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A single musical note emoji, used to represent music or sound.

A single musical note emoji, used to represent music or sound. Emoji

Objects

A single eighth note displayed in black or dark blue, often accented with color in various software renderings. This icon depicts a note with a single tail, standing as the universal shorthand for audio, melody, or a rhythmic beat.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal that a message contains a link to a song, to express a mood related to listening to music, or to indicate that someone is currently singing or humming. It is frequently sent alongside šŸŽ¶ or šŸŽ¤ to curate the vibe of a social media post or chat.

History

This glyph gained prominence during the rise of early digital messaging and mobile phones in the late 90s, where it served as a quick way to indicate a ringtone or a sound alert. It was standardized into Unicode 6.0 in 2010 to help users label audio files and musical content across global platforms.

Details

Glyph
šŸŽµ
Unicode
U+1F3B5
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3b5:
HTML Entity
��

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X
Category Objects
Subcategory music
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
musical notescoretonesoundactivitybeamedeighthentertainmentmusicnotespairquaversaudiomelodysongtunelistening

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.

CC-BY 4.0 LicenseTwemoji Repository

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