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Technical information
| Symbol | ☣ | |
| Name | Biohazard sign | |
| Unicode number | U+2623 | |
| Category | Warning signs | |
| Description | The Unicode character ☣, or U+2623, is known as the "Biohazard Sign". It falls within the "Miscellaneous Symbols" block of the Unicode standard, where it is classified under the "Symbol, Other" category. This character is a universally recognized symbol for biological hazards. It consists of three stylized "petals" enclosed within a circle, representing potential threats posed by biological substances. Its use is prevalent in science, medicine, and public health, often found in places such as laboratories, hospitals, or on containers carrying biohazardous materials. The precise appearance of this character can vary based on the system and application in which it's displayed. |
Encoding
| HTML Entity | ☣ | |
| HTML Entity (hex) | ☣ | |
| URL Escape Code | %E2%98%A3 | |
| UTF-8 (hex) | 0xE2 0x98 0xA3 | |
| UTF-8 (binary) | 11100010:10011000:10100011 | |
| UTF-16 | 0x2623 | |
| UTF-32 | 0x00002623 |
Source Code
| C, C++, and Java | "\u2623" | |
| CSS Code | \2623 | |
| JavaScript | "\u2623" | |
| Perl | \x{2623} | |
| Python 2 | u"\u2623" | |
| Python 3 | \u2623 | |
| Ruby | \u{2623} |
Preview
This Unicode character looks like this ☣ in sentence and in bold like this ☣ and in italic like this ☣.
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Font size:
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12px
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16px
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20px
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28px
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36px
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48px
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72px
CSS Property: font-weight
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HTML Forms and Input
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disabled input
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select
button
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Code examples in HTML and CSS
<span>☣</span>
span {
content: "\2623";
}The symbol in different fonts
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-apple-system
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Apple Color Emoji
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Arial
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BlinkMacSystemFont
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Courier New
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Georgia
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Droid Sans
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Helvetica
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Noto Sans
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Oxygen
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Roboto
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"Segoe UI"
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sans-serif
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Segoe UI Emoji
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Segoe UI Symbol
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system-ui
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Times New Roman
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Ubuntu
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Verdana