Meaning
A balance scale, a two-pan instrument for comparing weights. In conversation it commonly conveys justice, fairness, and the law, and often appears in legal, courtroom, or ethical contexts. It can also represent weighing options, balancing competing sides, or the zodiac sign Libra. As an alternate use, it sometimes stands for measurement or trade. Usage is ambiguous: the symbol can signal impartial judgment or simply the act of comparing, so context usually determines which sense is meant.
Balance scale — Approved as part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
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U+2696 U+FE0Fbalance scaleE2 9A 96 EF B8 8FShortcodes
:balance_scale:HTML & CSS
⚖️⚖️\2696 \FE0F Languages
\u{2696}\u{FE0F}\u2696\uFE0F\x{2696}\x{FE0F}\u{2696}\u{FE0F}Encodings
xn--u7h4299e%E2%9A%96%EF%B8%8FFrequently asked
What does ⚖️ balance scale mean?
A balance scale, a two-pan instrument for comparing weights. In conversation it commonly conveys justice, fairness, and the law, and often appears in legal, courtroom, or ethical contexts. It can also represent weighing options, balancing competing sides, or the zodiac sign Libra. As an alternate use, it sometimes stands for measurement or trade. Usage is ambiguous: the symbol can signal impartial judgment or simply the act of comparing, so context usually determines which sense is meant.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ⚖️ balance scale?
U+2696 U+FE0F (Unicode 8.0, 2015) · :balance_scale:
Which emojis are related to ⚖️ balance scale?
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