Test tube Emoji

Objects

A glass test tube filled with a bright green or purple bubbling liquid. It is the universal sign for scientific research, chemical reactions, and laboratory work.

Usage Context

Used to discuss science projects, medical testing, or general chemistry experiments. It is the go-to icon when you want to highlight a new discovery or need to mention something 'experimental.' People often pair it with the 🥼 lab coat or 🔬 microscope to set a classroom or professional research scene.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of the Emoji 11.0 update, the test tube was created to fill a major gap in the science category, which had previously lacked a direct representation for hands-on chemical work.

Details

Glyph

🧪

Unicode

U+1F9EA

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9ea:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDEA;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory science

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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