Petri dish Emoji

Objects

A clear, circular glass dish containing a gel-like agar base with colorful, bumpy colonies of bacteria growing inside. It is the classic tool used in laboratories to grow and observe microorganisms.

Usage Context

Used frequently in science communication, education, or when discussing illness, germ theory, and biological experiments. People also use it to playfully refer to 'growing' ideas or when things are getting a bit messy, often alongside the 🧪 test tube or 🥼 lab coat.

History

Named after German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri, the dish has been a staple of microbiological research since the late 19th century. This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2018 to meet the rising demand for scientific and academic icons in digital messaging.

Details

Glyph

🧫

Unicode

U+1F9EB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9eb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDEB;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Objects

Subcategory science

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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