Balance scale emoji ⚖️
Emoji 1.0 (2015) · U+2696 U+FE0F
What ⚖️ means
Balance scale ⚖️ goes with these words in Unicode's CLDR: balance, justice, Libra, scale, scales, tool, weight, zodiac.
Those words also drive emoji search: try balance or justice on your phone to find ⚖️.
On the emoji keyboard, ⚖️ sits with the tools (28 emoji) inside objects, which has 268 emoji, for example 🦯 🔗 ⛓️💥 ⛓️.
Will ⚖️ show on my friend's phone?
Added in Emoji 1.0 (2015), ⚖️ is old enough that all current phones, computers and apps show it.
How to type ⚖️
To find ⚖️ quickly, type balance scale into the emoji search.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type balance scale.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type balance scale in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type balance scale.
Codes for developers
A character counter sees ⚖️ as 2 code points, U+2696 U+FE0F: 6 bytes in UTF-8 and a length of 2 in JavaScript.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2696 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⚖️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⚖️ | |
| CSS | content: "\2696 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2696\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%9A%96%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9A 96 EF B8 8F |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ⚖️ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | balance scale |
| Português | balança |
| Español | balanza |
| Italiano | bilancia a doppio piatto |
| Français | balance à poids |
| Deutsch | Waage |
| Türkçe | terazi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | timbangan gantung |
| Polski | waga szalkowa |
| Русский | весы |
| 日本語 | 天秤 |
| 한국어 | 접시저울 |
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All objects emoji →Questions people ask
What does the balance scale emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⚖️ "balance scale" and links it with balance, justice, Libra, scale. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the tools subgroup of objects.
When was the balance scale emoji added?
In Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. Every current phone and computer has it.
How do I type the balance scale emoji?
To find ⚖️ quickly, type balance scale into the emoji search.