What does ☣️ Biohazard mean?
The biohazard symbol, three interlocking crescents around a ring, used to label dangerous biological material. Casually, people use it for anything gross or contaminated: a teenager’s bedroom, week-old leftovers, a friend coughing all over the office. It also appears in lab, medical and zombie-game talk. Its cousin ☢️ refers to radiation, while this one is about germs, viruses and other biological threats.
☣️ Biohazard is an emoji from the Symbols category (warning signs), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
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☣️ Biohazard on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Biohazard looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Biohazard 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 :biohazard_sign:.
When was the Biohazard emoji added?
☣️ Biohazard 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 Biohazard. The underlying code (U+2623 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.