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water wave meaning

A breaking wave. It stands for the sea, surfing and the ocean — and it is drawn in the style of Hokusai's Great Wave, which is one of the most reproduced images in the world. It appears in beach and ocean contexts, and figuratively for a wave of anything: emotion, news, arrivals.

Meaning

A breaking wave. It stands for the sea, surfing and the ocean — and it is drawn in the style of Hokusai's Great Wave, which is one of the most reproduced images in the world. It appears in beach and ocean contexts, and figuratively for a wave of anything: emotion, news, arrivals. It appears in ocean, surfing and figurative contexts, and it is one of the most beautiful emoji in the set.

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How to use it

  • Drawn after Hokusai, and it shows 🌊
  • A wave of it, all at once 🌊
  • Out in the surf all morning 🌊

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water wave rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

water wave rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

water wave rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

water wave rendered in Blobmoji
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Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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This emoji in other languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaansbrander
አማርኛየውሃ ሞገድ
العربيةموجة
অসমীয়াজল তৰঙ্গ
azərbaycansu dalğası
башҡортһыу тулҡыны
беларускаяхваля
българскивълна
বাংলাজল তরঙ্গ
bosanskival
catalàonada
ᏣᎳᎩᎠᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎠᏖᎸᏓ
češtinavodní vlna
чӑваш чӗлхишыв хумӗ
Cymraegton ddŵr
DeutschWelle
dolnoserbšćinažwała
Ελληνικάθαλάσσιο κύμα
Englishwater wave
españolola de mar
eestiveelaine
euskaraolatua
فارسیموج آب
suomiaalto
Filipinoalon
føroysktalda
françaisvague
Gaeilgetonn san uisce
Gàidhligstuagh
galegoonda
ગુજરાતીપાણીની લહેર
Hausaigiyar ruwa
עבריתגל
हिन्दीसमुद्र की लहर
hrvatskivodeni val
hornjoserbšćinažołma
magyarvízhullám
հայերենջրի ալիք
Indonesiaombak
íslenskaalda
italianoonda
日本語波
Jawaombak banyu
ქართულიწყლის ტალღა
қазақ тілітолқын
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)تولقىن
ខ្មែររលក
ಕನ್ನಡನೀರಿನ ಅಲೆ
한국어파도
कोंकणीउदकाचो तरंग
кыргызчасуу толкуну
ລາວຄື້ນນໍ້າ
lietuviųvandens banga
latviešuvilnis
македонскибран
മലയാളംതിരമാല
монголусны давлагаа
मराठीपाण्याची लाट
Melayuombak laut
မြန်မာရေလှိုင်း
नेपालीपानीको छाल
Nederlandsgolf
norskbølge
ଓଡ଼ିଆଜଳ ତରଙ୍ଗ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਲਹਿਰ
Naijíriá PíjinWọtá Wev
polskifala
پښتود اوبو څپه
portuguêsonda
rumantschunda
românăval
русскийволна
سنڌيپاڻي جي لهر
တႆးႁွၼ်ၼမ်ႉ
සිංහලදිය රැල්ල
slovenčinamorská vlna
slovenščinavodni val
Soomaalihirka biyaha
shqipdallgë uji
српскиталас
srpskitalas
svenskavåg
Kiswahiliwimbi la maji
தமிழ்கடலலை
తెలుగుసముద్రపు అల
ไทยคลื่น
ትግርኛማዕበል ማይ
türkmen dilisuw tolkuny
lea fakatongapeau
Türkçedalga
українськахвиля
اردوپانی کی لہر
o‘zbeksuv to‘lqini
Tiếng Việtsóng nước
Èdè YorùbáIji Omi
粵語海浪
粤语海浪
中文浪花
繁體中文波浪
isiZuluigagasi lamanzi

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F30A
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:ocean: :water_wave:
Category
Travel & Places

FAQ

What does the water wave emoji (🌊) mean?
A breaking wave. It stands for the sea, surfing and the ocean — and it is drawn in the style of Hokusai's Great Wave, which is one of the most reproduced images in the world. It appears in beach and ocean contexts, and figuratively for a wave of anything: emotion, news, arrivals.
How do you type the water wave emoji?
Copy the water wave 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 water wave emoji in?
The water wave emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.

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