What 🥼 means
Think laboratory or medical work, not just a jacket.
The coat alone doesn't distinguish a doctor from a scientist. In a character label, it can dress the character for the role without referring to an actual garment.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsAfter a hospital or clinic update
Medical work or a doctor's coat.
Beside 🧪 in a character description
A scientist character or laboratory role.
Don't confuse it with
1Combination ideas
1A scientist, laboratory character, or science-themed identity.
Worth knowing
- 🥼 is a single code point, so it survives copying through almost anything — old databases, SMS gateways, printer drivers.
Questions people ask
1Why does 🥼 look different on another phone?
Different artwork. As of 2026-09-04, Apple, Samsung, Huawei, and X/Twitter show two pocket pens; Facebook shows one, while WhatsApp adds a badge. These details don't change the meaning.
How to type 🥼
Windows
Win+.Open the emoji picker and search “lab coat”.
macOS
Control+Command+Spaceopens the character viewer.
iOS / Android
Emoji keyboard → search “lab coat”.
Chat apps
:lab_coat:the common shortcode; support varies by platform.HTML
🥼Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
🥼
HTML hex
🥼
CSS content
content: "\1F97C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9F%A5%BC
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.