Bathtub

A bathtub, often drawn with water, bubbles or a tap. Each platform draws its own version, some with a shower fixture on the wall, but it always shows the tub without anyone in it. A person soaking in a tub is a separate emoji, 🛀.

Its meanings follow the object: a bath you're about to take or have just had, a child's bath time, and by extension winding down, since a hot soak is a common picture of rest. In some contexts it stands for the bathroom itself, for example when someone describes a flat or a hotel room.

What does it mean when someone sends 🛁?

Usually: I'm off for a bath, or I'm taking it easy. Sent on its own or with something like "brb", it most likely means the sender is stepping away to bathe. With talk of the evening, candles or "me time", it reads as a relaxing night in.

The emoji itself is neutral and homely. If a message feels flirty or suggestive, the words or other emoji around the tub are doing that work, so judge the whole message rather than the tub.