Meaning
A single capsule or pill, typically representing medication, vitamins, or pharmaceuticals.
Category: Objects
πpill
π pill belongs to Objects. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:pill:
Keywords
doctordrugsmedicatedmedicinepillssickvitaminpill
What does π pill mean?
The pill emoji depicts a two-toned capsule and is most commonly used in contexts involving illness, prescriptions, vitamins, and healthcare. Depending on context, it can also reference recreational drugs or the figurative expression "a hard pill to swallow," meaning an unpleasant truth that must be accepted. Its meaning is usually clear from surrounding text.
Often used for
- Mentioning being sick and taking medication
- Discussing vitamins or daily supplements
- Talking about prescriptions or pharmacy pickups
- Referencing a difficult truth as "a hard pill to swallow"
- Discussing recreational substances in some contexts
Tone: The emoji generally reads as neutral or health-related, but in recreational drug contexts it can carry a very different tone. Meaning depends almost entirely on surrounding text.
π in real messages
- don't forget to take your π before bed
- finally picked up my prescription π
- that news was a hard π to swallow
- started taking vitamin d again π
- feeling awful, gonna take something and sleep π
- doc said one π every 8 hours until it's gone
Combos, text art & scenes with π
Related text art & kaomoji
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π©Ήπ
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ββ€π©Ίπ©π»ββοΈπ
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ββ€π©Ίπ©π»ββοΈππ₯ΌβοΈ
ββ€ππ₯Ό
ππΏπ¬βπ
ββΉβπ§ππ
ππ€
βοΈπ
Emoji scenes
Hospital Emergency
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How π pill looks
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π pill codes for developers
Every format below produces π β click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | π | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F48A | |
| HTML (decimal) | 💊 | |
| HTML (hex) | 💊 | |
| CSS | \1F48A | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F48A} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDC8A | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%92%8A | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :pill: |
π in other languages
SpanishpΓldoraFrenchpiluleGermanKapselItalianpillolaPortuguesecomprimidoRussianΠΏΠΈΠ»ΡΠ»ΡJapaneseθ¬Koreanμμ½Chineseθ―δΈΈLithuanianpiliulΔPolishkapsuΕka
Source: Unicode CLDR
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