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A headphone emoji, used to represent listening to audio or music.

A headphone emoji, used to represent listening to audio or music. Emoji

Objects

A pair of large, over-the-ear headphones, typically shown in a sleek black or grey design. The graphic features a headband connecting two padded ear cups, representing high-fidelity personal audio gear.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for discussing music, podcasts, or focused work sessions. It is frequently sent to signal that someone is busy, listening to a track, or currently tuned into a streaming service. It works well alongside 🎵 or 🎤 to describe the creative process or leisure activities.

History

Headphones were added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the massive expansion of symbols intended to better capture modern lifestyle habits. The design draws heavily from the iconic studio monitor gear that became a staple of early 2000s portable media players and desktop computing.

Details

Glyph
🎧
Unicode
U+1F3A7
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3a7:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory music
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Tags
headphonemusicscoregadgetsactivityearbudearphoneearphonesentertainmentheadphonesipodaudiolisteningstudiopodcaststreamingsound

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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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