petri dish Emoji
🧫 · U+1F9EB · Emoji 11.0
What does the petri dish emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
When discussing scientific experiments or microbiology, people reach for the 🧫 emoji to represent a petri dish, which is a shallow, circular container used to culture microorganisms, cells, or other biological samples. This emoji is defined as a symbol for a laboratory vessel, often associated with biology, chemistry, and medical research. Figuratively, it can also represent the cultivation of ideas or the growth of something in a controlled environment. In slang, it may be used to jokingly refer to a place or situation where something is being carefully monitored or experimented with.
How the petri dish emoji is used
The 🧫 emoji is frequently used in online discussions about science, health, and medicine, particularly in social media posts, blogs, and educational content. Its tone can range from formal and informative to humorous and playful, depending on the context and audience. On platforms like TikTok and Twitter, younger generations often use the 🧫 emoji to express interest in STEM fields or to poke fun at the complexities of scientific research. In comments and captions, the emoji can add a touch of personality and visual interest to otherwise dry or technical topics.
petri dish emoji examples
- just set up my first petri dish experiment 🧫 wish me luck
- feeling like a biologist in my kitchen trying to culture the perfect sourdough starter 🧫
How to copy the petri dish emoji
To use the petri dish emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9EB), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
petri dish emoji on different platforms
How the petri dish emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
petri dish Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🧫 |
| Name | petri dish |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1F9EB |
| Shortcode | :petri_dish: |
| Emoji version | 11.0 |
| Unicode version | 11.0 |
petri dish Emoji FAQ
When discussing scientific experiments or microbiology, people reach for the 🧫 emoji to represent a petri dish, which is a shallow, circular container used to culture microorganisms, cells, or other biological samples. This emoji is defined as a symbol for a laboratory vessel, often associated with biology, chemistry, and medical research.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🧫 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F9EB, introduced in Emoji version 11.0 (Unicode 11.0). Its shortcode is :petri_dish:.
People also search for the petri dish emoji as bacteria, biologist, biology, culture, dish.