water wave
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 🌊
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
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | brander |
| አማርኛ | የውሃ ሞገድ |
| العربية | موجة |
| অসমীয়া | জল তৰঙ্গ |
| azərbaycan | su dalğası |
| башҡорт | һыу тулҡыны |
| беларуская | хваля |
| български | вълна |
| বাংলা | জল তরঙ্গ |
| bosanski | val |
| català | onada |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎠᏖᎸᏓ |
| čeština | vodní vlna |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шыв хумӗ |
| Cymraeg | ton ddŵr |
| Deutsch | Welle |
| dolnoserbšćina | žwała |
| Ελληνικά | θαλάσσιο κύμα |
| English | water wave |
| español | ola de mar |
| eesti | veelaine |
| euskara | olatua |
| فارسی | موج آب |
| suomi | aalto |
| Filipino | alon |
| føroyskt | alda |
| français | vague |
| Gaeilge | tonn san uisce |
| Gàidhlig | stuagh |
| galego | onda |
| ગુજરાતી | પાણીની લહેર |
| Hausa | igiyar ruwa |
| עברית | גל |
| हिन्दी | समुद्र की लहर |
| hrvatski | vodeni val |
| hornjoserbšćina | žołma |
| magyar | vízhullám |
| հայերեն | ջրի ալիք |
| Indonesia | ombak |
| íslenska | alda |
| italiano | onda |
| 日本語 | 波 |
| Jawa | ombak banyu |
| ქართული | წყლის ტალღა |
| қазақ тілі | толқын |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تولقىن |
| ខ្មែរ | រលក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನೀರಿನ ಅಲೆ |
| 한국어 | 파도 |
| कोंकणी | उदकाचो तरंग |
| кыргызча | суу толкуну |
| ລາວ | ຄື້ນນໍ້າ |
| lietuvių | vandens banga |
| latviešu | vilnis |
| македонски | бран |
| മലയാളം | തിരമാല |
| монгол | усны давлагаа |
| मराठी | पाण्याची लाट |
| Melayu | ombak laut |
| မြန်မာ | ရေလှိုင်း |
| नेपाली | पानीको छाल |
| Nederlands | golf |
| norsk | bølge |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଜଳ ତରଙ୍ଗ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਲਹਿਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Wọtá Wev |
| polski | fala |
| پښتو | د اوبو څپه |
| português | onda |
| rumantsch | unda |
| română | val |
| русский | волна |
| سنڌي | پاڻي جي لهر |
| တႆး | ႁွၼ်ၼမ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | දිය රැල්ල |
| slovenčina | morská vlna |
| slovenščina | vodni val |
| Soomaali | hirka biyaha |
| shqip | dallgë uji |
| српски | талас |
| srpski | talas |
| svenska | våg |
| Kiswahili | wimbi la maji |
| தமிழ் | கடலலை |
| తెలుగు | సముద్రపు అల |
| ไทย | คลื่น |
| ትግርኛ | ማዕበል ማይ |
| türkmen dili | suw tolkuny |
| lea fakatonga | peau |
| Türkçe | dalga |
| українська | хвиля |
| اردو | پانی کی لہر |
| o‘zbek | suv to‘lqini |
| Tiếng Việt | sóng nước |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Iji Omi |
| 粵語 | 海浪 |
| 粤语 | 海浪 |
| 中文 | 浪花 |
| 繁體中文 | 波浪 |
| isiZulu | igagasi 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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