Syringe Emoji
Objects
A medical syringe with a translucent barrel, a thin metallic needle, and a small droplet of clear liquid exiting the tip. It is the universal shorthand for medical injections and clinical procedures.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to discuss healthcare, medical appointments, and vaccination drives. It also appears in casual conversation regarding blood donation or the flu shot. Because it can be perceived as intimidating, it is sometimes used alongside 💊 to emphasize a medical context or 🤒 when discussing illness.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, the design was originally based on the standard medical apparatus used for intravenous therapy. Over time, the design was updated by major platforms to look less like a generic tool and more like a specific, recognizable medical instrument used for clinical health care.
Details
Glyph
💉
Unicode
U+1F489
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f489:
HTML Entity
��
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory medical
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
Related Objects Emojis
