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Biohazard Sign

2623 · Miscellaneous Symbols · Zyyy

About Biohazard Sign

Warning symbol (U+2623) from the Miscellaneous Symbols block indicating the presence of biological hazards. Designed in 1966 by Charles Baldwin at Dow Chemical, it is internationally recognized for labeling infectious materials.

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Encodings

Unicode U+2623
HTML Decimal ☣
HTML Hex ☣
CSS \2623
JavaScript \u{2623}
Python \u2623
Java \u2623
UTF-8 e2 98 a3
UTF-16 26 23
URL Encoded %E2%98%A3

Unicode Properties

Block
Miscellaneous Symbols
Script
Zyyy
Category
Other Symbol (So)
Bidirectional
ON

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ☣ Biohazard Sign symbol?

☣ is the Biohazard Sign symbol, encoded at Unicode 2623.

What is the Unicode codepoint of Biohazard Sign?

The Biohazard Sign symbol (☣) has codepoint 2623.

How do I type or copy Biohazard Sign?

Copy ☣ directly, or use the HTML entity, CSS, JavaScript, and Python encodings shown on this page.