O in red on a white square marks blood type O, the universal donor in transfusion medicine and the type Japan's blood-type culture tags as easygoing. It's also the most common of the four types there, which may be why the stereotype leans flattering. Elsewhere it's simply the letter O, boxed the same way A, B, and AB are.
What ๐ พ๏ธ means
A bold, capital 'O' printed in white over a red square that is rounded around the corners. The ๐ พ๏ธ O Button (Blood Type) emoji represents the 'O' blood group, as the name suggests.
How and when to use it
- The 'O' blood type signifies universality, given its universal-donating power. If you're referring to this power in any context; literal and metaphorical, you can use ๐ พ๏ธ. Like, "I can universally save lives! ๐ พ๏ธ" or "It feels great to be someone who can give to the whole world ๐ พ๏ธ".
- Also, ๐ พ๏ธ is the most common blood type. If you're talking about your 'blood brothers/family/sisters' etc., bring in this emoji. For instance, "We may not share the same mother, but we share the same blood ๐ พ๏ธ".
- ๐ พ๏ธ tends to be ambiguous in its interpretations, given that it could be a hollow, a circular ring, a zero, or even just a loop. The background too, could mean a lot of things; danger, love, passion, etc. Baring these obscurities in mind, you could use ๐ พ๏ธ to fit suitable contexts.
Other Names
- ๐ พ๏ธ 'O' Blood Type
- ๐ พ๏ธ Blood Group O
- ๐ พ๏ธ O Positive
- ๐ พ๏ธ O Negative
- ๐ พ๏ธ Negative Squared Latin Capital Letter O
- ๐ พ๏ธ Bold White O on Red Square
The lowdown
- Category
- Symbols โบ alphanum
- Codepoints
U+1F17E U+FE0F- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:o2:GitHub- Keywords
- blood, button, O, type
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
โก Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first โ ๐ พ๏ธ O Button (blood Type) or ๐คบ Person Fencing?