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55 medical symbols. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
Character	Name	Code point	HTML	LaTeX
	U+2624. Two snakes on the herald's staff of Hermes, usually with wings on top. Unicode files it under Medical and healing symbols, though the sign of medicine has one snake: ⚕.
	U+2695. One snake, no wings: the rod of Asclepius, the sign of medicine. Unicode's alias is medical term, and its note says upright and slanted drawings are both common.
	U+2695 U+FE0F. What the emoji list calls medical symbol. The invisible U+FE0F asks for the colour picture.
	U+211E. The Rx sign: a capital R with a crossed leg, short for the Latin recipe, take. &rx; in HTML, \textrecipe in LaTeX text.
	U+269A. Unicode's note: signifies a commercial term or commerce. The glyph shows a heraldic staff with a winged wheel.
	U+1FA7A. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Filed under Medical symbols with the bandage, the drop of blood, the X-ray and the crutch.
	U+1F48A. Unicode 6.0, 2010. With the syringe, one of the first two characters under the heading Medical symbols.
	U+1F489. Unicode 6.0, 2010. First in the medical subgroup of the emoji list, which has seven emoji in all.
	U+1F9D1 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F. A person joined to ⚕ by an invisible joiner. Where the sequence is not supported, the person and ⚕ show side by side.
	U+271A. A bold cross with equal arms, filed under Crosses. Unicode gives it no medical meaning, and its names list never mentions a red cross.
	U+1F3E5. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Unicode points from here to ⛨, the map sign it calls hospital.
	U+1FA79. Unicode 12.0, 2019. The mending heart emoji is a red heart joined to this one.
	U+2695 U+FE0E. The invisible U+FE0E asks for the plain drawing, for when ⚕ keeps turning into a picture.
	U+1F750. Unicode 6.0, 2010. The alchemists' caduceus, which Unicode cross-references to ☤.
	U+211F. A look-alike. In prayer books ℟ marks the answer of the congregation, and its partner is ℣. For a prescription, copy ℞.
	U+2108. Apothecaries' weight: 20 grains, a third of a dram.
	U+0292. The dram sign is this letter: Unicode lists dram sign as its alias. A dram was 3 scruples, or 60 grains.
	U+2125. The apothecaries' ounce: 8 drams, or 480 grains.
	U+2114. Pounds, from the Roman libra. The apothecaries' pound held 12 ounces.
	U+1F772. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Drachma semis: a handwritten ligature that is typically spelled out as ʒss.
	U+1F773. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Uncia semis, the half of ℥.
	U+26E8. Unicode 5.2, 2009. The alias is hospital: a map sign from the broadcast standard ARIB STD B24.
	U+26D1 U+FE0F. What the emoji list calls rescue worker's helmet. Unicode's own alias is maintenance, from a set of traffic signs.
	U+2731. A look-alike. The Star of Life on an ambulance is a blue six-pointed star with ⚕ inside, and Unicode has no character for it.
	U+1F691. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Unicode files it under Vehicles, away from the medical characters.
	U+1FA78. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Unicode cross-references it to 💧, Droplet.
	U+1FA7B. Unicode 14.0, 2021. The newest pair under Medical symbols is this and the crutch.
	U+1FA7C. Unicode 14.0, 2021. The last of the five characters from U+1FA78 to U+1FA7C.
	U+1F321 U+FE0F. Unicode files it under Weather symbols, with the aliases temperature and warm. The emoji list has a face with thermometer too: 🤒.
	U+1F52C. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Filed under Tool symbols.
	U+1F9EA. Unicode 11.0, 2018. Arrived with the petri dish and the DNA double helix.
	U+1F9EB. Unicode 11.0, 2018. The code point between the test tube and DNA.
	U+1F9EC. Unicode 11.0, 2018. The emoji list shortens the name to dna.
	U+1F9A0. Unicode 11.0, 2018. Unicode's note: intended to cover bacteria, viruses, amoebas, etc.
	U+1FAC0. Unicode 13.0, 2020. The organ, not the ♥ of a playing card.
	U+1FAC1. Unicode 13.0, 2020. Added beside the anatomical heart.
	U+1F9E0. Unicode 10.0, 2017. The oldest of the five organs and parts listed here.
	U+1F9B7. Unicode 11.0, 2018. Filed under Body parts with the bone.
	U+1F9B4. Unicode 11.0, 2018. Three code points before the tooth.
	U+1F468 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F. A man joined to ⚕. The woman and the man arrived first, and the person followed in a later emoji release.
	U+1F469 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F. A woman joined to ⚕ by U+200D, the zero width joiner.
	U+267F. Unicode 4.1, 2005. Unicode's alias is accessible place.
	U+1F9BD. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Filed under Accessibility symbols.
	U+1F9BC. Unicode 12.0, 2019. The powered chair beside the manual one.
	U+1F9AF. Unicode 12.0, 2019. The emoji list calls it white cane.
	U+1F9BB. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Takes the five skin tones.
	U+1F9BE. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Filed under Accessibility symbols with the hearing aid and the cane.
	U+1F9BF. Unicode 12.0, 2019. The partner of the mechanical arm.
	U+1F170 U+FE0F. What the emoji list calls A button (blood type). Unicode's alias is blood type A.
	U+1F171 U+FE0F. B button (blood type) in the emoji list. Unicode's alias is blood type B.
	U+1F18E. AB button (blood type). The only one of the four that is a picture without U+FE0F.
	U+1F17E U+FE0F. O button (blood type). The letter O, not a zero.
	U+1F54F. Unicode 8.0, 2015. A snake round a cup: a sign of pharmacy, named for the Greek goddess of health. Unicode cross-references it to ⚕.
	U+2BDA. Unicode 11.0, 2018. An astrological sign for the asteroid Hygiea, which the caduceus article lists as a similar glyph.
	U+1F7BA. Unicode 7.0, 2014. The heaviest of the six-spoked asterisks. The Star of Life article lists it beside ✱ as the nearest shapes.

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How it works

☤ is the caduceus, U+2624: two snakes on the staff of Hermes. The sign of medicine proper is ⚕, with one snake, and both are in the 55 rows, beside the Rx symbol ℞, 🩺, 💊 and the blood types.

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Two snakes or one

☤ is the herald's staff of Hermes, long a sign of commerce. ⚕ is the rod of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, and the predominant symbol of medicine. The mix-up is commonest in the United States, where the Army Medical Corps put the caduceus on its uniforms in 1902. ⚚, Staff of Hermes, is a third: a staff with a winged wheel.

Tips

🧑‍⚕️ is a person, an invisible joiner and ⚕. Where the emoji is not supported, the two show side by side.
ʒ, the dram sign, is the letter ezh: Unicode lists dram sign as that letter's alias. ℥ is the ounce and ℈ the scruple.
Unicode files ☤ under Medical and healing symbols, next to the ankh, and ⚕ under Dictionary and map symbols, as medical term.

Questions and answers

Is there a caduceus emoji?

No. ☤ has no emoji form. The emoji named medical symbol is ⚕, the rod with one snake, followed by the invisible U+FE0F. It is the third row here, and the health worker emoji are built on it.

What is the Rx symbol ℞?

℞ is the fourth row: Prescription take, U+211E, a capital R with a crossed leg, short for the Latin recipe, take. In HTML write &rx; and in LaTeX text \textrecipe. ℟, Response, looks alike but belongs to prayer books.

How do I type the caduceus symbol?

☤ has no Alt code, no Option key and no named HTML entity, so copying is the quick way. In HTML write ☤ or ☤. For ⚕ write ⚕ or ⚕.

Why does ⚕ turn into a colour picture?

⚕ has the Emoji property, so some systems swap in the picture. The text style row adds the invisible U+FE0E and asks for the plain drawing. The emoji style row adds U+FE0F and asks for the picture.

Is there a Star of Life symbol?

Not in Unicode. The Star of Life on ambulances is a blue six-pointed star with ⚕ in the middle. The nearest shapes are ✱, Heavy asterisk, and 🞺, which may show as an empty box.

All 55 medical symbols

Start here 12

Adhesive bandage U+1FA79. Unicode 12.0, 2019. The mending heart emoji is a red heart joined to this one.
Caduceus U+2624. Two snakes on the herald's staff of Hermes, usually with wings on top. Unicode files it under Medical and healing symbols, though the sign of medicine has one snake: ⚕.
Health worker U+1F9D1 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F. A person joined to ⚕ by an invisible joiner. Where the sequence is not supported, the person and ⚕ show side by side.
Heavy Greek cross U+271A. A bold cross with equal arms, filed under Crosses. Unicode gives it no medical meaning, and its names list never mentions a red cross.
Hospital U+1F3E5. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Unicode points from here to ⛨, the map sign it calls hospital.
Pill U+1F48A. Unicode 6.0, 2010. With the syringe, one of the first two characters under the heading Medical symbols.
Prescription take U+211E. The Rx sign: a capital R with a crossed leg, short for the Latin recipe, take. &rx; in HTML, \textrecipe in LaTeX text.
Staff of Aesculapius U+2695. One snake, no wings: the rod of Asclepius, the sign of medicine. Unicode's alias is medical term, and its note says upright and slanted drawings are both common.
Staff of Aesculapius, emoji style U+2695 U+FE0F. What the emoji list calls medical symbol. The invisible U+FE0F asks for the colour picture.
Staff of Hermes U+269A. Unicode's note: signifies a commercial term or commerce. The glyph shows a heraldic staff with a winged wheel.
Stethoscope U+1FA7A. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Filed under Medical symbols with the bandage, the drop of blood, the X-ray and the crutch.
Syringe U+1F489. Unicode 6.0, 2010. First in the medical subgroup of the emoji list, which has seven emoji in all.

Show all 55 medical symbols (43 more)

Snake and staff 4

Alchemical symbol for caduceus U+1F750. Unicode 6.0, 2010. The alchemists' caduceus, which Unicode cross-references to ☤.
Bowl of Hygieia U+1F54F. Unicode 8.0, 2015. A snake round a cup: a sign of pharmacy, named for the Greek goddess of health. Unicode cross-references it to ⚕.
Hygiea U+2BDA. Unicode 11.0, 2018. An astrological sign for the asteroid Hygiea, which the caduceus article lists as a similar glyph.
Staff of Aesculapius, text style U+2695 U+FE0E. The invisible U+FE0E asks for the plain drawing, for when ⚕ keeps turning into a picture.

Rx and apothecary 7

Alchemical symbol for half dram U+1F772. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Drachma semis: a handwritten ligature that is typically spelled out as ʒss.
Alchemical symbol for half ounce U+1F773. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Uncia semis, the half of ℥.
L B bar symbol U+2114. Pounds, from the Roman libra. The apothecaries' pound held 12 ounces.
Latin small letter ezh U+0292. The dram sign is this letter: Unicode lists dram sign as its alias. A dram was 3 scruples, or 60 grains.
Ounce sign U+2125. The apothecaries' ounce: 8 drams, or 480 grains.
Response U+211F. A look-alike. In prayer books ℟ marks the answer of the congregation, and its partner is ℣. For a prescription, copy ℞.
Scruple U+2108. Apothecaries' weight: 20 grains, a third of a dram.

Crosses and places 5

Ambulance U+1F691. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Unicode files it under Vehicles, away from the medical characters.
Black cross on shield U+26E8. Unicode 5.2, 2009. The alias is hospital: a map sign from the broadcast standard ARIB STD B24.
Extremely heavy six spoked asterisk U+1F7BA. Unicode 7.0, 2014. The heaviest of the six-spoked asterisks. The Star of Life article lists it beside ✱ as the nearest shapes.
Heavy asterisk U+2731. A look-alike. The Star of Life on an ambulance is a blue six-pointed star with ⚕ inside, and Unicode has no character for it.
Helmet with white cross, emoji style U+26D1 U+FE0F. What the emoji list calls rescue worker's helmet. Unicode's own alias is maintenance, from a set of traffic signs.

Instruments and lab 9

Crutch U+1FA7C. Unicode 14.0, 2021. The last of the five characters from U+1FA78 to U+1FA7C.
DNA double helix U+1F9EC. Unicode 11.0, 2018. The emoji list shortens the name to dna.
Drop of blood U+1FA78. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Unicode cross-references it to 💧, Droplet.
Microbe U+1F9A0. Unicode 11.0, 2018. Unicode's note: intended to cover bacteria, viruses, amoebas, etc.
Microscope U+1F52C. Unicode 6.0, 2010. Filed under Tool symbols.
Petri dish U+1F9EB. Unicode 11.0, 2018. The code point between the test tube and DNA.
Test tube U+1F9EA. Unicode 11.0, 2018. Arrived with the petri dish and the DNA double helix.
Thermometer, emoji style U+1F321 U+FE0F. Unicode files it under Weather symbols, with the aliases temperature and warm. The emoji list has a face with thermometer too: 🤒.
X-ray U+1FA7B. Unicode 14.0, 2021. The newest pair under Medical symbols is this and the crutch.

Body 5

Anatomical heart U+1FAC0. Unicode 13.0, 2020. The organ, not the ♥ of a playing card.
Bone U+1F9B4. Unicode 11.0, 2018. Three code points before the tooth.
Brain U+1F9E0. Unicode 10.0, 2017. The oldest of the five organs and parts listed here.
Lungs U+1FAC1. Unicode 13.0, 2020. Added beside the anatomical heart.
Tooth U+1F9B7. Unicode 11.0, 2018. Filed under Body parts with the bone.

Health workers and access 9

Ear with hearing aid U+1F9BB. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Takes the five skin tones.
Man health worker U+1F468 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F. A man joined to ⚕. The woman and the man arrived first, and the person followed in a later emoji release.
Manual wheelchair U+1F9BD. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Filed under Accessibility symbols.
Mechanical arm U+1F9BE. Unicode 12.0, 2019. Filed under Accessibility symbols with the hearing aid and the cane.
Mechanical leg U+1F9BF. Unicode 12.0, 2019. The partner of the mechanical arm.
Motorized wheelchair U+1F9BC. Unicode 12.0, 2019. The powered chair beside the manual one.
Probing cane U+1F9AF. Unicode 12.0, 2019. The emoji list calls it white cane.
Wheelchair symbol U+267F. Unicode 4.1, 2005. Unicode's alias is accessible place.
Woman health worker U+1F469 U+200D U+2695 U+FE0F. A woman joined to ⚕ by U+200D, the zero width joiner.

Blood types 4

Negative squared AB U+1F18E. AB button (blood type). The only one of the four that is a picture without U+FE0F.
Negative squared Latin capital letter A, emoji style U+1F170 U+FE0F. What the emoji list calls A button (blood type). Unicode's alias is blood type A.
Negative squared Latin capital letter B, emoji style U+1F171 U+FE0F. B button (blood type) in the emoji list. Unicode's alias is blood type B.
Negative squared Latin capital letter O, emoji style U+1F17E U+FE0F. O button (blood type). The letter O, not a zero.

How this list was compiled: Every name, and the code point it belongs to, is checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and printed in sentence case. Headings, aliases, notes and cross-references that a row quotes are checked against NamesList.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt); the version a character was added in is from DerivedAge.txt in the same folder and the years are from https://www.unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html. Emoji names, the three health worker sequences, the medical subgroup of seven and which characters need U+FE0F are from emoji-test.txt, emoji-data.txt and emoji-variation-sequences.txt of Unicode 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/); what happens to an unsupported joiner sequence is from https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr51/. The HTML entity is from https://html.spec.whatwg.org/entities.json and the LaTeX command from the LaTeX kernel (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/latex3/latex2e/develop/base/ltoutenc.dtx). Meanings, all fetched 2026-09-20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_prescription (the origin of ℞), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_of_Hygeia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_Life (no code point of its own), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apothecaries%27_system (the weights), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28mass%29 (the libra) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versicle (℟ and ℣). The last group holds characters that one ordinary computer had no font for on the day this list was checked; your device may differ. What is listed: the snake and staff characters, the Rx sign with the apothecaries' weights, the crosses Unicode ties to a hospital or a rescue, the characters Unicode files under Medical symbols, Body parts and Accessibility symbols, the health worker emoji and the blood type buttons. Left out: the sick faces (they are on the sick emoji page), the other crosses (the cross page), the hazard signs (the hazard page), the ankh, and skin tone variants. The Start here group and the order are this site's own choice. Nothing here is medical advice. Licence: own work (facts from the Unicode Character Database, Unicode License v3, and from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in our own words; aliases and notes marked as Unicode's are quoted from NamesList.txt, Copyright © 1991-2026 Unicode, Inc., https://www.unicode.org/license.txt)