Microscope Emoji

Objects

A classic compound microscope featuring a base, a stage, and an eyepiece, typically rendered in silver or blue. It represents the specialized optical tool used to view objects that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye.

Usage Context

Used to denote scientific research, biology class, or the act of investigating something closely. It frequently appears alongside emojis like 🧫 or 🧬 to signal a focus on laboratory work or to imply that a user is 'zooming in' to analyze a specific detail in a conversation.

History

The microscope was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of a major push to expand science and technology-related icons. Its design draws from traditional school lab equipment, grounding it in the visual history of 20th-century classroom science education.

Details

Glyph

🔬

Unicode

U+1F52C

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f52c:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD2C;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory science

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

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