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Microbe emoji ๐Ÿฆ 

๐Ÿฆ  is the Microbe emoji, in Animals & Nature. It arrived in Emoji 11.0 (2018). People look for it with words like amoeba, bacteria, germs, virus, covid.

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:microbe:

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

Every code for ๐Ÿฆ 

NameMicrobe
Shortcodes:microbe:
CategoryAnimals & Nature
Emoji versionEmoji 11.0 (2018)
Keywordsamoeba, bacteria, germs, virus, covid
Code pointsU+1F9A0
HTML🦠
CSS\1F9A0
JavaScript\u{1F9A0}
Python\U0001f9a0
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F A6 A0
URL encoded%F0%9F%A6%A0

How to type ๐Ÿฆ 

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WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :microbe: in any text box and it turns into ๐Ÿฆ .
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "microbe" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "microbe" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "microbe".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "microbe".
HTMLWrite 🦠 in the page source.

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About ๐Ÿฆ 

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What does ๐Ÿฆ  mean?
๐Ÿฆ  is the Microbe emoji, in Animals & Nature. It arrived in Emoji 11.0 (2018). People look for it with words like amoeba, bacteria, germs, virus, covid.
What is the shortcode for ๐Ÿฆ ?
:microbe:. 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 ๐Ÿฆ  on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "microbe". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ๐Ÿฆ ?
U+1F9A0, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). In HTML write 🦠, in CSS "\1F9A0", and in JavaScript "\u{1F9A0}".

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