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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 Microsoft
Category Objects
Subcategory music
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
headphonemusicscoregadgetsactivityearbudearphoneearphonesentertainmentheadphonesipodaudiolisteningstudiopodcaststreamingsound

Microsoft Fluent License

Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.

Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.

MIT LicenseFluent Emoji Repository

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