🧫 Petri Dish Emoji – Copy & Unicode

Unicode data

Unicode name: petri dish
CLDR short name: petri dish
Korean name (CLDR): 페트리 접시
Code points: U+1F9EB
Group: Objects
Subgroup: Science
Added to Unicode: 11.0
Added to Emoji: 11.0
Sequence: Single code point
Skin tones: Not defined

Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.

Search keywords

Official CLDR keywords for this emoji — these are what search matches against.

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Developer formats

Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.

Emoji character

🧫

Unicode code points

U+1F9EB

JavaScript escape

\u{1f9eb}

CSS escape · For content: "…"

\1F9EB

HTML hexadecimal entity

🧫

HTML decimal entity

🧫

JSON escaped string

"\uD83E\uDDEB"

Python Unicode escape

\U0001F9EB

Java Unicode escape · UTF-16 surrogate pairs

\uD83E\uDDEB

URL encoded value

%F0%9F%A7%AB

UTF-8 bytes

F0 9F A7 AB

Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, “petri dish”. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row — each repetition is read out in full.

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Related emojis

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode code point for Petri Dish?

Petri Dish is U+1F9EB.

Does Petri Dish support skin tones?

No. Unicode does not define a skin tone modifier for this emoji, so adding one would produce the base emoji followed by a stray colour swatch.

How do I use Petri Dish in HTML or code?

Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 🧫 in HTML, \u{1f9eb} in JavaScript.

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