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Amphora emoji ๐Ÿบ

๐Ÿบ is the amphora: a two-handled Greek clay jar. It means ancient history and pottery โ€” Greece trips, museums, archaeology, ceramics classes โ€” and it is the vase emojiโ€ฆ

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What the amphora ๐Ÿบ emoji means

๐Ÿบ is the amphora: a two-handled Greek clay jar. It means ancient history and pottery โ€” Greece trips, museums, archaeology, ceramics classes โ€” and it is the vase emoji people reach for since there is no other. It also stands for Aquarius, the water bearer, in some zodiac posts. Added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Related: ๐Ÿ›๏ธ classical building, ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece, โ™’ on the zodiac page, ๐Ÿซ– teapot, ๐ŸŒบ hibiscus for what goes in it.

Unicode name: amphora ยท U+1F3FA ยท Emoji 1.0 (2015) ยท group: Food & Drink.

IN A MESSAGEpottery class week 3 ๐Ÿบ made a bowl. it is a vase now. it is a bowl again.

How people use it

  • Ancient history: Greece, museums
  • Pottery: ceramics, kilns
  • Vase: flowers, decor
  • Aquarius: water bearer

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
amphoraU+1F3FAVase, ancient jar
classical buildingU+1F3DB U+FE0FAncient Greece
AquariusU+2652Water bearer
teapotU+1FAD6Teapot
funeral urnU+26B1 U+FE0FUrn

Questions people ask

Is there a vase emoji?

๐Ÿบ amphora is the only vase.

What does ๐Ÿบ mean?

An ancient jar โ€” Greece, pottery, museums, vases.

When was ๐Ÿบ added?

2015, Emoji 1.0.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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