☣️

biohazard

Last updated: 05/05/2026

☣️ represents biohazard, typically shown as a bold warning symbol with three curved blades around a central ring. It is often rendered in high-contrast yellow and black.

Biohazard serves as a universal warning sign for biological materials that may carry diseases or pose health risks. It is a critical component of workplace safety and public health, ensuring that people are aware of hazardous environments or materials requiring specific handling procedures.

In practical communication, the symbol is used to denote areas or objects that are dangerous to touch or enter. For example: "The waste bin is marked with the ☣️ symbol," "Ensure you wear a suit in the ☣️ zone," or "The shipment contains ☣️ materials."

Groups
Subgroups
Unicode
U+2623 U+FE0F
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version

Platform rendering differences

biohazard appearance on Apple

Apple

biohazard appearance on Microsoft

Microsoft

biohazard appearance on Twemoji

Twemoji

biohazard appearance on Noto

Noto

Apple Emoji icons and related visual assets shown here are the property and registered trademarks of Apple Inc. They are included only for commentary, comparison, and informational purposes, not for commercial use.

Text and emoji presentation for “☣️”

☣️ uses the same base codepoint, but adding FE0F forces modern full-color emoji rendering (☣️), while adding FE0E falls back to the traditional text-style glyph (☣︎).

  1. Color emoji mode (Emoji Presentation)

    Unicode code point2623Base codepoint for biohazard
    Unicode code pointFE0FEmoji variation selector for full-color rendering
    Rendered result☣️
  2. Text / black-and-white mode (Text Presentation)

    Unicode code point2623Base codepoint for biohazard
    Unicode code pointFE0EText variation selector for black-and-white rendering
    Rendered result☣︎

The color version is more common in chats, social apps, and modern interface design, while the text version fits ebooks, compact tables, and professional contexts that need consistent plain-text layout.

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