☢️Meaning and Description
The Radioactive emoji "☢", depicts a small black and yellow symbol. It features three yellow triangles arranged in a circular pattern, with the tips pointing inward, which serves as a visual warning of potential radiation danger.
The radioactive emoji goes by other names like the radiation sign, nuclear emoji, and Ionizing radiation symbol, all be used to convey the concept of radioactivity or radiation hazards. It is often associated with nuclear power, radioactive materials, or areas that require caution due to potential radiation exposure.
In real life, you'll find radioactive signage ☢ on nuclear power facilities, radioactive storage sites, medical radiology labs, and anywhere housing hazardous radioactive material. The emoji is a digital representation of this environmental caution symbol.
On social media, the radioactive emoji is often used in a tongue-in-cheek way to signal someone is “glowing✨” or looking hot and spicy! People also use it humorously to indicate they’re wild, chaotic or “off the rails.” It can also be used metaphorically to represent something harmful or toxic. So if you see it, don't take it too seriously!
Did you know that 🤓 this symbol was first created in 1946 by a team at the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, University of California, aiming for a clear, effective radiation hazard warning⚠. It's now globally used as the standard radiation caution sign, mandated by law and guided by standard bodies. Plus, you'll find it in areas beyond radiation, like pop culture, art, music, and fashion! Isn't this COOL?!
The radioactive emoji goes by other names like the radiation sign, nuclear emoji, and Ionizing radiation symbol, all be used to convey the concept of radioactivity or radiation hazards. It is often associated with nuclear power, radioactive materials, or areas that require caution due to potential radiation exposure.
In real life, you'll find radioactive signage ☢ on nuclear power facilities, radioactive storage sites, medical radiology labs, and anywhere housing hazardous radioactive material. The emoji is a digital representation of this environmental caution symbol.
On social media, the radioactive emoji is often used in a tongue-in-cheek way to signal someone is “glowing✨” or looking hot and spicy! People also use it humorously to indicate they’re wild, chaotic or “off the rails.” It can also be used metaphorically to represent something harmful or toxic. So if you see it, don't take it too seriously!
Did you know that 🤓 this symbol was first created in 1946 by a team at the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, University of California, aiming for a clear, effective radiation hazard warning⚠. It's now globally used as the standard radiation caution sign, mandated by law and guided by standard bodies. Plus, you'll find it in areas beyond radiation, like pop culture, art, music, and fashion! Isn't this COOL?!
💡Extended reading and popular science
The current ☢️ is a variant Emoji (emoji style, displaying colorful symbols on most new platforms), and it has two corresponding Emoji: ☢ (basic Emoji without variant symbols) and ☢︎ (text style, displaying black and white symbols on some old platforms). ☢️ (emoji style) = ☢ (base style) + emoji style
The meaning of emoji symbol ☢️ is radioactive, it is related to sign, it can be found in emoji category: "🛑 Symbols" - "⚠️ Warning".
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☢️Basic Information
Emoji: | ☢️ |
Shortname: | radioactive |
Apple Name: | radioactive |
Known as: | International Radiation Symbol | Nuclear |
Codepoint: | U+2622 FE0F Copy |
Decimal: | ALT+9762 ALT+65039 |
Unicode Version: | None |
Emoji Version: | 1.0 (2015-06-09) |
Categories: | 🛑 Symbols |
Sub Categories: | ⚠️ Warning |
Keywords: | radioactive | sign |
Proposal: | L2/13‑207 |
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☢️More Languages
Language | Short Name & Link |
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Arabic | ☢️ إشعاع |
Bulgarian | ☢️ радиоактивно |
Chinese, Simplified | ☢️ 辐射 |
Chinese, Traditional | ☢️ 放射性 |
Croatian | ☢️ radioaktivnost |
Czech | ☢️ radioaktivita |
Danish | ☢️ radioaktiv |
Dutch | ☢️ radioactief |
Filipino | ☢️ radioactive |
Finnish | ☢️ säteilyvaara |
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