Biohazard Emoji
Symbols
A yellow or black triangle warning sign featuring a three-lobed circular emblem. This shape identifies areas, containers, or substances that present a biological risk to human health or the environment.
Usage Context
Used to signal danger, contamination, or extreme caution regarding pathogens. It frequently appears in gaming chats, movies, or online discussions about viruses and hazardous materials. People often pair it with ☢️ to emphasize a high-stakes, toxic, or radioactive situation.
History
Designed in 1966 by engineers at Dow Chemical to create a distinct, memorable warning sign that wasn't previously associated with any other industry. It was added to the Unicode standard in 1993 to help digital communication reflect standardized international safety signage.
Details
Glyph
☣
Unicode
U+2623
Shortcode
:emoji_u2623:
HTML Entity
☣
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory warning
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
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.
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