Tooth Emoji

People

A single, white human molar shown with two distinct roots. It depicts a standard adult tooth, capturing the shape of the chewing surface used to grind food.

Usage Context

Used frequently to discuss dental appointments, oral hygiene routines, or the experience of losing a tooth. It also pops up in conversations about sugary snacks or the dentist's office, often alongside 🦷 or 🪥.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2018, this emoji was introduced alongside other body parts to help users better describe medical conditions and self-care habits. Its inclusion reflects the growing demand for specific anatomical icons in health-focused digital messaging.

Details

Glyph

🦷

Unicode

U+1F9B7

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9b7:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDB7;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory body-parts

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.

Apache 2.0 SIL OFL 1.1 Noto Repository