X-ray Emoji

Objects

A dark blue rectangular frame containing a white, ghostly depiction of a human rib cage and spine. It represents a medical diagnostic image captured using electromagnetic radiation to peer through soft tissue.

Usage Context

Used frequently to discuss hospital visits, medical checkups, or the act of uncovering hidden truths. It is a popular way to signal that someone is being transparent or 'laid bare.' People often pair it with the 🏥 hospital or 🦴 bone emoji when documenting health-related events.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2021 as part of Emoji 14.0. Its inclusion reflects the growing demand for specific medical tools in digital communication, moving beyond generic symbols to represent precise diagnostic procedures.

Details

Glyph

🩻

Unicode

U+1FA7B

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fa7b:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDE7B;

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.

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