What does ⚕️ Medical Symbol mean?
A staff with a single snake coiled around it, the Rod of Asclepius, a traditional emblem of medicine and healing. It represents doctors, nurses, healthcare work and medical studies, and appears in posts about appointments, health news and long hospital shifts. It is often confused with the caduceus, a winged staff with two snakes that is historically linked with commerce rather than medicine.
⚕️ Medical Symbol is an emoji from the Symbols category (check marks & other symbols), added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about aesculapius, medicine and staff.
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⚕️ Medical Symbol on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Medical Symbol looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Medical Symbol 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 :medical_symbol:.
When was the Medical Symbol emoji added?
⚕️ Medical Symbol was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016. 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 Medical Symbol. The underlying code (U+2695 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.