The doctor emoji is 🧑⚕️, which Unicode names Health worker: no emoji is named doctor. CLDR, Unicode’s list of search words, files ten emoji under doctor, three people and seven things.
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How the doctor is built
Health worker is a sequence: a person, a zero width joiner and ⚕️, the Medical symbol. 👨⚕️ and 👩⚕️ start from a man and a woman, and all three take the five skin tones. The seven things are 🩺 Stethoscope, 🥼 Lab coat, 🏥 Hospital, 🩻 X-ray, 😷 Face with medical mask, 💊 Pill and 💉 Syringe.
Doctor symbols
⚕ is the plain one. Unicode names it Staff of Aesculapius, and by Wikipedia that snake on a rod is the predominant symbol for medicine; ☤, the caduceus, has a pair of wings and two snakes and is sometimes misused for it. The word doctor is Latin for teacher, by Wiktionary.
Questions and answers
Is there a nurse emoji?
Not a separate one. CLDR files the same three health workers under doctor, nurse, therapist and healthcare, and no other emoji under any of the last three, so the nurse and the doctor are one tile.
Is there a doctor emoticon made of text?
No standard one, so this page types its own with plain keys: (^_^)=o is a doctor holding out a stethoscope, and :-)=o is the same thing as a doctor smiley emoticon, turned on its side.
What is the Alt code for the doctor sign?
⚕ is U+2695. By Wikipedia some apps take Alt+9877 on the number pad, and some turn 2695 into ⚕ when Alt+X follows it. Code page 437, which the old Alt codes follow, has no medical sign.
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Doctor emoji 10
😷Face with medical maskU+1F637. Filed under doctor, dr and dentist. Emoji 0.6.
🧑⚕️Health workerU+1F9D1 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F. A person joined to the Medical symbol: U+1F9D1, a zero width joiner, U+2695, U+FE0F. Filed under doctor, nurse and therapist. Emoji 12.1.
🏥HospitalU+1F3E5. Filed under doctor and building. Emoji 0.6.
🥼Lab coatU+1F97C. Filed under doctor, dr and scientist. Emoji 11.0.
👨⚕️Man health workerU+1F468 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F. A man joined to the Medical symbol. Filed under doctor, nurse and therapist. Emoji 4.0.
💊PillU+1F48A. Filed under doctor and pill. Emoji 0.6.
🩺StethoscopeU+1FA7A. Filed under doctor and heart. Emoji 12.0.
💉SyringeU+1F489. Filed under doctor and needle. Emoji 0.6.
👩⚕️Woman health workerU+1F469 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F. A woman joined to the Medical symbol. Filed under doctor, nurse and therapist. Emoji 4.0.
🩻X-rayU+1FA7B. Filed under doctor and bones. Emoji 14.0.
Clinic and kit 8
🩹Adhesive bandageU+1FA79. Filed under bandage. Emoji 12.0.
🚑AmbulanceU+1F691. Filed under ambulance and emergency. Emoji 0.6.
📋ClipboardU+1F4CB. Filed under clipboard and notes. Emoji 0.6.
🧤GlovesU+1F9E4. Filed under gloves. Emoji 5.0.
⚕️Medical symbolU+2695 U+FE0F. Unicode names the character Staff of Aesculapius and notes it as medical term. Filed under medical and staff. Emoji 4.0.
📟PagerU+1F4DF. Filed under pager. Emoji 0.6.
🧼SoapU+1F9FC. Filed under soap and clean. Emoji 11.0.
🦷ToothU+1F9B7. Filed under dentist. Emoji 11.0.
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Doctor symbols 6
☤CaduceusU+2624. Unicode names it Caduceus and cross-refers it to the Staff of Aesculapius. By Wikipedia it has a pair of wings and two snakes and is sometimes misused as the medical sign.
医Doctor, Han characterU+533B. A Han character. Unihan defines it as cure, heal; doctor, medical.
Dr.By Wiktionary, an abbreviation of doctor
醫Physician, Han characterU+91AB. A Han character. Unihan defines it as medicine; to cure, heal; physician.
℞Prescription takeU+211E. Unicode names it Prescription take and also calls it recipe.
⚕︎Staff of Aesculapius, text styleU+2695. U+2695 with the text selector, U+FE0E, which asks for a plain symbol. In Unicode since version 4.1.
Doctor emoticons 4
[+] (^_^)A doctor beside a cross sign. Plain ASCII
(^_^)=oA doctor holding out a stethoscope. Plain ASCII
:-)=oThe same doctor as a sideways smiley. Plain ASCII
(o_o) RxA doctor writing a prescription. Plain ASCII
Doctor drawings 2
Doctor’s bag, drawnFive lines of ASCII
Stethoscope, drawnSeven lines of ASCII
Doctor lines 9
🩺 Check-up dayBy Wiktionary, a checkup is a routine visit to a dentist, doctor or similar
🩺 Doctor’s appointment at ___Fill in the time
🧑⚕️ Dr. ___Fill in the name
🎓 Future doctorFor a medical student
🩺 Happy Doctors’ DayFor the day
📟 On call tonightBy Wiktionary, on call is available to be summoned
🩺 Thank you, doctorFor a card
🏥 Visiting hours: ___Fill in the blank
🥼 White coat ceremonyBy Wikipedia, a ritual at some medical schools
Kinds of doctor 10
🧑⚕️🛏️🙂Bedside mannerBy Wiktionary: a doctor's or other healthcare professional's ability to interact with patients. Health worker, then bed, then slightly smiling face.
🧑⚕️🧸Children’s doctorBy Wiktionary, a pediatrician is a physician that specializes in the medical care of infants and children. Health worker, then teddy bear.
🧑⚕️🦷DentistBy Wiktionary: a medical doctor specializing in teeth. Health worker, then tooth.
🎓📜DoctorateBy Wiktionary, a doctor is also someone holding a doctorate. Graduation cap, then scroll.
🧑⚕️🫀Heart doctorBy Wiktionary, a cardiologist is a physician specializing in the heart's medical problems. Health worker, then anatomical heart.
🧑⚕️🏠House callBy Wiktionary: a visit by a medical professional to examine a patient in their home. Health worker, then house.
🧑⚕️👌Just what the doctor orderedBy Wiktionary: just what a given situation needs or can use. Health worker, then OK hand.
🧑⚕️👩⚕️Second opinionBy Wiktionary: an appraisal by a professional consulted to confirm or disconfirm another's view. Health worker, then woman health worker.
🧑⚕️😷SurgeonBy Wiktionary: a doctor who performs operations. Health worker, then face with medical mask.
🧑⚕️🐾VetBy Wiktionary, a veterinarian is a medical doctor for non-human animals. Health worker, then paw prints.
Doctor combos 9
🚑👨⚕️👩⚕️Ambulance crewAmbulance, then man health worker, then woman health worker.
☕🧑⚕️Coffee before roundsHot beverage, then health worker.
🧑⚕️💼Doctor’s bagHealth worker, then briefcase.
🧑⚕️✍️❓Doctor’s handwritingHealth worker, then writing hand, then red question mark.
🧑🎓🩺Medical studentStudent, then stethoscope.
🧑⚕️🌙Night roundsHealth worker, then crescent moon.
🧑⚕️🪴Plant doctorHealth worker, then potted plant.
🧸🩺Toy check-upTeddy bear, then stethoscope.
🪑🕐🏥Waiting roomChair, then one o’clock, then hospital.