radioactive
radioactive meaning
The trefoil — the international symbol for ionising radiation, designed at Berkeley in 1946. It marks radioactive material, nuclear facilities and contaminated zones. It is a genuine hazard symbol, not a decorative one.
Meaning
The trefoil — the international symbol for ionising radiation, designed at Berkeley in 1946. It marks radioactive material, nuclear facilities and contaminated zones. It is a genuine hazard symbol, not a decorative one. It is also used figuratively for anything toxic, dangerous or best avoided — a reputation, a topic, a codebase nobody wants to touch.
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How to use it
- That topic is radioactive, do not raise it ☢️
- Nuclear facility, restricted access ☢️
- Handle with extreme care ☢️
How it looks
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | radioaktief |
| አማርኛ | ራዲዮአክቲቭ |
| العربية | إشعاع |
| অসমীয়া | তেজস্ক্ৰিয় |
| azərbaycan | radioaktiv |
| башҡорт | радиоактив |
| беларуская | радыяцыя |
| български | радиоактивно |
| বাংলা | রেডিওঅ্যাকটিভ |
| bosanski | radioaktivno |
| català | radioactiu |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎡᏍᎦ ᏯᏓᏛᏁᎯ |
| čeština | radioaktivita |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | радиаци |
| Cymraeg | ymbelydrol |
| Deutsch | Radioaktiv |
| dolnoserbšćina | radioaktiwne |
| Ελληνικά | ραδιενέργεια |
| English | radioactive |
| español | radiactivo |
| eesti | radioaktiivne |
| euskara | erradioaktiboa |
| فارسی | رادیواکتیو |
| suomi | säteilyvaara |
| Filipino | radioactive |
| føroyskt | geislavirki |
| français | radioactif |
| Gaeilge | radaighníomhach |
| Gàidhlig | beò-rèididheachd |
| galego | sinal de radioactividade |
| ગુજરાતી | રેડિઓઍક્ટિવ |
| Hausa | rediyoaktif |
| עברית | רדיואקטיבי |
| हिन्दी | रेडियो सक्रिय |
| hrvatski | radioaktivnost |
| hornjoserbšćina | radioaktiwne |
| magyar | radioaktív |
| հայերեն | ռադիոակտիվ |
| Indonesia | radioaktif |
| íslenska | geislavirkni |
| italiano | simbolo della radioattività |
| 日本語 | 放射能 |
| Jawa | radhioaktip |
| ქართული | რადიოაქტიური |
| қазақ тілі | радиоактивті аймақ |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | راديواكتيۆتى ايماق |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញាវិទ្យុសកម្ម |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ರೇಡಿಯೊ ವಿಕಿರಣ |
| 한국어 | 방사능 |
| कोंकणी | रेडियोएक्टिव |
| кыргызча | раидоактивдүү |
| ລາວ | ກຳມັນຕະພາບລັງສີ |
| lietuvių | radioaktyvu |
| latviešu | radioaktīvs |
| македонски | радиоактивно |
| മലയാളം | റേഡിയോ ആക്റ്റീവ് |
| монгол | цацраг идэвхт |
| मराठी | अणुकिरणोत्सर्जी |
| Melayu | radioaktif |
| မြန်မာ | ရဒေီယိုသတ်တိကွှ |
| नेपाली | रेडियोएक्टिभ |
| Nederlands | radioactief |
| norsk | radioaktivt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ରେଡିଓଆକ୍ଟିଭ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਰੇਡੀਓਐਕਟਿਵ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Rédioáktiv |
| polski | promieniowanie radioaktywne |
| پښتو | راډيو اکټيو |
| português | radioativo |
| rumantsch | radioactiv |
| română | radioactiv |
| русский | радиация |
| سنڌي | تابڪاري |
| တႆး | ထၢတ်ႈသၢႆလႅင်း |
| සිංහල | විකිරණශීලී |
| slovenčina | rádioaktivita |
| slovenščina | radioaktivno |
| Soomaali | kaah fale |
| shqip | rrezik radioaktiv |
| српски | радиоактивно |
| srpski | radioaktivno |
| svenska | varning för strålrisk |
| Kiswahili | mnururisho |
| தமிழ் | கதிரியக்கம் |
| తెలుగు | రేడియోయాక్టివ్ |
| ไทย | กัมมันตรังสี |
| ትግርኛ | ጸርገ-ንጥፈት |
| türkmen dili | radioaktiw |
| lea fakatonga | mofi ʻātomi |
| Türkçe | radyoaktif |
| українська | радіаційна небезпека |
| اردو | تابکاری |
| o‘zbek | radioaktiv |
| Tiếng Việt | phóng xạ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | rédíòátífù |
| 粵語 | 放射性 |
| 粤语 | 放射性 |
| 中文 | 辐射 |
| 繁體中文 | 放射性 |
| isiZulu | kusebenza ngowaya |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2622 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :radioactive:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the radioactive emoji (☢️) mean?
- The trefoil — the international symbol for ionising radiation, designed at Berkeley in 1946. It marks radioactive material, nuclear facilities and contaminated zones. It is a genuine hazard symbol, not a decorative one.
- How do you type the radioactive emoji?
- Copy the radioactive 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 radioactive emoji in?
- The radioactive emoji belongs to the Symbols category.
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