Atom Symbol

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Atom Symbol

⚛️Atom symbolU+269B U+FE0FReady to copy

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Atom and science 12

Plain science signs 11

Atom emoticons 5

Atom drawings 2

Science lines 8

Parts of an atom 8

Physics sayings 5

Atom combos 13

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How it works

The atom symbol is ⚛, U+269B, in Unicode since version 4.1. With U+FE0F after it, it is the atom emoji ⚛️, from Emoji 1.0; with U+FE0E, the same sign as plain text.

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What an atom is

By Wiktionary an atom is the smallest amount of matter that still keeps its identity as a chemical element: a nucleus surrounded by electrons. The word comes from the Ancient Greek for indivisible, built from not and to cut. Wikipedia’s table of the symbol block links ⚛ to the Rutherford model, the idea that atoms have a compact nucleus.

Protons, neutrons and electrons

By Wikipedia the nucleus holds protons and generally neutrons, and the elements differ by their number of protons. Hydrogen is the short one, a single proton and a single electron, typed here as (+) . (-).

Questions and answers

What does the ⚛️ emoji mean?

Unicode’s own note for the character is nuclear installation (on maps). In the emoji list it is a Symbol, in the subgroup named religion, and CLDR, Unicode’s list of search words, gives it three: atom, symbol and atheist. No other emoji is filed under atom.

Is there an Alt code for the atom symbol on a keyboard?

By Wikipedia some apps take the decimal number on the number pad: Alt+9883 gives ⚛, since 269B is 9,883 in decimal. Others turn 269B into ⚛ when Alt+X follows it. Code page 437, which the old Alt codes follow, has no atom.

Is there an atom emoticon to type?

No standard one, so this page types its own with plain keys: -=(o)=- is a nucleus with an orbit drawn through it, and ((o)) is a nucleus inside two shells.

All 64 items

Atom and science 12

  • Alembic U+2697 U+FE0F. Unicode notes it as chemical term, chemistry. Filed under chemistry. Emoji 1.0.
  • Atom symbol U+269B U+FE0F. Unicode notes it as nuclear installation (on maps). Filed under atom, symbol and atheist. Emoji 1.0.
  • Atom symbol, text style U+269B. The same character with the text selector, U+FE0E, which asks for a plain symbol. In Unicode since version 4.1.
  • DNA U+1F9EC. Filed under gene and genetics. Emoji 11.0.
  • High voltage U+26A1. Filed under electric and electricity. Emoji 0.6.
  • Lab coat U+1F97C. Filed under scientist, lab and experiment. Emoji 11.0.
  • Magnet U+1F9F2. Filed under positive, negative and attraction. Emoji 11.0.
  • Microscope U+1F52C. Filed under science and lab. Emoji 1.0.
  • Radioactive U+2622 U+FE0F. Filed under radioactive and sign. Emoji 1.0.
  • Scientist U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F52C. Filed under physicist, chemist and scientist. Emoji 12.1.
  • Telescope U+1F52D. Filed under science and telescope. Emoji 1.0.
  • Test tube U+1F9EA. Filed under science, chemistry and experiment. Emoji 11.0.
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Plain science signs 11

  • Alembic, text style U+2697. The same character with the text selector, U+FE0E.
  • Benzene ring U+232C. By Wiktionary a benzene ring is six carbon atoms arranged as a ring. In Unicode since version 1.1.
  • Benzene ring with circle U+23E3. The same ring with a circle inside.
  • Bullseye U+25CE. A stand-in here: a nucleus inside two shells.
  • Circled dot U+2299. A maths sign. A stand-in here: a nucleus inside one shell.
  • Circled minus U+2296. A maths sign. A stand-in here for a negative charge.
  • Circled plus U+2295. A maths sign. A stand-in here for a positive charge.
  • Core, Han character U+6838. A Han character. Unihan defines it as seed, kernel, core, nut; atom.
  • Particle, Han character U+7C92. A Han character. Unihan defines it as grain; small particle.
  • Planck constant over two pi U+210F. Unicode notes it as reduced Planck constant, Dirac constant. A quantum physics sign.
  • Radioactive sign, text style U+2622. The same character with the text selector, U+FE0E.

Atom emoticons 5

  • (+) . (-) A hydrogen atom: by Wikipedia, a single proton and a single electron. Plain ASCII
  • ((o)) A nucleus inside two shells. Plain ASCII
  • .:(o):. A nucleus in a cloud of dots. Plain ASCII
  • -=(o)=- A nucleus with an orbit drawn through it. Plain ASCII
  • <(o)> A nucleus between two arcs. Plain ASCII

Atom drawings 2

  • Atom, drawn Seven lines of ASCII: a nucleus, one shell and two electrons
  • Two shells, drawn Six lines of ASCII

Science lines 8

  • ⚛️ Lab partner wanted For the class chat
  • ⚛️ Made of atoms, like everything else For a bio
  • ⚛️ Physics homework. Back in ___ Fill in the blank
  • ⚛️ Positive, like a proton For a bio
  • ⚛️ Revising tonight: atoms and ___ Fill in the blank
  • ⚛️ Science club, room ___ Fill in the blank
  • ⚛️ Science fair: stand ___ Fill in the blank
  • ⚛️ Thinking small today For a status

Parts of an atom 8

  • Atom smasher ⚛️ By Wiktionary, informal: a particle accelerator
  • Electron (-) By Wiktionary: the negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus
  • Ion ⚛️ By Wiktionary: an electrically charged atom or group of atoms
  • Isotope ⚛️ By Wiktionary: forms of an element whose atoms share a proton count but differ in neutron count
  • Molecule ⚛️⚛️ By Wiktionary: atoms, two or more, joined by chemical bonds
  • Neutron (0) By Wiktionary: a subatomic particle with no charge, found in an atom's nucleus
  • Nucleus ⚛️ By Wiktionary: the heavy core of an atom, positively charged and built of protons and neutrons
  • Proton (+) By Wiktionary: a subatomic particle with a positive charge, found in an atom's nucleus

Physics sayings 5

  • Chain reaction By Wiktionary, figurative: a run of events, each causing or influencing the next. Atom symbol, then link, then collision.
  • Critical mass By Wiktionary, figurative: the fewest people it takes to set off a phenomenon. Atom symbol, then busts in silhouette, then chart increasing.
  • Half-life By Wiktionary: how long an idea or fashion takes to lose half its influence. Atom symbol, then hourglass done.
  • Not an atom of doubt By Wiktionary an atom is also a very small amount; a whit. Atom symbol, then check mark button.
  • Quantum leap By Wiktionary, figurative: an abrupt, extreme change. Atom symbol, then rocket.

Atom combos 13

  • Atomic clock Atom symbol, then mantelpiece clock.
  • Atoms and stars Atom symbol, then telescope, then milky way.
  • Chemistry set Atom symbol, then alembic, then test tube.
  • Lab session Atom symbol, then test tube, then lab coat.
  • Lightbulb moment Atom symbol, then light bulb.
  • Magnetism Atom symbol, then magnet.
  • Physicist Scientist, then atom symbol.
  • Physics class Atom symbol, then books.
  • Physics exam Atom symbol, then memo.
  • Power station Atom symbol, then high voltage, then factory.
  • Science fair prize Atom symbol, then trophy.
  • Science nerd Nerd face, then atom symbol.
  • Very small Pinching hand, then atom symbol.

How this list was compiled: Built on 2026-10-09 from sources read that day. The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers are from the Unicode emoji list, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file. Search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml). Atom symbol is U+269B with U+FE0F, Emoji 1.0, in the group Symbols, subgroup religion. CLDR files it under atom, symbol and atheist, files no other emoji under atom, and files none under atomic, nuclear or physics; Scientist is filed under physicist. Character names are from UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt): one name holds the word atom. Unicode's notes (Atom symbol: nuclear installation (on maps); Planck constant over two pi: reduced Planck constant, Dirac constant; Alembic: chemical term, chemistry) are from NamesList.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt); U+269B dates from Unicode 4.1 and U+232C from 1.1 by DerivedAge.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt); U+269B, U+2622 and U+2697 have a text style row in https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt. The two Han characters are defined as in the Unihan database, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unihan.zip). Code page 437, which the old Alt codes follow, has no atom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437). That some apps take decimal Alt numbers from 256 to 65,535 and turn a hexadecimal number into its character with Alt+X is from Wikipedia, Alt code and Unicode input (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_code, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input). From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): an atom is a nucleus of protons, usually with neutrons, amid electrons, and the elements differ by their number of protons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom); a hydrogen atom has a single proton and a single electron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_atom); the table of the Miscellaneous Symbols block links the atom symbol to the Rutherford model (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscellaneous_Symbols), the idea that atoms have a compact nucleus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_model). The meaning and origin of the word atom, the parts of the atom and the sayings are as Wiktionary gives them (CC BY-SA 4.0): atom (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/atom), nucleus (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nucleus), proton (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proton), neutron (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neutron), electron (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/electron), ion (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ion), isotope (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isotope), molecule (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/molecule), atom smasher (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/atom_smasher), benzene ring (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/benzene_ring), quantum leap (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quantum_leap), chain reaction (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chain_reaction), critical mass (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/critical_mass), half-life (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/half-life). The five typed atoms, the two drawings, the eight lines and the thirteen combos are this site's own work. Licence: own work: the selection, the combo names, the text drawings and the notes are this site's own. Emoji names, code points and search words are Unicode and CLDR data, with definitions from the Unihan database, used under the Unicode License v3 (https://www.unicode.org/license.txt). Facts from Wikipedia and Wiktionary are restated in this site's own words and credited in the source line.

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