Emoji 4
medical symbol
Also known as aesculapius, medical, medicine, staff, symbol
A staff with a single snake coiled around it, known as the Rod of Aesculapius, a traditional symbol of medicine and healthcare.
Meaning
This emoji shows the Rod of Aesculapius, an ancient Greek symbol associated with healing and the medical profession. People use it to refer to doctors, hospitals, healthcare, medical services, or health-related topics in general.
Unicode name
The official Unicode name is medical symbol, representing the staff of Aesculapius, a serpent-entwined rod associated with medicine and healing.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's design shows a vertical gray staff with a darker snake coiled around it in a spiral, rendered in muted metallic tones.
Google
Google's Noto design depicts the staff and entwined snake in dark gray with a flat, outlined style.
Twitter
Twitter's Twemoji design shows a dark staff with a single snake wrapped around it in a simple, flat illustration.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ⚕️ medical symbol belong to?
⚕️ medical symbol belongs to the symbols category, which contains 224 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ⚕️ medical symbol?
⚕️ medical symbol was added in Emoji 4. Its codepoint is U+2695, made up of 1 code points.
