Stethoscope Emoji

Objects

A medical instrument designed for listening to internal sounds in the human body, such as the heart and lungs. The icon typically features a chest piece connected to two ear tubes by a Y-shaped rubber cord.

Usage Context

Used to denote medical appointments, general health check-ups, or the profession of a doctor or nurse. People often use it alongside 🏥 when discussing hospital visits or 💉 when talking about medical procedures and vaccinations.

History

The stethoscope was invented in 1816 by René Laennec, who used a wooden tube to amplify chest sounds. The modern version became a globally recognized icon for the medical field long before it was added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of the health-focused expansion of emoji sets.

Details

Glyph

🩺

Unicode

U+1FA7A

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fa7a:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDE7A;

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

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