Scientist Emoji

People

A person wearing a white laboratory coat and protective goggles, often holding a glass flask or test tube. This character represents someone engaged in professional research, experimentation, or high-level technical work.

Usage Context

Used to denote scientific breakthroughs, academic studies, or the act of mixing chemicals in a lab. It is a staple for tech enthusiasts, students, or anyone sharing a discovery, often paired with the 🧪 test tube or the 🧬 DNA strand to clarify the specific field of research.

History

The scientist was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of Emoji 5.0. It was created to provide a gender-neutral professional role, following the demand for more diverse representation of STEM careers in mobile messaging apps and social platforms.

Details

Glyph

🧑‍🔬

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F52C

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_200d_1f52c:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;‍&#xD83D;&#xDD2C;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-role

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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