The balance scale is the internet’s shorthand for justice, fairness, and that moment when you’re weighing two chaotic options like tacos vs. sleep. It channels courtroom energy, the kind that makes you want to say “Objection!” even if you’re just deciding which shoes to wear. People drop it when comparing pros and cons, calling for accountability, or signaling that a situation needs to be judged with cool, even vibes. It also moonlights as a wink to Libras, the zodiac’s resident negotiators, who use it like a house crest.
Online, ⚖️ swings between serious and snarky. It shows up in hot-take threads, “let the evidence speak” posts, and memes about balancing red flags with delusion levels. You’ll see it in finance or fitness chats too—risk vs. reward, macros vs. cravings, self-care vs. hustle—because the scales never clock out. Sarcastically, people use it to say “the math isn’t mathing” or to pretend they’re delivering a verdict on pop culture drama.
On Apple/iOS, the emoji looks like a polished golden-brass scale on a dark base, front-facing with a slight 3D shine; two shallow dishes hang from delicate chains, perfectly level and empty. The classic look evokes Lady Justice, minus the blindfold and sword, so you get the symbolism without the statue’s dramatic flair. It’s instantly recognizable: a tidy central pillar, symmetrical pans, and courtroom-core aesthetics in one neat icon.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 832 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture |  |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
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| Keywords | |
| Previous Names: | Scales |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 9 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) | 2696 |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+2696 |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 9878 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xE2 0x9A 0x96 |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | E2 9A 96 |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 342 232 226 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x2696 |
| UTF-16 Hex | 2696 |
| UTF-16 Dec | 9878 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x00002696 |
| UTF-32 Hex | 2696 |
| UTF-32 Dec | 9878 |
| Python Src | u"\u2696" |
| PHP Src | "\xe2\x9a\x96" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\u2696" |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 10 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | ⚖️ |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 2 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | ⚖️ |
| Decimal HTML Entity | ⚖ ️ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | ⚖ ️ |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 2696, fe0f |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+2696, U+FE0F |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 9878, 65039 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xE2 0x9A 0x96, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | E2 9A 96, EF B8 8F |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 342 232 226, 357 270 217 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x2696, 0xFE0F |
| UTF-16 Hex | 2696, fe0f |
| UTF-16 Dec | 9878, 65039 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x00002696 0x0000FE0F |
| UTF-32 Hex | 2696, FE0F |
| UTF-32 Dec | 9878, 65039 |
| Python Src | u"\u2696\uFE0F" |
| PHP Src | "\xe2\x9a\x96\xef\xb8\x8f" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\u2696\uFE0F" |
