⚗
Alembic
- Unicode
- U+2697
- Category
- Dingbats
- HTML Entity
- ⚗
- CSS
- \2697
The alembic symbol (⚗) depicts a traditional glass apparatus historically used by alchemists and early chemists for distillation. In modern digital communication, it frequently represents science, chemistry, magical potions, or experimental concoctions. You will often see this emoji paired with bubbling flasks or used to playfully describe someone "cooking up" a new idea or project.
How to Type
- Windows
- Win + . then search "alembic" or Alt+9879
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "alembic"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 2697 then Enter
- HTML
- ⚗
In Programming
While not a standard operator, the alembic symbol occasionally appears in technical documentation to denote experimental features, build processes, or as a visual nod to database migration tools like Python's Alembic.
Tags
alchemy
alembic
brewing
chemistry
chemistry lab
concoction
cooking up ideas
dingbat
distillation
experiment
flask
lab
magic potion
potion
science