Warning Emoji

Symbols

A yellow equilateral triangle featuring a thick black border and a bold exclamation mark in the center. It serves as a universal indicator that a hazard is present or that a situation requires immediate alertness.

Usage Context

Used to flag potential dangers, highlight important safety information, or alert someone to something that needs their full attention. It is frequently sent alongside messages regarding errors or accidents and is often paired with the 🚫 prohibited sign to emphasize a restricted or dangerous area.

History

Adopted into Unicode 1.1 in 1993, this glyph is based on the standardized international hazard signs seen on industrial machinery and public signage. Its inclusion in digital character sets was meant to bridge the gap between physical safety protocols and early computer-mediated communication.

Details

Glyph

⚠

Unicode

U+26A0

Shortcode

:emoji_u26a0:

HTML Entity

⚠

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory warning

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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