⚕


⚕ U+2695, ⚕
STAFF OF AESCULAPIUS
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[U+2694] 		Miscellaneous Symbols ⚖ →
[U+2696]

Translingual

Etymology

A serpent twined around a staff. Perhaps representing a Guinea worm being wound out of a patient on a stick.

Possibly related to biblical account of Nehushtan.

Symbol

⚕︎

  1. rod of Asclepius (a symbol primarily associated with medicine)
  2. (astronomy) an old symbol for asteroid 10 Hygiea; sometimes rendered with a star at the top


Presentations of ⚕︎
Text
style		Emoji
style
⚕︎⚕️
Note: Character's appearance
may be different on each system.
Text style is forced with ︎
and emoji style with ️

Usage notes
  • This symbol for the rod of Asclepius is often confused with ☤ (“the caduceus”).
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