Hospital Emoji

Travel

A stylized building featuring a large red cross on its exterior, signaling a medical facility. The design typically mimics the structure of a public clinic or emergency ward.

Usage Context

Used to denote a trip to the doctor, a medical emergency, or the location of a health checkup. It is frequently sent alongside the 🚑 ambulance or ⚕️ medical symbol to emphasize that someone is seeking urgent care or professional health services.

History

This emoji became part of the Unicode 6.0 set in 2010. It was adapted from Japanese map symbols, which have long used the red cross icon to help travelers and city residents quickly locate nearby hospitals on printed maps and transit signage.

Details

Glyph

🏥

Unicode

U+1F3E5

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3e5:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFE5;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Travel

Subcategory place-building

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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