What does ⚖️ Balance Scale mean?
A balance scale with two pans. It stands for justice, law, fairness and weighing options. Lawyers, law students and courts use it for legal topics, and others for comparing pros and cons or making a fair decision. It is also the sign of Libra in the zodiac and a symbol of balance in life, as in work-life balance.
⚖️ Balance Scale is an emoji from the Objects category (tools), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about justice, Libra, scales, tool, weight and zodiac.
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⚖️ Balance Scale on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Balance Scale looks on each platform.
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Balance Scale emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Balance Scale 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 :scales:.
When was the Balance Scale emoji added?
⚖️ Balance Scale 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 Balance Scale. The underlying code (U+2696 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.