Medical symbol Emoji

Symbols

A golden or yellow staff wrapped by a single serpent, commonly known as the Rod of Asclepius. It serves as the primary emblem for medicine, healthcare, and healing arts.

Usage Context

Widely used by medical professionals, hospitals, and clinics to mark service locations or discuss health-related topics. It is frequently seen alongside the 💊 pill or 🏥 hospital emoji to designate a professional medical setting or personal health status.

History

The symbol originates from Greek mythology, representing the staff of the god Asclepius. It was formally adopted into the Unicode Standard in 2005 to provide a distinct, historically accurate medical icon that avoids the frequent confusion caused by the two-snake Caduceus symbol.

Details

Glyph

⚕

Unicode

U+2695

Shortcode

:emoji_u2695:

HTML Entity

⚕

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory other-symbol

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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