What does 🩺 Stethoscope mean?
A doctor’s stethoscope. It stands for doctors, nurses, medical checkups, healthcare and medicine in general. People use it when going to the doctor, studying medicine, working in healthcare or sharing health tips, and it is a favorite in nursing and medical school posts. It pairs with 🏥 for hospitals and 🧑⚕️ for health workers.
🩺 Stethoscope is an emoji from the Objects category (medical), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. People use it in messages about doctor, heart and medicine.
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🩺 Stethoscope on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Stethoscope looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Stethoscope 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 :stethoscope:.
When was the Stethoscope emoji added?
🩺 Stethoscope was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. 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 Stethoscope. The underlying code (U+1FA7A) 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.