Biohazard symbol
Type :biohazard_symbol: · Marks
Unicode name Biohazard Sign · Miscellaneous Symbols block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ☣ is for
The biological hazard trefoil, designed in 1966 to be memorable but meaningless, so that its meaning could be taught. It worked: everyone now knows it on sight.
How to type ☣
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:biohazard_symbol: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 2623 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2623 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:biohazard_symbol: :biohazard: On the web
HTML ☣
Unicode U+2623
JavaScript '\u{2623}'
CSS "\2623"
Python '\u2623'
URL %E2%98%A3
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