adhesive bandage

🩹

adhesive bandage

🩹 represents adhesive bandage, typically shown as a small bandage with rounded ends and a central pad.

Adhesive bandage is a small medical dressing used for injuries not serious enough to require a full-size bandage. It consists of a sticky tape-like backing that holds a sterile pad against a wound to promote healing and protect against dirt.

This emoji often symbolizes the act of healing, protection, or recovery. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a temporary solution or the process of moving past a small mistake or hurt.

Common usage scenarios include reporting a minor accident, such as "I tripped and need a 🩹," or offering comfort during a tough time, like "Time will be the best 🩹 for this situation."

Groups
Subgroups
Unicode
U+1FA79
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E12.0

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