A balance scale, as historically used to measure weight. A symbol of justice, as held by Lady Justice, and of the zodiac sign of Libra, the Scales. Depicted as two silver or gold pans suspended from a beam and supported on a base.
Commonly used for various content concerning law and justice as well as various senses of balance and weight.
Samsung’s design previously featured a stylized, white balance scale on a green square, as an icon or symbol of legal matters or institutions.
| Emoji | ⚖️ |
| Unicode Name | Scales |
| Apple Name | Scales |
| Also Known As | Scales of Justice |
| Codepoints | U+2696, U+FE0F |
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | ভরসময সকল |
| Danish | vægt |
| German | waage |
| English | balance scale |
| Spanish | balanza |
| French | balance à poids |
| Hindi | तरज |
| Italian | bilancia a doppio piatto |
| Japanese | 天秤 |
| Korean | 접시저울 |
| Marathi | तरज |
| Malay | neraca timbang |
| Dutch | weegschaal |
| Norwegian | likearmet skålvekt |
| Portuguese | balança |
| Swedish | balansvåg |
| Tamil | தரச |
| Telugu | తకకడ |
| Chinese | 天平 |
















































