Pill Emoji

Objects

A single capsule-shaped pill split down the middle with one side typically colored red and the other white or yellow. It represents pharmaceutical medicine, vitamins, or a generic medical treatment.

Usage Context

Widely used in digital conversation to discuss health issues, prescription medication, or the act of taking supplements. Because of its visual design, it is also frequently used in internet slang to refer to specific ideologies or 'pills,' or as a shorthand for recreational drug use. It is often paired with the syringe or hospital emoji when discussing clinical settings.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, the icon was modeled after the classic gelatin capsule design that dominated the pharmaceutical industry in the mid-20th century. Its inclusion reflects the growing role of emojis in conveying quick health status updates within mobile messaging platforms.

Details

Glyph

💊

Unicode

U+1F48A

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f48a:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC8A;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Objects

Subcategory medical

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.

CC-BY 4.0 License Twemoji Repository