balance scale
balance scale meaning
A set of balance scales. They stand for justice, law and fairness — the scales held by Lady Justice — and for weighing things up in the sense of making a decision. They are the symbol of Libra.
Meaning
A set of balance scales. They stand for justice, law and fairness — the scales held by Lady Justice — and for weighing things up in the sense of making a decision. They are the symbol of Libra. They appear in legal, ethical and decision-making contexts, and they are one of the more serious emoji in the set.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Weighing scale
How to use it
- Weighing it all up ⚖️
- Justice, in theory ⚖️
- Libra season ⚖️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | weegskaal |
| አማርኛ | ሚዛን |
| العربية | ميزان |
| অসমীয়া | তুলাচনী |
| azərbaycan | tarazlıq tərəzisi |
| башҡорт | үлсәү |
| беларуская | шалі |
| български | везна |
| বাংলা | ভারসাম্য স্কেল |
| bosanski | vaga |
| català | balança (aparell) |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎢᏗᎦᏘᎭ ᏗᎦᏛᏗ |
| čeština | miskové váhy |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шайлашу шкали |
| Cymraeg | clorian |
| Deutsch | Waage |
| dolnoserbšćina | waga |
| Ελληνικά | ζυγαριά |
| English | balance scale |
| español | balanza |
| eesti | kaalukausid |
| euskara | balantzak |
| فارسی | ترازو |
| suomi | vaaka |
| Filipino | timbangan |
| føroyskt | vágskál |
| français | balance à poids |
| Gaeilge | scála |
| Gàidhlig | meidh co-chothromach |
| galego | balanza |
| ગુજરાતી | તરાજુ |
| Hausa | sikeli |
| עברית | מאזניים |
| हिन्दी | तराजू |
| hrvatski | vaga |
| hornjoserbšćina | waha |
| magyar | kétkarú mérleg |
| հայերեն | նժարավոր կշեռք |
| Indonesia | timbangan gantung |
| íslenska | vog |
| italiano | bilancia a doppio piatto |
| 日本語 | 天秤 |
| Jawa | timbangan |
| ქართული | ბერკეტიანი სასწორი |
| қазақ тілі | иінтіректі таразы |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | يىنتىرەكتى تارازى |
| ខ្មែរ | ជញ្ជីង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬ್ಯಾಲೆನ್ಸ್ ಸ್ಕೇಲ್ |
| 한국어 | 접시저울 |
| कोंकणी | तागडी |
| кыргызча | тараза |
| ລາວ | ຕາຊິງ |
| lietuvių | svarstyklės su lėkštėmis |
| latviešu | svari |
| македонски | механичка вага |
| മലയാളം | തുലാസ് |
| монгол | жин |
| मराठी | तराजू |
| Melayu | neraca timbang |
| မြန်မာ | ချိန်ခွင် |
| नेपाली | सन्तुलन स्केल |
| Nederlands | weegschaal |
| norsk | likearmet skålvekt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଭାରସାମ୍ୟ ସ୍କେଲ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਤੱਕੜੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Balans Skel |
| polski | waga szalkowa |
| پښتو | متوازن تله |
| português | balança |
| rumantsch | ballantscha |
| română | balanță |
| русский | весы |
| سنڌي | متوازن ماپو |
| တႆး | ယႃႇၸူႇ |
| සිංහල | තුලන තරාදිය |
| slovenčina | miskové váhy |
| slovenščina | tehtnica |
| Soomaali | miisaan |
| shqip | peshore |
| српски | теразије |
| srpski | terazije |
| svenska | balansvåg |
| Kiswahili | mzani |
| தமிழ் | தராசு |
| తెలుగు | తక్కెడ |
| ไทย | ตราชั่ง |
| ትግርኛ | ሚዛን ስኬል |
| türkmen dili | deňagramlylyk terezisi |
| lea fakatonga | meʻa fuamamafa |
| Türkçe | terazi |
| українська | ваги |
| اردو | برابر پلڑوں والا ترازو |
| o‘zbek | tarozi |
| Tiếng Việt | cân thăng bằng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ìwọ̀ntúnwọ̀nsí síkélì |
| 粵語 | 天秤 |
| 粤语 | 天秤 |
| 中文 | 天平 |
| 繁體中文 | 天平 |
| isiZulu | okokulinganisa |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2696 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :scales:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the balance scale emoji (⚖️) mean?
- A set of balance scales. They stand for justice, law and fairness — the scales held by Lady Justice — and for weighing things up in the sense of making a decision. They are the symbol of Libra.
- How do you type the balance scale emoji?
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- What category is the balance scale emoji in?
- The balance scale emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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