What does 💊 Pill mean?
A two-colored capsule. It stands for medicine, prescriptions, vitamins and feeling unwell. People use it for health reminders, taking meds, pharmacy trips and recovery. The phrase “take a chill pill” makes it a playful way to tell someone to calm down, and “red pill” references come from the film The Matrix. In some contexts it can also refer to drugs.
💊 Pill is an emoji from the Objects category (medical), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about doctor, drugs, medicated, medicine, pills and sick.
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💊 Pill on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Pill looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Pill 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 :pill:.
When was the Pill emoji added?
💊 Pill was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Pill. The underlying code (U+1F48A) 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.