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Lab coat

Lab coat Emoji

Objects

A white, button-down protective garment featuring a collar and side pockets. It is the iconic uniform worn by professionals working in sterile environments to shield their regular clothes from chemicals or biological hazards.

Usage Context

Used to identify someone working in science, medicine, or research. It often serves as a shorthand for chemistry, biology, or clinical work. People frequently pair it with the 🧪 test tube or the 🔬 microscope to set the scene for a research project or a medical consultation.

History

The lab coat was officially added to the emoji library in 2018 as part of Unicode 11.0. Its inclusion came as part of a wider effort to diversify professional-themed icons, reflecting the growing visibility of STEM fields in digital communication.

Details

Glyph
🥼
Unicode
U+1F97C
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f97c:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory clothing
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Tags
lab coatdoctorexperimentscientistchemistclothingsciencemedicineresearchmedical professionalwhite coat

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.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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