Atom symbol Emoji

Symbols

A dark, circular icon featuring a central nucleus surrounded by three intersecting elliptical orbits. It represents the basic structural unit of matter or the broader concept of scientific inquiry.

Usage Context

Used frequently in discussions about science, physics, and chemistry. It is also adopted by secular groups, humanists, and atheists to identify their worldview, often appearing alongside icons like 🧬 or 🔬.

History

Added to Unicode 4.1 in 2005, this character was originally included to represent physics and science in academic settings. It quickly gained popularity as an internet shorthand for identifying non-religious individuals in social media bios during the mid-2000s rise of online forums.

Details

Glyph

⚛

Unicode

U+269B

Shortcode

:emoji_u269b:

HTML Entity

⚛

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory religion

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

Apache 2.0 SIL OFL 1.1 Noto Repository