Drop of blood Emoji

Objects

A single, bright red droplet of blood oriented vertically, narrowing at the top. It is a direct and recognizable depiction of liquid blood, designed for high-contrast visibility.

Usage Context

Used to discuss medical procedures, physical injuries, or the act of donating blood. It is frequently employed in conversations regarding health, menstruation, or emergency situations. It often appears alongside 💉 to discuss medical testing or 🩹 to address healing from a minor wound.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019. Its inclusion was the result of a long-standing campaign by health organizations to provide a more effective way for users to communicate about blood donation and menstrual health, addressing a significant gap in digital expression.

Details

Glyph

🩸

Unicode

U+1FA78

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fa78:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDE78;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory medical

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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