ring buoy
ring buoy meaning
A life ring, added in Emoji 14. 0. It stands for water safety, rescue and the throwing of a line to someone in trouble. Figuratively it means a lifeline — help arriving when it is genuinely needed — and that sense is common and heartfelt. It is a small object with a serious job.
Meaning
A life ring, added in Emoji 14.0. It stands for water safety, rescue and the throwing of a line to someone in trouble. Figuratively it means a lifeline — help arriving when it is genuinely needed — and that sense is common and heartfelt. It is a small object with a serious job. It appears in water-safety contexts and in messages about help arriving when it was needed.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Lifebuoy
How to use it
- Threw me a lifeline when I needed one 🛟
- Water safety is not optional 🛟
- A small object with a very serious job 🛟
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | boei |
| አማርኛ | አንሳፋፊ ቀለበት |
| العربية | عوامة |
| অসমীয়া | ৰিং বুওয় |
| azərbaycan | üzük buy |
| башҡорт | ҡотҡарыу түңәрәге |
| беларуская | ратавальны круг |
| български | спасителен пояс |
| বাংলা | রিং বয় |
| bosanski | kolut za spašavanje |
| català | salvavides |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎦᏌᏆᎳ ᎦᏄᎯᏒ |
| čeština | záchranný kruh |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ункӑ буйӗ |
| Cymraeg | bwi cylch |
| Deutsch | Rettungsring |
| dolnoserbšćina | wumožaŕska boja |
| Ελληνικά | στρογγυλό σωσίβιο |
| English | ring buoy |
| español | salvavidas |
| eesti | päästerõngas |
| euskara | sirena |
| فارسی | حلقه نجات |
| suomi | pelastusrengas |
| Filipino | salbabida |
| føroyskt | bjargingarringur |
| français | bouée de sauvetage |
| Gaeilge | baoi fáinneach |
| Gàidhlig | fleodrainn-teasairginn |
| galego | salvavidas |
| ગુજરાતી | રિંગ બોય |
| Hausa | balan-balan ceto na ruwa |
| עברית | גלגל הצלה |
| हिन्दी | पानी पर तैरने वाला टायर |
| hrvatski | kolut za spašavanje |
| hornjoserbšćina | wuchowanska boja |
| magyar | mentőöv |
| հայերեն | փրկօղակ |
| Indonesia | ban pelampung |
| íslenska | björgunarhringur |
| italiano | salvagente |
| 日本語 | 救命浮環 |
| Jawa | ban pelampung |
| ქართული | ბეჭედი ბუი |
| қазақ тілі | құтқару шеңбері |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قۇتقارۋ شەڭبەرى |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញារូបពោងកង់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ರಿಂಗ್ ಬೂಯ್ |
| 한국어 | 구명부환 |
| कोंकणी | तरंगते चक्र |
| кыргызча | куткаруу тегереги |
| ລາວ | ຫ່ວງຊູຊີບ |
| lietuvių | gelbėjimo ratas |
| latviešu | gredzenu boja |
| македонски | гума за спасување |
| മലയാളം | റിംഗ് ബോയ് |
| монгол | цагираг хөвүүр тэмдэг |
| मराठी | रिंग बोय |
| Melayu | boya |
| မြန်မာ | ဗော်ယာကွင်း |
| नेपाली | रिङ बुइ |
| Nederlands | reddingsboei |
| norsk | livbøye |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ରିଙ୍ଗ୍ ବୁଏ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਰਿੰਗ ਬੁਆਏ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ríng Buói |
| polski | koło ratunkowe |
| پښتو | زنګ وهونکی |
| português | boia |
| rumantsch | rintg da salvament |
| română | colac de salvare |
| русский | спасательный круг |
| سنڌي | ھوا سان ڀريل سيڻاھ |
| တႆး | တူင်ႇၸွႆႈသၢႆၸႂ် |
| සිංහල | මුදු බෝයාව |
| slovenčina | záchranné koleso |
| slovenščina | rešilni obroč |
| Soomaali | giraan sabanaysa |
| shqip | bovë rrethore |
| српски | појас за спасавање |
| srpski | pojas za spasavanje |
| svenska | livboj |
| Kiswahili | boya okozi |
| தமிழ் | வட்ட மிதவை |
| తెలుగు | జీవన రక్షణ వలయం |
| ไทย | ห่วงชูชีพ |
| ትግርኛ | ቀለቤት ቦይ |
| türkmen dili | halas ediş tegelegi |
| lea fakatonga | poe |
| Türkçe | cankurtaran simidi |
| українська | рятівний круг |
| اردو | تیرنے والی گول ٹیوب |
| o‘zbek | qutqaruv chambaragi |
| Tiếng Việt | phao cứu sinh |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ríngì |
| 粵語 | 水泡 |
| 粤语 | 水泡 |
| 中文 | 救生圈 |
| 繁體中文 | 救生圈 |
| isiZulu | ring buoy |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F6DF
- Emoji version
- 14
- Shortcodes
- :lifebuoy: :ring_buoy:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the ring buoy emoji (🛟) mean?
- A life ring, added in Emoji 14. 0. It stands for water safety, rescue and the throwing of a line to someone in trouble. Figuratively it means a lifeline — help arriving when it is genuinely needed — and that sense is common and heartfelt. It is a small object with a serious job.
- How do you type the ring buoy emoji?
- Copy the ring buoy emoji 🛟 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the ring buoy emoji in?
- The ring buoy emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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