What does 💉 mean?
Syringe: a vaccine, an injection, giving blood, medical treatment.
Its official Unicode name is SYRINGE and its CLDR short name is "syringe" (in Hungarian: "fecskendő"). It belongs to the Objects group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- doctor
- flu
- medicine
- needle
- shot
- sick
- tool
- vaccination
In Hungarian: eszköz, injekciós tű, orvos, véradás, vérvétel
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 💉 in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F489. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- SYRINGE
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- fecskendő
- English name (CLDR)
- syringe
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Objects · medical
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :syringe:
Related emojis
- Drop of blood
- Pill
- Adhesive bandage
- Crutch
- Stethoscope
- X-ray
Frequently asked questions
What does the 💉 emoji mean?
Syringe: a vaccine, an injection, giving blood, medical treatment.
How do I type the 💉 emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "doctor".
When was the 💉 emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.