The syringe emoji is the tiny digital jab that covers everything from real-life vaccines and blood draws to the dramatic cry of “I need coffee, inject it straight into my veins.” It shows up in health chats (flu shots, boosters, lab work), tattoo and cosmetic convos (ink sessions, Botox appointments), and the occasional sports-meme wink about “performance enhancers.” It got extra famous during vax selfie season, pairing nicely with bandage pics, flexed biceps, and a proud “did the thing.” Online, it’s also pure hyperbole: when a playlist slaps, a show drops a new season, or the pumpkin spice returns, people hit this emoji like it’s a dopamine delivery device.
On iOS, the syringe leans diagonally with a sharp steel needle, a translucent barrel marked with measurement lines, and a white plunger—usually filled with clear or pale blue liquid. It’s clean, clinical, and notably not gory: Apple shifted away from the old red-liquid look, which many remember with a dramatic little drip, to a friendlier, vaccine-forward design. That 45-degree, ready-to-poke pose is super recognizable in feeds and group chats. Pair it with 😬 for nervous energy, 💪 for brave-patient vibes, or ☕ when you’re begging for a caffeine IV.
Culturally, it toggles between serious public health energy and playful meme-speak. You’ll see it used supportively (“got my booster!”), sarcastically (“inject the drama into my veins”), and even flirtatiously when someone is “addicted” to your texts. It’s the rare emoji that can mean “stay healthy,” “I’m terrified of needles,” and “this beat goes hard” all at once.
Definition
Supposed to mean doctor. A syringe icon filled with a red substance which is also dripping from the tip.
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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)
866 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
:syringe:
Keywords
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Medical Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Artifacts
Unicode Subcategory
Medical Symbols
Names & Annotations
SYRINGE Temporary Notes: with blood
Symbol Information
U+1F489 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-509
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[注射]
KDDI
#304 注射器(血) U+E510 SJIS-F6E9 JIS-766B
Softbank
#268 #old149 注射 U+E13B SJIS-F77B
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)
e13b
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E13B
Decimal Code Point(s)
57659
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x84 0xBB
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 84 BB
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 204 273
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE13B
UTF-16 Hex
e13b
UTF-16 Dec
57659
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E13B
UTF-32 Hex
E13B
UTF-32 Dec
57659
Python Src
u"\uE13B"
PHP Src
"\xee\x84\xbb"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE13B"
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)
1f489
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F489
Decimal Code Point(s)
128137
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x92 0x89
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 92 89
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 222 211
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDC89
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddc89
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56457
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F489
UTF-32 Hex
01F489
UTF-32 Dec
128137
Python Src
u"\U0001F489"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x92\x89"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDC89"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
