What does 🧫 Petri Dish mean?
A petri dish with a culture growing inside. It stands for biology, bacteria, microbiology, lab research and growing cultures. People use it for science class, lab work and talk of germs. Figuratively, it can describe a place where something spreads or multiplies quickly, like a classroom full of colds or an office that breeds drama.
🧫 Petri Dish is an emoji from the Objects category (science), added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018. People use it in messages about bacteria, biologist, biology, culture and lab.
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🧫 Petri Dish on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Petri Dish looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Petri Dish 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 :petri_dish:.
When was the Petri Dish emoji added?
🧫 Petri Dish was added in Emoji 11.0, released in 2018. 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 Petri Dish. The underlying code (U+1F9EB) 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.