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Medical symbol

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 CC-BY 4.0
Tags
aesculapiusmedicalmedicinestaffsymbolhealthcaredoctorhospitalhealingsnakerod of asclepius

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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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