Banjo Emoji

Objects

A five-stringed banjo featuring a circular wooden body with a taut drumhead and a long fretted neck. It captures the distinct look of the folk instrument associated with bluegrass and country music.

Usage Context

Used to discuss music, folk culture, or specific genres like bluegrass. It is a frequent choice when referencing rural American music traditions, jam sessions, or playing in a band. It is often grouped with other stringed instruments like the 🎸 or the 🎻 to talk about musical arrangements.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0, the banjo was introduced alongside other instruments to broaden the range of musical representation in digital communication, reflecting the instrument's enduring popularity in global folk music traditions.

Details

Glyph

🪕

Unicode

U+1FA95

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fa95:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDE95;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Objects

Subcategory musical-instrument

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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