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A test tube, as used to conduct chemical experiments in a laboratory. Depicted as a clear cylinder, open at one end and containing a green liquid. Positioned at a 45&deg; angle.

May be used for various content concerning chemistry and science more generally. May also represent other liquids, such as potions or medicines, as well metaphorical laboratories and experiments.

Some platforms include volume markings or display the liquid as bubbling.&nbsp;WhatsApp&rsquo;s design features a blue liquid.

Test Tube

11.0

A person who is engaged in education. Generally depicted wearing a black graduation gown and cap, and occasionally holding a&nbsp;degree certificate or diploma.

<div id="professor_prebid-root">&nbsp;</div>

Student

A man who is engaged in education. Generally depicted wearing a black graduation gown and cap, and occasionally holding a&nbsp;degree certificate or diploma.

<div id="professor_prebid-root">&nbsp;</div>

Man Student

A woman who is engaged in education. Generally depicted wearing a black graduation gown and cap, and occasionally holding a&nbsp;degree certificate or diploma.

<div id="professor_prebid-root">&nbsp;</div>

Woman Student

A person standing in front of a chalkboard (aka blackboard) with the intention of teaching a class. Often shown holding a&nbsp;<a href="/closed-book/">📕 Closed Book</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointer_(rod)">pointer</a>.

Teacher

A man standing in front of a chalkboard (aka blackboard) with the intention of teaching a class.&nbsp;Often shown holding a&nbsp;<a href="/closed-book/">📕 Closed Book</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointer_(rod)">pointer</a>.

Man Teacher

A woman standing in front of a chalkboard (aka blackboard) with the intention of teaching a class.&nbsp;Often shown holding a&nbsp;<a href="/closed-book/">📕 Closed Book</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointer_(rod)">pointer</a>.

Woman Teacher

A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. Generally depicted wearing safety <a href="/goggles">goggles</a> and a white l<a href="/lab-coat">ab coat</a> while holding a <a href="/test-tube">test tube</a>&nbsp;or beaker filled with colorful liquid.

<div id="professor_prebid-root">&nbsp;</div>

Scientist

A man who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. Generally depicted wearing safety goggles and a white lab coat while holding a test tube filled with colorful liquid.

<div id="professor_prebid-root">&nbsp;</div>

Man Scientist

A woman who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. Generally depicted wearing safety goggles and a white lab coat while holding a test tube filled with colorful liquid.

<div id="professor_prebid-root">&nbsp;</div>

Woman Scientist

A microbe, as a bacterium grown in a <a href="/petri-dish/">🧫 Petri Dish</a> or observed under a <a href="/microscope/">🔬 Microscope</a>. Generally depicted as a squiggly, single-celled microorganism with prominent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilium">cilia</a>. Color, shape, and position vary across platforms.&nbsp;Commonly used to represent bacteria, viruses, and germs and disease more generally.

In 2020, this emoji became <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/spread-of-the-coronavirus-emoji/">primarily used</a> in reference to <a href="/coronavirus/">Coronavirus / COVID-19</a>.

Apple&#39;s version of this emoji most closely represents a virus, while others from&nbsp;Samsung, Microsoft and&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;appear as bright green bacteria. Other versions of this emoji also appear mainly as bacteria:&nbsp;Facebook&#39;s is&nbsp;indigo, and WhatsApp&rsquo;s purple. Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-9.0/microbe/">previously displayed</a> five microbes in&nbsp;different, bright colors.

Microbe

A tall glass of white milk, as from a&nbsp;<a href="/cow/">cow</a>&nbsp;but also other mammals, nuts, or plants. Most platforms depict a glass filled near to the brim, but some show a glass half-full&mdash;or half-empty.

Glass of Milk

A glass pouring liquid.

May be used to represent the literal act of pouring. May also be used to represent ritual libations or to honor the dead by pouring out a drink in a person&#39;s memory.

Pouring Liquid

An industrial factory, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flue-gas_stack">flue-gas stacks</a> releasing exhaust into the air.

Factory

A classic hourglass, all of its sand having flowed into the bottom bulb. Indicates time has passed. Color varies across platforms.

Commonly used for various content concerning time. May also be used for hourglass-shaped figures. Not to be confused with <a href="/hourglass-not-done/">⏳&nbsp;Hourglass Not Done</a>, whose sand is still flowing.

Used on <a href="/snapchat/">Snapchat</a> to indicate a Snapstreak is soon to end.

Hourglass

A classic hourglass, its sand still flowing from the top to bottom bulb. Indicates time is still passing&mdash;but life is short. Color varies across platforms.

Commonly used for various content concerning time. May also be used for hourglass-shaped figures. Not to be confused with <a href="/hourglass-done/">⌛&nbsp;Hourglass Done</a>, whose sand has stopped flowing.

Hourglass with Flowing Sand

Clear safety goggles. When this emoji was approved in 2018 it was&nbsp;implied to be safety goggles rather than swimming goggles. A year later&nbsp;<a href="/diving-mask/">🤿&nbsp;Diving Mask</a>, which is&nbsp;similar in design&nbsp;but used&nbsp;to represent swimming goggles rather than safety goggles,&nbsp;was approved.

Goggles

A white coat worn in a science laboratory.

Lab Coat

An apparatus for distilling, as used in medieval <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy">alchemy</a>. Generally depicted as a round flask with a neck angled down to the right. Positioned on a short stand and containing a mysterious green, purple, or blue liquid.

Commonly used for various content concerning chemistry and science more generally. May represent various liquids, such as potions or&nbsp;medicines, as well as metaphorical laboratories and experiments.

Thanks to the alembic&rsquo;s association with alchemy, this emoji may also convey a sense of magic. And, thanks to its resemblance to a glass pipe, some use the emoji&nbsp;to represent&nbsp;a bong or other drug paraphernalia.

Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/alembic/">previously featured</a>&nbsp;a copper still, as used for making <a href="/tumbler-glass/">whiskey</a>.

Alembic

A petri dish, as used to culture <a href="/microbe/">microbes</a>. Depicted as a clear, shallow cylinder with a red, blue, or green growth medium, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agar">agar</a>, with splotches of variously colored cells, like bacteria.

May be used for various content concerning biology and science more generally. May also be used to represent germs and other microorganisms.

Samsung&rsquo;s design features&nbsp;a lid, while&nbsp;Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-11.0/petri-dish/">previously</a> featured a dropper.

Petri Dish

The double helix of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA">DNA</a>, the genetic blueprint for life. Color and orientation vary across platforms, but positioned at a 45&deg; angle and in multiple, bright colors to represent the molecule&rsquo;s spiraling, ladder-like structure.

May be used for various content concerning biology, genetics, and science more generally. May also be used for various content concerning literal or figurative life and evolution.

DNA Double Helix

A&nbsp;microscope, as used in science laboratories to magnify small objects, such as <a href="/microbe/">cells</a> or <a href="/bug/">insects</a>. Depicted as a compound opitical microscope with an adjustable eyepiece, lens, arm, and slide&nbsp;stage mounted on a base. Generally shown as metal with the viewing apparatus facing left.

Commonly used for various content concerning science and research. May also be used for various senses of inspection (e.g., taking a closer took).

Google&rsquo;s design was <a href="/google/android-11.0/microscope/">previously</a> shown in red.

Microscope

A medical syringe, as used to administer a vaccine&nbsp;or draw <a href="/drop-of-blood/">blood</a>. Generally depicted at a 45&deg; angle with a needle to the upper right.

Commonly used for content concerning health, medicine, and related professions as well as various senses of needles, drugs, tattoos, blood, or more recently&nbsp;&ndash; <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/vaccine-emoji-comes-to-life/">coronavirus vaccination</a>.

Originally used for the representation of blood donation, and displayed with blood in the barrel. In 2021 many platforms are switching to a more general-purpose empty syringe.&nbsp;<a href="/google/android-7.0/syringe/">Google</a> and <a href="/facebook/1.0/syringe/">Facebook&rsquo;s</a> designs previously featured green liquids.

Syringe

A capsule of medicine. Generally depicted at a 45&deg; angle, half red, half yellow. Commonly used for content concerning health, medicine, and related professions as well various types of drugs.

Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/pill/">previously featured</a> a blue-and-white capsule with two round pills, one orange, the other white. <a href="/google/android-6.0.1/pill/">Google</a> and <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/pill/">Microsoft&rsquo;s</a> designs previously featured blue in their capsules.

Pill

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Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.

Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Glossy,&nbsp;gradient-heavy versions of the Microsoft emoji set. Used within select platforms such as Word and PowerPoint within the Windows 11 23H2 update.

3D animated versions of Microsoft&rsquo;s Fluent emoji set, used Microsoft Teams for PC and Android.

Used across Microsoft PCs. Windows 11 uses the Fluent set. Windows 10&rsquo;s final update was in May 2019.

Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord, Roblox, and Mastodon. Twitter / X&nbsp;on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.

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Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta&rsquo;s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Custom emoji set used on select Huawei&nbsp;phones and tablets.

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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Custom emoji set used on LG devices. Discontinued between 2017 and 2020, replaced by Noto Color Emoji, but then revived in 2021 for LG&rsquo;s final mobile device.

Animated versions of Apple&rsquo;s emoji set, custom-built by the Telegram message platform.

Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.

Highly-detailed emoji set used by Twitter&rsquo;s Statuses feature and within the tweet image editor on Android devices.

Custom emoji set used on the open-source SerenityOS.

A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.

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