The hospital emoji is your go-to symbol for all things medical: checkups, ER runs, wellness updates, and those dramatic “I coughed once, admit me” texts. It pops up in memes to say “that roast sent me to the ER,” or “post-gym legs = ICU,” and can even go flirty with “you’re dangerously cute—paging cardiology.” It’s also a staple in public health posts, med-school victory laps, nurse night-shift stories, and wellness reminders when you finally book that annual physical. Basically, it covers everything from real-life care to internet-level melodrama.
On Apple devices, the emoji shows a clean, front-facing white building with a bold red cross centered near the top and a grid of cool blue windows, all shaded in that tidy, slightly 3D Apple style. The entrance sits squarely in the middle with symmetrical wings on either side, giving big “official facility” energy you can spot at a glance. Other platforms may swap in different signage or styling, but the vibe is unmistakable: serious care, open 24/7. It pairs naturally with 🚑, 💉, 💊, 🩺, and 🩹 for full medical-storytelling flair.
Expect it in tweets about Grey’s Anatomy binges, House-level diagnoses, and “send help” replies when a joke hits too hard. Used sarcastically, dramatically, or supportively, 🏥 says everything from “rest up” to “I’m deceased (but like, in a cute meme way).”
Definition
Clean looking general hospital building with a cross on the front. May be controversial in Islamic and Jewish cultures.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
1406 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:hospital:
Keywords
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Building and Map Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Artifacts
Unicode Subcategory
Building and Map Symbols
Names & Annotations
HOSPITAL Temporary Notes: disunified from U+26E8 (ARIB-9109: BLACK CROSS ON SHIELD) because all 3 carriers have a cross on a building while ARIB-9109 is a cross on a shield. (Note: may be controversial in Islamic and Jewish cultures)
Symbol Information
U+1F3E5 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-4B4
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
#41 'Hospital' 病院 U+E666 SJIS-F8C7 JIS-7933
KDDI
#376 病院 U+E5DF SJIS-F352 JIS-7933
Softbank
#328 #old175 病院 U+E155 SJIS-F796
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
Decimal HTML Entity

Hexadecimal HTML Entity

Hex Code Point(s)
e155
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E155
Decimal Code Point(s)
57685
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x85 0x95
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 85 95
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 205 225
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE155
UTF-16 Hex
e155
UTF-16 Dec
57685
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E155
UTF-32 Hex
E155
UTF-32 Dec
57685
Python Src
u"\uE155"
PHP Src
"\xee\x85\x95"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE155"
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🏥
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🏥
Decimal HTML Entity
🏥
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🏥
Hex Code Point(s)
1f3e5
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F3E5
Decimal Code Point(s)
127973
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xA5
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 8F A5
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 217 245
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83C 0xDFE5
UTF-16 Hex
d83cdfe5
UTF-16 Dec
55356 57317
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F3E5
UTF-32 Hex
01F3E5
UTF-32 Dec
127973
Python Src
u"\U0001F3E5"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x8f\xa5"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83C\uDFE5"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
