone wants to talk about boats or being on the water. It’s often used to express a feeling of calm or a desire for outdoor activities. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🛶 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🛶 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :canoe:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🛶 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🛶 from the copy button above.

10 — Related

Emojis similar to the Canoe emoji

Same family (transport-water) — often confused with canoe or used alongside it.

Travel & Places →

⛵️Sailboat 🚤Speedboat 🛥️Motor Boat 🛳️Passenger Ship ⛴️Ferry 🚢Ship ⚓️Anchor 🛟Ring Buoy 🧳Luggage 🌂Closed Umbrella ☂️Umbrella 🪨Rock

Collections 🛶 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

travel emojis green emojis

11 — History

Where the 🛶 Canoe emoji came from

It arrived with the 3.0 release of the standard, which dates the canoe to 2016.

AppleiOS

GoogleAndroid

Canoe emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

Canoe emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Canoe emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

Canoe emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

Canoe emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Canoe emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F6F6 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2016

Added to the standard

Canoe was approved as U+1F6F6 and shipped in Emoji 3.0 (2016). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🛶 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

12 — FAQ

Canoe emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🛶 Canoe emoji mean?

Generally, it just means someone wants to talk about boats or being on the water. It’s often used to express a feeling of calm or a desire for outdoor activities.

What does 🛶 mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you the 🛶 emoji, she might be expressing a desire for a relaxing day out. It could also be a playful way of suggesting a water-related activity or simply a cute, relevant image. Don’t overthink it!

What does 🛶 mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you the 🛶 emoji, he could be talking about his hobbies like fishing or paddling. It's also a pretty straightforward way of saying he’s thinking about water or wants to do something outdoors.

How do you reply to the 🛶 emoji?

You could reply with: “Sounds awesome 🛶🌊”, “Let’s go 🛶😎”, “Need a canoe buddy 🛶🤝”, or “Paddle time! 🛶☀️”.

What else is the 🛶 emoji called?

Canoe is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “boat emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F6F6.

What is the Unicode code for 🛶?

The Canoe emoji is U+1F6F6, added in Emoji 3.0 (2016). In HTML you can write it as 🛶, and in CSS as \1F6F6.

How do I copy and paste the 🛶 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🛶 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :canoe: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🛶 look the same on every phone?

No. Canoe is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F6F6. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🛶Canoe Emoji

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