⚖Meaning and Description
This is a balance. Depending on the platform, there are silver and gold balances. The middle beam supports two arms, and the two arms respectively support a plate. It is made by the principle of lever and used to measure the weight of objects. In Western culture, the balance represents justice, because "everyone is equal by the law." The goddess Themis in ancient Greek mythology is a symbol of law and justice. She holds a balance in her hand. It also contains the meaning of Libra ♎, balance, weight, and judgment.
💡Extended reading and popular science
The meaning of emoji symbol ⚖ is balance scale, it is related to balance, justice, Libra, scale, zodiac, it can be found in emoji category: "⌚ Objects" - "⛏️ Tool".
🔸 ⚖ (2696) There is no Emoji version of this Unicode character, which means that on most mobile phones or computer systems, the character can only be displayed in black and white character style, but in a few good compatibility platforms, it can still display color picture style. The Unicode organization does not yet recommend its use as a universal emoji symbol.
⚖ (2696) - unqualified Emoji, See also: ⚖️ (2696 FE0F) - fully-qualified Emoji.
The current ⚖ is a basic Emoji without variant symbols, and there are two Emoji variation sequences corresponding to it: ⚖️ (emoji style, displaying colorful symbols on most new platforms) and ⚖︎ (text style, displaying black and white symbols on some old platforms).⚖Examples and Usage
🔸 In ancient Greek mythology, ⚖ Themis created the law of marriage and established the concept of family to restrain Zeus, because Zeus ate his first wife, Metis.
🔸 The figurine was used as a suspended weight together with a balance scale ⚖.
🔸 ⚖ (2696) + emoji style (FE0F) = ⚖️ (2696 FE0F)
🔸 ⚖ (2696) + text style (FE0E) = ⚖︎ (2696 FE0E)
🔸 The figurine was used as a suspended weight together with a balance scale ⚖.
🔸 ⚖ (2696) + emoji style (FE0F) = ⚖️ (2696 FE0F)
🔸 ⚖ (2696) + text style (FE0E) = ⚖︎ (2696 FE0E)
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⚖Basic Information
Emoji: | ⚖ |
Shortname: | balance scale |
Known as: | Scales of Justice |
Codepoint: | U+2696 Copy |
Decimal: | ALT+9878 |
Unicode Version: | 4.1 (2005-03-31) |
Emoji Version: | None |
Categories: | ⌚ Objects |
Sub Categories: | ⛏️ Tool |
Keywords: | balance | justice | Libra | scale | zodiac |
Proposal: | L2/13‑207 |
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Date Range: 2019-03-10 - 2024-03-10
Update Time: 2024-03-16 17:42:48 UTC Emoji ⚖ was released in 2019-07.
Update Time: 2024-03-16 17:42:48 UTC Emoji ⚖ was released in 2019-07.
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⚖More Languages
Language | Short Name & Link |
---|---|
Arabic | ⚖ ميزان |
Bulgarian | ⚖ везна |
Chinese, Simplified | ⚖ 天平 |
Chinese, Traditional | ⚖ 天平 |
Croatian | ⚖ vaga |
Czech | ⚖ miskové váhy |
Danish | ⚖ vægt |
Dutch | ⚖ weegschaal |
Filipino | ⚖ timbangan |
Finnish | ⚖ vaaka |
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