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A studio microphone, used for recording audio in a professional setting. Emoji

Objects

A classic, professional-grade studio microphone, typically depicted as a black or silver dynamic mic on a stand. It captures audio for recording, broadcasting, or live performances.

Usage Context

Used to signal that someone is recording a podcast, speaking on a radio show, or about to drop a new track. It is the go-to graphic for content creators and musicians, often paired with 🎧 or 🎵 when discussing audio production or voice-overs.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2015, this icon reflects the massive surge in the democratization of audio production. As podcasting and home studio setups became mainstream, this emoji replaced the older, more generic speaker symbols to better represent the process of creating content rather than just playing it back.

Details

Glyph
🎙
Unicode
U+1F399
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f399:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

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

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