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Balance Scale emoji ⚖️

⚖️ is the Balance Scale emoji, in Objects. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like scales, law, fairness, weight.

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:scales:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

Every code for ⚖️

NameBalance Scale
Shortcodes:scales:
CategoryObjects
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsscales, law, fairness, weight
Code pointsU+2696 U+FE0F
HTML⚖️
CSS\2696\FE0F
JavaScript\u{2696}\u{FE0F}
Python\u2696\ufe0f
UTF-8 bytesE2 9A 96 EF B8 8F
URL encoded%E2%9A%96%EF%B8%8F

How to type ⚖️

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WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :scales: in any text box and it turns into ⚖️.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "balance scale" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "balance scale" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "balance scale".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "balance scale".
HTMLWrite ⚖️ in the page source.

Questions

About ⚖️

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does ⚖️ mean?
⚖️ is the Balance Scale emoji, in Objects. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like scales, law, fairness, weight.
What is the shortcode for ⚖️?
:scales:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ⚖️ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "balance scale". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ⚖️?
U+2696 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write ⚖️, in CSS "\2696\FE0F", and in JavaScript "\u{2696}\u{FE0F}".

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