emoji ⚖️ balance scale svg

⚖️” meaning: balance scale Emoji

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  • 6.0.1+

    Android ⚖️Minimum display requirements

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    Windows ⚖️Minimum display requirements

⚖️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.
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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 balance scale, it is related to balance, justice, Libra, scale, zodiac, it can be found in emoji category: " Objects" - "⛏️ Tool".

⚖️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 FE0F) = (2696) + emoji style (FE0F)

⚖️Basic Information

Emoji: ⚖️
Shortname: balance scale
Apple Name: scales
Known as: Scales of Justice
Codepoint: U+2696 FE0F Copy
Decimal: ALT+9878 ALT+65039
Unicode Version: None
Emoji Version: 1.0 (2015-06-09)
Categories: ⌚ Objects
Sub Categories: ⛏️ Tool
Keywords: balance | justice | Libra | scale | zodiac
Proposal: L2/13‑207

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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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