biohazard
biohazard meaning
The biohazard symbol, designed at Dow Chemical in 1966 and deliberately made memorable but meaningless — it was chosen precisely because it looked like nothing else, so it could be learned fresh. It marks biological hazards: pathogens, medical waste, contaminated material.
Meaning
The biohazard symbol, designed at Dow Chemical in 1966 and deliberately made memorable but meaningless — it was chosen precisely because it looked like nothing else, so it could be learned fresh. It marks biological hazards: pathogens, medical waste, contaminated material. Like the radioactive trefoil, it is used figuratively for anything dangerous or contaminated, literally or otherwise.
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How to use it
- Biohazard, do not open ☣️
- The fridge at work is now a biohazard ☣️
- Designed to look like nothing else on earth ☣️
How it looks
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | biogevaar |
| አማርኛ | የባዮሎጂካል አደገኛ ምልክት |
| العربية | خطورة بيولوجية |
| অসমীয়া | জৈৱ-বিপত্তি |
| azərbaycan | biotəhlükəli |
| башҡорт | биохәүеф |
| беларуская | біялагічная небяспека |
| български | биологична опасност |
| বাংলা | বায়োহ্যাজার্ড |
| bosanski | biološka opasnost |
| català | risc biològic |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᎯᎯ |
| čeština | biohazard |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | биологи хӑрушлӑхӗ |
| Cymraeg | bioberyg |
| Deutsch | Biogefährdung |
| dolnoserbšćina | biologiske wobgrozenje |
| Ελληνικά | βιολογικός κίνδυνος |
| English | biohazard |
| español | riesgo biológico |
| eesti | bioloogiline oht |
| euskara | arrisku biologikoa |
| فارسی | خطر زیستی |
| suomi | biologinen vaara |
| Filipino | biohazard |
| føroyskt | lívfrøðiligur vandi |
| français | danger biologique |
| Gaeilge | bithghuais |
| Gàidhlig | cunnart bith-eòlach |
| galego | sinal de perigo biolóxico |
| ગુજરાતી | બાયોહેઝાર્ડ |
| Hausa | mai haɗari ga hallitu |
| עברית | סכנה ביולוגית |
| हिन्दी | जैवसंकट |
| hrvatski | biološka opasnost |
| hornjoserbšćina | biologiski strach |
| magyar | biológiai veszély |
| հայերեն | կենսաբանական վտանգ |
| Indonesia | biohazard |
| íslenska | hættuleg efni |
| italiano | simbolo del rischio biologico |
| 日本語 | バイオハザード |
| Jawa | bebaya hayati |
| ქართული | ბიოლოგიური საფრთხე |
| қазақ тілі | биологиялық қауіп |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بيولوگيالىق قاۋىپ |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញាគ្រោះថ្នាក់ផ្នែកជីវសាស្ត្រ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಜೈವಿಕ ನೈರ್ಮಲ್ಯ |
| 한국어 | 생물학적 위험 |
| कोंकणी | बायोहजार्ड |
| кыргызча | биологиялык коркунуч |
| ລາວ | ເຊື້ອພະຍາດອັນຕະລາຍ |
| lietuvių | biorizika |
| latviešu | bioloģiskais apdraudējums |
| македонски | биолошка опасност |
| മലയാളം | ബയോഹസാർഡ് |
| монгол | биологийн аюултай |
| मराठी | जैवसंकट |
| Melayu | biobahaya |
| မြန်မာ | ဇီဝအန္တရာယ် |
| नेपाली | बायोहाजार्ड |
| Nederlands | biologisch gevaar |
| norsk | farlig biologisk materiale |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଜୈବ ବିପଦ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਜੈਵਿਕ-ਜੋਖਮ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Báioházad |
| polski | zagrożenie ze strony organizmów żywych |
| پښتو | بایو خطر |
| português | risco biológico |
| rumantsch | signal da privel biologic |
| română | risc biologic |
| русский | биологическая угроза |
| سنڌي | حياتي لاءِ نقصانڪار |
| တႆး | ၽေးသၢႆၸႂ် |
| සිංහල | ජෛව අනතුරුදායක |
| slovenčina | biologické riziko |
| slovenščina | bionevarnost |
| Soomaali | halis ku ah noolaha |
| shqip | rrezik biologjik |
| српски | опасно по живот |
| srpski | opasno po život |
| svenska | biologisk fara |
| Kiswahili | tahadhari ya kibayalojia |
| தமிழ் | உயிரியல் ஆராய்ச்சியினால் ஏற்படும் தீமை |
| తెలుగు | బయో హజార్డ్ |
| ไทย | เชื้อโรคอันตราย |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ሓደጋ |
| türkmen dili | biologik howp |
| lea fakatonga | fakatuʻutāmaki moʻui |
| Türkçe | biyolojik tehlike |
| українська | біологічна загроза |
| اردو | زندگی کے لیے مضر |
| o‘zbek | biologik xavf |
| Tiếng Việt | nguy hiểm sinh học |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ewu ajẹmọ́nìyàn |
| 粵語 | 生物危害 |
| 粤语 | 生物危害 |
| 中文 | 生物危害 |
| 繁體中文 | 危害生物 |
| isiZulu | okungaba nobungozi kumvelo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2623 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :biohazard:
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- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the biohazard emoji (☣️) mean?
- The biohazard symbol, designed at Dow Chemical in 1966 and deliberately made memorable but meaningless — it was chosen precisely because it looked like nothing else, so it could be learned fresh. It marks biological hazards: pathogens, medical waste, contaminated material.
- How do you type the biohazard emoji?
- Copy the biohazard emoji ☣️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the biohazard emoji in?
- The biohazard emoji belongs to the Symbols category.
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