Letters of Support
Medical societies, patient organizations, and professional bodies have written in support of better medical representation in the Unicode emoji standard.
Project-wide letter of support
American College of Emergency Physicians
A national, multi-specialty society supporting every current medical emoji concept.
“Standardized medical emoji can provide simple visual anchors for common clinical concepts… a familiar, globally available communication layer for patient education, discharge instructions, public health messaging, medical education, and informal patient-provider communication.”
Michael Fraser, PhD, MS, CAE
Executive Director, American College of Emergency Physicians
June 5, 2026
Concepts named in the letter
Liver
Kidney
Stomach
Intestine
White Blood Cell
EKG
Spine
Blood Bag
Pill Pack
Weight ScaleSupporting Organizations by Emoji
Specialty societies and patient groups that have written in support of specific medical emoji concepts.
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)View letterAmerican Society of Nephrology (ASN)View letterAmerican Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN)View letterCanadian Society of NephrologyView letterGlomerular Disease ConsortiumView letterInternational Society of Nephrology (ISN)View letterKidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)View letterNational Kidney Foundation (NKF)View letterNephJCView letterRenal Physicians AssociationView letterKidney Foundation of Western New YorkView letterWomen Nephrology IndiaView document
Does your organization want to add its support?
Society support letters help demonstrate the clinical and public-health value of medical emoji. If your organization would like to support the project, we'd love to hear from you.