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Petri dish

  • laboratory
  • biologist
  • petri
  • dish
U+1F9EB

The petri dish emoji, whose Unicode name is “petri dish”, is part of the Objects group. It is closely tied to laboratory, biologist and petri, which is what people usually have in mind when they search for it. Its positivity score is 64 out of 100, which places it in the Neutral range.

On a phone, emoji copy and paste goes one step further: copy Petri dish once and reuse it in a shortcut, a sticker or a note.

1. Petri dish emoji attributes

Symbol
🧫
Name
Petri dish
English name
petri dish
Unicode code point
U+1F9EB
HTML entity
🧫
Decimal
🧫
Keywords
laboratory, biologist, petri, dish
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Size
Background
512 × 512 PNG · transparent background

2. Petri dish emoji meaning

The 🧫 petri dish emoji is one of the lab equipment and medical supplies, a group used quite often in emoji collections. It refers to science or medical care, or expresses observation and health, with a concrete image that is easy to recognize. It feels more natural paired with interjections, but sending it alone will not confuse anyone either.

In everyday chat, the petri dish (🧫) usually appears alongside words about laboratory, biologist and petri. A few words of text make the intent clearer than the symbol on its own.

3. Petri dish emoji sentiment

Neutral
64 / 100

Scored 64 out of 100, this emoji sits in the Neutral range. Because the tone is level, it is easy to combine with either good or bad news.

A higher score means a more positive feeling; scores near 50 are neutral.

4. Petri dish emoji examples

  • 1Gift wrapped and ready 🧫
  • 2Packed and ready to go 🧫
  • 3Charging overnight 🧫

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