What does ⚗️ Alembic mean?
An alembic, an old glass distilling apparatus with a long spout. It stands for chemistry, distillation, alchemy and experiments. People use it for science classes, potion making in fantasy games, homemade perfume and craft distilling of spirits. It has an old-world, slightly magical feel compared with 🧪, the modern test tube, and suits witchy or wizardly posts.
⚗️ Alembic is an emoji from the Objects category (science), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about chemistry and tool.
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⚗️ Alembic on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Alembic looks on each platform.
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Alembic emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Alembic emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ⚗️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :alembic:.
When was the Alembic emoji added?
⚗️ Alembic was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ⚗️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Alembic. The underlying code (U+2697 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.