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A single musical note emoji, used to represent music or sound.

A single musical note emoji, used to represent music or sound. Emoji

Objects

A single eighth note displayed in black or dark blue, often accented with color in various software renderings. This icon depicts a note with a single tail, standing as the universal shorthand for audio, melody, or a rhythmic beat.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal that a message contains a link to a song, to express a mood related to listening to music, or to indicate that someone is currently singing or humming. It is frequently sent alongside šŸŽ¶ or šŸŽ¤ to curate the vibe of a social media post or chat.

History

This glyph gained prominence during the rise of early digital messaging and mobile phones in the late 90s, where it served as a quick way to indicate a ringtone or a sound alert. It was standardized into Unicode 6.0 in 2010 to help users label audio files and musical content across global platforms.

Details

Glyph
šŸŽµ
Unicode
U+1F3B5
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3b5:
HTML Entity
��

Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory music
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
musical notescoretonesoundactivitybeamedeighthentertainmentmusicnotespairquaversaudiomelodysongtunelistening

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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