Flute Emoji
Objects
A silver or metal transverse flute shown horizontally with its keys and embouchure hole clearly visible. The design captures the sleek, tubular shape of a modern orchestral woodwind instrument.
Usage Context
Used to discuss classical music, orchestra rehearsals, or musical performances. It is frequently sent by musicians or fans of the instrument to indicate they are playing or listening to music. You might see it grouped with other sound-related icons like 🎶 or 🎷 when someone is sharing a playlist or talking about a concert.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2023, this emoji was introduced to round out the orchestral section of the keyboard. While early internet communication lacked specific instruments, the move to include the flute reflects the growing demand for more granular representation of global musical culture beyond basic symbols like 🎹.
Details
Glyph
🪈
Unicode
U+1FA88
Shortcode
:emoji_u1fa88:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory musical-instrument
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
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.
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